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Steamroller Taps Shawn Dunn For Chief Technology Officer

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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MOUNT DORA, Fla. , March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prior to joining Steamroller, Dunn was a Senior Product Manager at Epic Games where he was instrumental in the company's development direction of Unreal Engine in order for it to be easily adopted and used in the Media & Entertainment industry in Virtual Production, Visual Effects and Feature Animation. Shawn spent 3.5 years at Original Force, a privately owned animation studio with bases in Los Angeles, Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai and Chengdu, where he was responsible for overseeing the technology foundation of the company, implementing IT and workflow innovations that support the creative and artistic process. Dunn also spent 13 years at Weta FX where he served as Head of Research and Development for the motion group, managing R&D for its animation, motion editing, pre-vis and crowd simulation units. Throughout his 28 year career, Shawn worked on over 30 feature films including Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin and The BFG, James Cameron's Avatar, Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, King Kong, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King, Rise of The Planet of The Apes, Iron Man 3, Man Of Steel, Dawn of the Planets of the Apes, The Avengers, X-Men: First Class and The Jungle Book.

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  • Steamroller Animation has announced that Shawn Dunn will be joining the studio as Chief Technology Officer.
  • Aaron Gilman, Chief Executive Officer of Steamroller Studios says, "We are beyond excited to welcome Shawn to Steamroller.
  • I have also been pushing real time workflows for most of my career and these are both areas that Steamroller Animation has been striving towards," says Shawn Dunn, Chief Technology Officer of Steamroller Studios.
  • Aaron Gilman, Chief Executive Officer of Steamroller Studios says, "We are beyond excited to welcome Shawn to Steamroller.

Go ‘Primal’ for the Worldwide Launch of New Battleground Shooter, Catalyst Black

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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engine, upon which Catalyst Black is built, known for unlocking the best possible player experiences by delivering high-performance graphics and precision controls across the widest range of hardware and screen sizes.

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  • engine, upon which Catalyst Black is built, known for unlocking the best possible player experiences by delivering high-performance graphics and precision controls across the widest range of hardware and screen sizes.
  • In Catalyst Black, players will ascend to the skies as they embark on an expedition to acquire rich caches of power discoverable across the exotic Welkin Islands.
  • Floating high above Kyria, the Welkins offer near-limitless access to the mystical resource catalyte, but also hold within them the great mysteries of Catalyst Black itself.
  • After creating Vainglory, the MOBA perfected for touch and pioneer in mobile esports, Super Evil Megacorp released Catalyst Black, a premier battleground shooter.

Postcard Game Studio Secures $3.5 Million Seed Investment from Smilegate

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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In an effort to continue the momentum of expanding in the Western market, Smilegate, the South Korean video game company known for its blockbuster CROSSFIRE franchise and the critically acclaimed hit MMORPG Lost Ark, today announced their $3.5 million seed investment in Postcard Game Studio.

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  • In an effort to continue the momentum of expanding in the Western market, Smilegate, the South Korean video game company known for its blockbuster CROSSFIRE franchise and the critically acclaimed hit MMORPG Lost Ark, today announced their $3.5 million seed investment in Postcard Game Studio.
  • Based in Irvine, California, Postcard Game Studio is a new AAA video game development studio founded by industry veterans that have worked with Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts.
  • Postcard Game Studio is the second Western studio Smilegate has invested in.
  • Postcard Game Studio was founded in January 2022 by Ray Almaden, a 17 year game industry veteran, with its seed investment coming from Smilegate, the South Korean game developer, publisher and investor.