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Exodus' former studio head James Ohlen touches on why he left Archetype Entertainment: "I was running on fumes"
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Exodus' former studio head James Ohlen touches on why he left Archetype Entertainment: "I was running on fumes"

Rock Paper Shotgun·Oisin Kuhnke·18 days ago
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"It was hurting my health" Image credit: Archetype Entertainment Back in December of last year , despite being the head of the studio, James Ohlen left Archetype Entertainment, also leaving his role as producer on Exodus behind. It was a bit of a surprise, given that he co-founded the studio after having retired from BioWare in 2018. Now, in a recent interview, Ohlen explains why he made the call, coming down to potentially the most unifying experience in game dev: burnout. "I was running on fumes, and it was hurting my health, and my personal life, and everything. I just needed to step away," Ohlen explained to PC Gamer . "As a creative you care about everything so much, and then as the head of the studio, you have to be cutting the baby in half all the time, and having people attack your vision constantly. I definitely wouldn't put myself in that situation again; that's not a healthy place to be." Archetype Entertainment were actually founded way back in 2019, and are still yet to actually release a game.…

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