Former DICE Leaders Form TTK Games, Developing 'Next-Gen Online Shooter' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 May 2023 / 2,360 Views
Former DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson and video game industry leaders formerly of DICE and DICE Los Angeles have formed TTK Games (Time to Kill Games).
The studio is developing a "high-quality next-generation online shooter."
"For players, the phrase ‘Time to Kill’ defines how a shooter feels and how fast it plays," said TTK Games creative director and CEO Lars Gustavsson. "We’ve made it our studio name and part of our studio culture. For us the term 'TTK' isn’t just about the craftmanship behind finding the perfect speed or immediacy of a game—it’s about how human beings have been killing time through play for thousands of years.
"Throughout my career I’ve made games to encourage teamwork, friendly competition and using your mind and reflexes to accomplish a goal and outwit your opponent. We are passionate about videogames, because we think there’s no better way to kill time."
Here is the list of co-founders:
Lars Gustavsson, CEO and Creative Director – A 24-year veteran of the games industry who worked on Battlefield 1942 as producer and then oversaw the Battlefield franchise as creative director until leaving the role in November 2022 to establish TTK Games.
Daniel Berlin, Senior Design Director – Berlin joined the industry in 2007 and gained design experience on games like World in Conflict and Far Cry 3. Upon joining DICE, he worked on multiple Battlefield titles as lead world designer and design director, including the critically acclaimed Battlefield 1.
Vidar Nygren, CTO and Technical Director – A gameplay engineer since his teenage years, Nygren joined DICE in 1996, becoming technical director for the Battlefield. In this role he also directed the development of the Frostbite game engine, now used across multiple titles published by Electronic Arts.
Peter Hoyles, Art Director – Hoyles joined DICE in 2003, working as an artist on numerous areas of the Battlefield franchise rising to studio art director for DICE LA. Hoyles now returns to Stockholm from Skydance New Media in Los Angeles.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
