The team at Tuque Games, the developer of the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance, has hired veteran developer Dominic Guay to act as its vice president and general manager. Guay will be in charge of leading the company's growth following the release of Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance.
Dominic Guay is best known for his work at Ubisoft, where he started as a developer on the likes of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Far Cry 2. Guay later went on to head the production of both Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2.
In his official statement about his hiring, Guay expressed his excitement about joining Tuque Games and Wizards of the Coast. He compliments Wizards of the Coast on its ability to craft remarkable worlds as well as its willingness to allow Tuque Games the creative freedom necessary for success. Guay goes on to state his belief that Tuque Games has the potential to craft great AAA releases that break new ground. However, with how close Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance is to release, it is unclear how much influence his hiring will have on the title.
Guay's statement also gives a look at his goals for his time at Tuque Games. He states his intention to foster a positive and welcoming workplace culture. Guay hopes that the culture will help inspire developers to take ownership of their work and feel free to explore fantasy worlds to help them craft great new experiences.
His statements come following a renewed awareness within the industry of the treatment of developers, especially surrounding mandatory crunch periods. The new awareness has led many gamers to draw attention both to instances of high crunch as well as games, like Psychonauts 2, that do not use crunch to finish on time.
Guay's experience in the industry will doubtlessly help out Tuque Studios, and his hiring will likely have a large impact on the future of Dungeons and Dragons video games. Guay's experience producing the Watch Dogs series could translate very well to bringing some of Dungeons and Dragons' larger cities like Waterdeep to life.
On the other hand, Guay's experience developing Far Cry 2 could also lend itself well to an open-world title that sees players travelling around multiple settlements in a region like Neverwinter or Ravenloft. Only time will tell what lies in the future for Dungeons and Dragons titles, but at least fans don't have much longer to wait to get their hands on Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance.
Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance releases on June 22 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Wizards of the Coast