True Games has appointed Mick Giles as its new Chief Technology Officer, bringing with him over 13 years of experience from various roles at EA, Turbine and Sony Online Entertainment. The firm has also consolidated its two North American offices; moving its headquarters from Irvine, California to Austin, Texas.
Most recently Giles served as Sr. Director of Online Operations for North America & Asia and Sr. Director of Technology for Worldwide Studios at Electronic Arts. Prior to that, Giles served as Executive Director of Technology at Turbine, leading multiple core development, Operations, IT, and Business Development efforts for Asheron's Call, Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online MMO’s.
“Mick brings to the team an extensive background in technology, operations, platform management and more, and we look forward to adding his expertise to our management team,” said Jeff Lujan, Founder and CEO of True Games Interactive. “With one live game in Warrior Epic and one game about to go into beta in Mytheon, as well as multiple games in development, his expertise and experience is a welcome addition to the team.”
Speaking about the shift in HQ, Lujan added, “Over the course of the year our company has changed from a publishing-only focus to one that includes a heavy emphasis on our game development. Bringing our North American staff together under one roof will allow us to grow and nurture our development process, while also providing synergies and complementary support to our development team in Beijing.”