Jeff Strain

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Jeff Strain is an American entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of three independent video game studios, most recently Possibility Space.

In 2000, Strain cofounded ArenaNet, where he worked as an executive producer and programmer on the popular online roleplaying game Guild Wars. ArenaNet was acquired by NCsoft in 2002, and Strain went on to become President of Product Development for the company's North American and European operations.

Strain left NCsoft in 2009[1] and founded Undead Labs, creators of zombie survival series State of Decay. Microsoft acquired Undead Labs in 2018. As of August 2021, State of Decay 2 had over 10 million players worldwide.

In August of 2021, Strain published an open letter, calling for full unionization in the games industry.[2]

In 2021, Jeff founded Possibility Space, a distributed studio based in New Orleans, LA. According to a press release, Strain and his team are working on "a joyful game that's been [his] dream for many years."[3] In an interview, Strain said the game will be a AAA title.[4]

Strain previously worked as a lead programmer on Blizzard Entertainment's MMORPG World of Warcraft; he also created the StarCraft campaign editor and worked on Diablo and Warcraft III.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2009-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ pm, Matt KimUpdated: 3 Aug 2021 5:39 pmPosted: 30 Jul 2021 8:18, Former Blizzard Developer and ArenaNet, Undead Labs Founder: "We Need Unionization" - IGN, retrieved 2021-11-22
  3. ^ "Announcement | Possibility Space". www.possibility.co. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  4. ^ pm, Ryan McCaffreyUpdated: 13 Oct 2021 4:46 pmPosted: 13 Oct 2021 1:00, State of Decay Studio Founder Jeff Strain Starts New Studio, Possibility Space - IGN, retrieved 2021-11-22


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