Stephen Kick
- Role
- CEO at Nightdive Studios
- Location
- Vancouver, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephen Kick
I\'m the founder of Nightdive Studios, a game publisher/developer that specializes in…
Experience
CEO
Nov 2012 — Present
We develop/publish titles on Steam, GOG, EGS, Stadia, Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo Switch. We\'ve remastered Quake, Doom 64, Blood, System Shock, Shadow Man, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Forsaken, and many other titles including: System Shock: Enhanced Edition We updated and enhanced the immortal classic in an optimized and fully compatible state to a world wide audience on it\'s 21st Anniversary. System Shock is available for purchase on Steam, and GOG on PC. Our efforts were featured on IGN, PCGamer, polygon, WIRED, and dozens of other outlets, earning an 85% score on Metacritic. Strife: Veteran Edition We developed an updated version of one of the first FPS/RPG hybrids with full Steam integration, high res textures, widescreen, mouse look, mulit-player, and a number of other enhancements to the original game. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Working directly with Harlan Ellison on the re-release was a pivotal moment in the development of Night Dive Studios. IHNMAIMS, considered one of the most disturbing games of all time finally returned to GOG, and Steam with bonus content contributed by Harlan and award winning composer John Ottman. Humongous Games We worked closely with Humongous Entertainment and Tommo, Inc. to re-release 28 classic adventure games featuring fan favorites Pajama Sam, SPY Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt to Steam.
Education
Art Institute of California San Francisco
BS, Game Art and Design
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Headus Uv Layout
- Computer Animation
- Game Art
- Digital Sculpting
- Level Design
- Texturing
- 3d Studio Max
- Character
- Character Design
- Photoshop
- Game Development
- Traditional Animation
- Sculpture
- Zbrush
- Uv Mapping
- Software License Agreements
- Hard Surface Modeling
- Video Games
- Texture
- 3d
- Asset Creation
- Concept Design
- Modeling
- Character Modeling
- Maya
- Low Poly Modeling
- Xnormal
- Digital Distribution
- Character Animation
- Software Licensing
- Business Development
- Animation
- Perforce
- Video Game Development
- Marmoset Engine
- Mudbox
- 3d Modeling
- Computer Games
- Game Design
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