Aroged (through GamesIndustry.biz) reported that Quinn Duffy, design director at Age of Empires 4 developer Relic Leisure, introduced his departure from the studio through a put up on LinkedIn. He was on the firm for nearly 24 years.
“At Relic, I had a ardour for each historical past and the real-time technique style. That is why I couldn’t have been extra excited to have helped construct a brand new a part of this beloved and iconic franchise,” mentioned Duffy in his put up. After a protracted tenure at Relic, he lastly turned design director of RTS video games in 2010, capped off by the discharge of the well-received Age of Empires 4.
Identified for franchises like Firm of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000: Daybreak of Struggle, Relic Leisure has been one of many few torchbearers for the flagging RTS style in recent times, solely now getting a renewed push thanks largely to how fashionable Age of Empires 4 was at its launch. It’s nice to see a developer that sticks to its imaginative and prescient pushing tendencies ahead and ushering within the sort of video games business it needs to see and be part of.
Not solely is Age of Empires 4 a high quality entry within the historic RTS franchise, but it surely’s receiving continued help from Relic, with common patches and updates coming down the pipeline. Followers are hungry for extra RTS goodness, and Relic is all too glad to offer. It is nice that Duffy stayed on lengthy sufficient to see the style come round once more.
