38 Studios bags former THQ, EA art guy
by Jason Dobson 
{ Jun 27th 2008 at 4:30PM }
38 Studios has added a seasoned artist to its ranks, announcing the appointment of Thom Ang as the company's new director of art. In his new role, Ang will oversee the art management and direction of 38 Studios' projects, including "Copernicus," the outfit's ever-mysterious MMO undertaking.A 15-year digital art and illustration vet, Ang joins the Curt Schilling-founded developer from THQ, where he handled things both artsy and fartsy for more that 25 of the company's titles. In addition, he also worked on TV shows such as The X-Files, and spent time in the trenches at EA Los Angeles handing art and team management for the Medal of Honor franchise. We're still in the dark as to what the studio is up to with Copernicus, though it's good to know the company has someone on board with the chops to help steer the ship down a more artistic path.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Vault @ Jun 27th 2008 4:36PM
Copernicus looks... remotely interesting. We shall wait, and we shall see.
Phylicus @ Jun 27th 2008 4:47PM
With this team, I'm willing to believe in magic again. I'm willing to cast all my bitterness aside, all the years of disappointment as each new-fangled MMO promised the world but only delivered heaps of dirt.
Copernicus will be the saving grace; the long-needed step forward. I'm so tired of being a jaded gamer. I want to believe again.
Zane @ Jun 27th 2008 5:08PM
Can anyone give me a link to this conpernicus mmo.
http://pixblix.com
phobic99 @ Jun 27th 2008 5:13PM
I really hope they do something other that the standard elf + dwarf + sword + magic the majority of other MMOs seem to have.
We'll see in a few years I guess.
Einhanderkiller @ Jun 27th 2008 5:17PM
The logo looks like it reads "30 Studios".