Rumor:
Splash Damage appears to be working on Gears of War 5's campaign
(in addition to multiplayer)
I thought this was kind of interesting, since they were only on the multiplayer for Gears of War 4.
That, or this game will have notably cinematic multiplayer modes:
Cinematic Lead - Gears of War Franchise
As a Cinematic Lead at Splash Damage you will be responsible for planning, directing and delivering high quality in-game cinematics that will tie together gameplay and narrative through realistic acting, compelling action and expressive dialogs.
Storyboard Artist - Gears of War Franchise
Splash Damage is looking for a talented Artist to create cinematic storyboards and concepts to help us build stunning and inspiring art for an upcoming title. You’ll be inspiring the team and helping visualize the narrative while collaborating with the Cinematic Lead to ensure that the visual style and pacing is maintained. You will help to establish the artistic vision for Cinematics and be highly film literate, with a good understanding of layout, composition, sequential drawing and editing.
As a Storyboard artist, you will
Source: https://careers.splashdamage.com/
You will notice there's several of these types of jobs here:
They're also doing an Executive Producer position on the game, so they might have a pretty prominent position in development.
Executive Producer - Gears of War Franchise
Are you excited to work on one of the best known, most loved gaming franchises of the last 10 years? Are you an energetic professional who thrives in a fast paced, low management environment? Do you like leading a team of passionate professionals and pushing them to exceed expectations? If the answer is yes to these questions, then Splash Damage is your next career move.
We are looking for a high impact, passionate leader to lead a large team of developers to deliver the next AAA hit.
Splash Damage appears to be working on Gears of War 5's campaign
(in addition to multiplayer)
I thought this was kind of interesting, since they were only on the multiplayer for Gears of War 4.
That, or this game will have notably cinematic multiplayer modes:
Cinematic Lead - Gears of War Franchise
As a Cinematic Lead at Splash Damage you will be responsible for planning, directing and delivering high quality in-game cinematics that will tie together gameplay and narrative through realistic acting, compelling action and expressive dialogs.
Storyboard Artist - Gears of War Franchise
Splash Damage is looking for a talented Artist to create cinematic storyboards and concepts to help us build stunning and inspiring art for an upcoming title. You’ll be inspiring the team and helping visualize the narrative while collaborating with the Cinematic Lead to ensure that the visual style and pacing is maintained. You will help to establish the artistic vision for Cinematics and be highly film literate, with a good understanding of layout, composition, sequential drawing and editing.
As a Storyboard artist, you will
- Help establish and drive the visual narrative in collaboration with Leads.
- Iterate and explore ideas based around the game and narrative design.
Source: https://careers.splashdamage.com/
You will notice there's several of these types of jobs here:
They're also doing an Executive Producer position on the game, so they might have a pretty prominent position in development.
Executive Producer - Gears of War Franchise
Are you excited to work on one of the best known, most loved gaming franchises of the last 10 years? Are you an energetic professional who thrives in a fast paced, low management environment? Do you like leading a team of passionate professionals and pushing them to exceed expectations? If the answer is yes to these questions, then Splash Damage is your next career move.
We are looking for a high impact, passionate leader to lead a large team of developers to deliver the next AAA hit.
