NCsoft’s Carbine Studios gets new director

NCsoft has promoted Tim Cain to be the new director of its OC, California-based Carbine Studios.

Cain, who has been working at Carbine since its founding in 2005 as programming director, is a 25-year vet of the games industry, having also previously founded Troika Games. He’s best known for work on Fallout 1 and 2.

"It’s great to have Tim Cain heading up design at Carbine," said Jeremy Gaffney, executive producer at Carbine Studios. "Tim is one of the most respected guys in the business and his track record of creating hit products is well documented. Having Tim at the helm as design director makes an already strong team that much better."

Added Cain: "I couldn’t be more pleased. The team at Carbine is one of the most talented and experienced groups I’ve ever worked with. I’m happy to be a part of it and we’re looking forward to the day when we can unveil this incredibly exciting project to the world."