Paul Hellquist, Creative Director for Borderlands 2, has left Gearbox Software in order to join the development team behind Orcs Must Die!, Robot Entertainment.
Eurogamer reports that Hellquist is now working as Lead Designer on the MMO game Orcs Must Die! Unchained, Hellquist had worked at Gearbox since 2008 after leaving Irrational Games where he ””personally designed the plasmid/gene tonic system, camera research system, and Hacking mini-game. Also finalised moment to moment play of the ‘Medical Pavilion’ level,” according to his professional LinkedIn profile.
The announcement of Hellquist’s move was made by Robot Entertainment’s CEO Patrick Hudson. ”I spent a considerable amount of time with Paul recently, and I was consistently impressed with his breadth of thinking, passion for great design, and humility. His remarkable portfolio of work is clearly well-earned. Paul is a great fit for Robot, and I expect him to have a profound impact on the games we make, starting with Orcs Must Die! Unchained.”
Orcs Must Die! Unchained is scheduled to release this year for PC and PlayStation 4.