Paul Sams, previously chief operating officer at Blizzard, joins Ready at Dawn. The studio behind The Order: 1886 and God of War: Ghost of Sparta wants to take on new challenges and Sams was hired to spearhead a new business development and publishing arm in Austin, Texas.

Ex-CEO Weerasuriya has the following to say about future plans:
“With Paul's arrival, the entire team at our studio in Irvine will turn its attention solely on creative and game development, while Austin will become the focus of our business endeavors. Paul's expertise will be essential in achieving some of our goals, including our desire to seek a strategic partner in helping us create and retain ownership of our own transmedia IPs.”

Does this mean Ready at Dawn will not work on The Order 1887, since the IP is owned by Sony?
Not according to Sams: “We would love to be part of building The Order as a franchise. It is an IP that we created, that we deeply love and that we believe in. We cannot say more than that regarding The Order at this time.”

Both have more to say on the future of the Ready at Dawn, so if you are interested, head over to gamesindustry.biz for the full interview.