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22-07-2014 05:49

Tim Stamper (Co-Fundador de Rare) vuelve a los videojuegos

Listed as a director of UK studio FortuneFish

As any self-respecting Nintendo fan will know, Chris and Tim Stamper are the siblings who formed famous UK studio Rare. Once part of the Nintendo family and responsible for such hits as Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007 and Banjo Kazooie, Rare is now under the wing of Microsoft ÔÇö and the Stampers have long since departed to engage in other pursuits.

In Tim's case, that's helping to launch a new mobile gaming studio called FortuneFish. Based in Nottingham, the company has yet to reveal its début release and is currently accepting job applications from graduates.

Tim Stamper is registered as one of the directors of this company, as is Joe Stamper ÔÇö who is presumably his son, as his date of birth is listed as 1987.

While the studio is based in Nottingham, FortuneFish's registered office is located in nearby Ashby-de-la-Zouch ÔÇö the same town where Tim and Chris founded Ashby Computers & Graphics Ltd. in 1985, otherwise known as Ultimate Play the Game. That very same firm would later become Rare and would forge a long and profitable relationship with Nintendo, eventually becoming a second-party studio working exclusively on Nintendo systems. In 2002 Microsoft purchased the studio outright, and continues to own Rare to this day.

Given FortuneFish's focus on mobile phone games, it's unlikely that any of its titles will reach Nintendo formats ÔÇö but you never know. Perhaps with Tim on the board of directors, we could see a Stamper-made game on our Wii U or 3DS systems in the near future.

Fuente

Está registrado como uno de los directores de la compañía FortuneFish, al igual que su hijo.

La empresa está situada en Nottingham pero registrada en Ashby-de-la-Zouch, la misma localidad donde se fundó Ultimate Play the Game, la posterior Rare.

De momento están dedicados a juegos para móviles.

Por lo que veo en su web, parece que acaban de arrancar. Están buscando animadores e ingenieros de software. Incluso vienen las condiciones laborales:

Animator

Job Description

┬á ┬á Location - Nottingham, UK
┬á ┬á Salary - ┬ú20000+ per annum (depending upon qualifications and experience)
┬á ┬á Job type - Permanent / Full time.
┬á ┬á 28 days paid vacation (incl. bank holidays) + 2 Bed Days.

Role Responsibilities

┬á ┬á Producing animations
┬á ┬á Input into overall animation style and direction.
┬á ┬á Working independently based on the creative director's vision.

Desired Skills

┬á ┬á Excellent understanding of animating fundamentals.
┬á ┬á Experience animating to a high standard in 3D software.
┬á ┬á Discipline and initiative.
┬á ┬á Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
┬á ┬á Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
┬á ┬á A passion for computer games.

Major Pluses

┬á ┬á Knowledge and experience using Maya.
┬á ┬á Rigging experience.
┬á ┬á Knowledge of Photoshop and/or ZBrush.
┬á ┬á Experience of the Unity game development platform.
┬á ┬á Excellent general art skills.

Software Engineers

Job Description

┬á ┬á Location - Nottingham, UK
┬á ┬á Salary - ┬ú25000 to ┬ú30000 per annum (depending upon qualifications and experience)
┬á ┬á Job type - Permanent / Full time.
┬á ┬á 28 days paid vacation (incl. bank holidays) + 2 Bed Days

Role Responsibilities

┬á ┬á Conception, design and implementation of software.
┬á ┬á Design input into the overall system architecture.

Desired Skills

┬á ┬á Excellent object-oriented programming ability.
┬á ┬á Excellent software design skills
┬á ┬á Computer science degree or similar level qualification.
┬á ┬á Ability to work both independently and in a team.
┬á ┬á Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Major Pluses

┬á ┬á A passion for computer games.

22-07-2014 08:30

(22-07-2014 08:13)EarthBound link escribió:"Mobile gaming studio"

:/

Viendo la experiencia pasada no creo que desarrollen para Windows Mobile Caballo

Santi RC · 22-07-2014 12:07

Fíchalo Microsoft! Quiero un Conker de peluche para mi avatar!!

22-07-2014 12:32

(22-07-2014 08:13)EarthBound link escribió:"Mobile gaming studio"

Ahí dejé de leer.

**goshe** · 22-07-2014 12:49

Aquí faltan los puntos suspensivos en el titulo, exijo que se me devuelva el tiempo que he perdido entrando al hilo y leyéndolo sisi

yopmoi · 22-07-2014 15:02

(22-07-2014 12:49)goshe link escribió:Aquí faltan los puntos suspensivos en el titulo, exijo que se me devuelva el tiempo que he perdido entrando al hilo y leyéndolo

This! And tarjeta roja, ban y expulsión por ello.

~~Chris Walken~~ · 22-07-2014 15:30

Uno de los más grandes viene para irse a los móviles...yo flipo macho.

Lo próximo es ver a Warren Spector siguiendo los pasos de Sakaguchi haciendo un juego de surfistas.

22-07-2014 15:38

Cómo se os ha quedado el cuerpo, eh? Pensábais que lo peor que le podía pasar a Rare era ser comprada por Microsoft, eh? Jejeje Caballo

Aquí tenéis los puntitos ... Wink

22-07-2014 17:20

reportado por no poner puntos suspensivos en el título y arruinar los sueños e infancias de aquellos que hemos seguido a los Stamper desde el Knight Lore... roto2

22-07-2014 17:32

(22-07-2014 17:20)Ekirne link escribió:reportado por no poner puntos suspensivos en el título y arruinar los sueños e infancias de aquellos que hemos seguido a los Stamper desde el Knight Lore...

Yo todavía tengo el pack de juegos de Spectrum they sold a million gold con los míticos Match Day, Match Point, Bruce Lee y Knight Lore.

No te digo yo cómo me he quedado yo después de leer la noticia tb...

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