Brenda Romero was at the Center for Games and Playable Media in January 2013. She will now serve as program director, where she will oversee curriculum and instructors, teach and mentor students, and establish connections with industry companies.

As for John Romero, he will work as creative director for the master's program at UCSC, teaching courses, mentoring students, and helping "shape the overall creative vision for the program."

He worked on iconic franchises like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake and cofounded a number of game companies, including id Software, Gazillion Entertainment, and Loot Drop.

"We are very excited to have two highly accomplished veterans of the game industry coming on board to direct our new professional degree program," said professor and chair of the Computer Science Department Jim Whitehead. "They have been involved in the development of a huge number of games and game studios, and they have created some of the most influential games, both in mainstream culture and in the art world."

Brenda Romero previously served as the chair of the Savannah College of Art and Design's Interactive Design and Game Development department, while John Romero assisted in establishing the Digital Games Guildhall program at Southern Methodist University.

UCSC's master's in games and playable media is a 12-month degree focused on "combining technical and design innovation." During the course, students will work in teams to create games that are critiqued and mentored by John Romero.

"In creating games, I look for innovative ways to explore spaces and game mechanics, doing things other games have not done," John Romero said. "In working with UCSC, my goal is to push students toward innovation while working on my own new indie projects alongside them."

From: www.gamespot.com

The studio's team is comprised of industry veterans whose experience stems from working at several big-name developers, including BioWare, Riot Games, Ubisoft Montreal, Sony Santa Monica, and id Software.

Located on Vancouver Island, Hinterland aims to create "thought-provoking entertainment, emphasising story-rich gameplay experiences and original fictional settings conceived from the ground up to exist across multiple mediums".

Hinterland founder Raphael van Lierop has worked on several critically acclaimed games, including .

The studio has revealed its debut game. Titled The Long Dark, the project is a survival simulation game set in an open world beset by a "quiet apocalypse". Gameplay centres on utilising various skills to stay alive. Hinterland will also integrate "morally challenging scenarios" into the game.

The Long Dark currently has no release date, but is being developed for the PC.

The studio's team is comprised of industry veterans whose experience stems from working at several big-name developers, including BioWare, Riot Games, Ubisoft Montreal, Sony Santa Monica, and id Software.

Located on Vancouver Island, Hinterland aims to create "thought-provoking entertainment, emphasising story-rich gameplay experiences and original fictional settings conceived from the ground up to exist across multiple mediums".

Hinterland founder Raphael van Lierop has worked on several critically acclaimed games, including .

The studio has revealed its debut game. Titled The Long Dark, the project is a survival simulation game set in an open world beset by a "quiet apocalypse". Gameplay centres on utilising various skills to stay alive. Hinterland will also integrate "morally challenging scenarios" into the game.

The Long Dark currently has no release date, but is being developed for the PC.