MMORPG News - Colony Studios Interview @ The MMO Gamer

The MMO Gamer chats to Mike Wallis of Colony Studios.

The MMO Gamer: There has been a lot of talk about the vast experience in MMO design and development that the core team in Colony Studios has from working on solid titles such as World of Warcraft, EVE Online, Dark Age of Camelot, City of Heroes and the recently released The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. But what about experience in running a company? What experience do you bring as the CEO of Colony Studios?

Mike Wallis: Good question. I bring a wealth of experience in actual project planning and scheduling, as well as budget accountability. For administration and operation of the studio, I fortunately have an experienced management team, people who have run departments and cross functional teams before, including operations management and financial accountability. Finally, where needed, we will work with our investment team to help guide the studio in the proper direction. Game development is always a learning experience, but that’s why I’m working with some of the best and most talented developers in the industry-it takes some of the guess work out of the day-to-day process.