So for it all to culminate with the best, I would say, single-sport athlete of all time on the cover of the box, nothing could feel better." "The team worked very very hard to put a great game out there. "We went from an independent golf game, not all those many years ago, to building up to earning ourself the spot to having the PGA Tour licence come into play and being part of our partnership, ultimately bringing in 2K (Games) and everything that they offer, and then leading up to bringing in Tiger Woods as well. "The thing that we're proudest of with that is that we feel like we earned the opportunity," said Muise, whose name is pronounced muse. HB Studios mirrors that growth, as shown by the fact that its newest title features Tiger Woods on its cover. The fact that Halifax is only an hour or so away adds to Lunenburg's attraction. The trend toward working remotely has helped bring an influx of young high-tech workers looking to leave the city. The town has radically shifted in the last five, 10 years in particular, where you're seeing a lot of new businesses and you're seeing a lot of new people coming in. While he admits to some reservations back in the day about moving to "a 1,200- to 1,500-person seasonal fishing village, as beautiful as it was in the postcards," he is now an unabashed fan of Lunenburg. Muise, 40, was born on Cape Breton Island and spent a lot of his school years in New Brunswick. "We're very lucky to be able to continue attracting world-class talent and growing the franchise." "This has become a really major project and it's become a very big game," Muise said of the golf title. The studio now also has an office in Halifax, with combined staff of about 100 and growing. I remember walking through the studio the first day and the number of different accents that I came across was certainly delightful and kind of interesting to find in a small sleepy fishing village in Nova Scotia." "I was born on the East Coast and grew up out here. "When I started here, I was definitely one of the local people," said HB Studios creative director Josh Muise, who has more than 15 years experience with the company. The studio recruited locally and all over the globe to get expertise in everything from cricket and rugby to soccer, football and golf. Located on the south shore of Nova Scotia, with a population of 2,396 according to the 2021 census, the port town is home to HB Studios, creator of the new "PGA Tour 2K23" video game.įounded in 2000 by transplanted Englishman Jeremy Wellard, HB Studios collaborated with various publishers including Electronic Arts on an array of sports games. From Moe Norman to Mike Weir and Sandra Post to Brooke Henderson, Canada has a rich golf history.īut there's also a little-known golf hotbed in Lunenburg, N.S.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |