Farewell and adieu
Today was my last day at Io Interactive and I already miss my friends and colleagues something fierce.
Est. 2003
The blog of one Michael Heilemann, expatriated Dane coming to you out of New York City. Half machine, half grapefruit, Interface director at Squarespace, design lover, film enthusiast, Star Wars historian, creator of the Kubrick and K2 themes, and holder of opinions, many of which are shared on his Twitter account.
Today was my last day at Io Interactive and I already miss my friends and colleagues something fierce.
So this is what I’ve been working on as a level designer for the last couple of years; the parts with the motorbikes and the burning cars and what not.
So that’s what’s been keeping me so busy, huh? The teaser site is up, and so is this, the first viral, which is close to my heart:
Everyone, the demo for Io Interactive’s latest game, Mini Ninjas, is out, now. Comma. Congratulations to all my friends and coworkers who worked on it. Now Go get it, and while it downloads, read some impressions.
It should be apparent from this site, that I don’t sit around at home everyday. so what do I do? This:
That’s the game I spent the last couple of years making, it’s out in about a week, and I think it’s pretty damn good.
Hitman: Blood Money hits the stores today, and I just got my hands on my special edition copy. And let me tell you, it is nice! Possibly the best looking game cover I’ve ever seen. I’ll see if I can’t find a camera somewhere to get a shot of me with it and post here.
Anyway, tonight is the big release party, which if one were to judge from the last party, about two years ago, it’s only going to be the coolest party ever! So yeah, I’m pretty stoked, and then of course it’s also kinda cool seeing one’s name on the credits of a major game title (even if my contribution has been quite minimal).
So anyway, the weekend is set aside for a major hangover (and a 1am showing of X3)
Today Io Interactive and Eidos announced Hitman: Bloodmoney.
Today and tomorrow, at work, we’re having Matthew Wood from Skywalker Ranch over to do some lecturing on audio and what not. Should be very interesting, and I’ll surely do all I can to sneak into the otherwise audio-geeks-only ‘classes’.