Firaxis’ Johnson jumps back to EA

Soren Johnson, recognized for his work on Firaxis’ Civilizations series, is “moving back” to the fold of Electronic Arts to join creative genius Will Wright‘s staff on the ambitious cross-platform project Spore.

Johnson was a former EA intern while he was taking up graduate school in Stanford University in California. He has a bachelor’s degree with honors in history and has an MS in computer science, making him ideal for the Civilizations series.

He was Lead Game Designer in Civilization IV and Co-lead Designer in Civilization III. The Civilizations franchise rose to prominence in the late 90’s and has been one of the most respected names in the real-time strategy genre.

Spore, on the other hand, is described by its developers as a massive single player game. How it works out is still uncertain, but we’ll update you as soon as news is forthcoming.

Via Apolyton

Soren Johnson, recognized for his work on Firaxis’ Civilizations series, is “moving back” to the fold of Electronic Arts to join creative genius Will Wright‘s staff on the ambitious cross-platform project Spore.

Johnson was a former EA intern while he was taking up graduate school in Stanford University in California. He has a bachelor’s degree with honors in history and has an MS in computer science, making him ideal for the Civilizations series.

He was Lead Game Designer in Civilization IV and Co-lead Designer in Civilization III. The Civilizations franchise rose to prominence in the late 90’s and has been one of the most respected names in the real-time strategy genre.

Spore, on the other hand, is described by its developers as a massive single player game. How it works out is still uncertain, but we’ll update you as soon as news is forthcoming.

Via Apolyton