Paul Wedgwood

Paul Wedgwood (born June 1970) is one of three founders of video game developer Splash Damage and was the CEO of the company until end of 2018[1].

Paul Wedgwood
BornJune 1970 (age 50)
OccupationCo-founder of Splash Damage

Career

Paul Wedgwood was born in June 1970. Wedgwood started his career in the early 1990s as a network engineer attending major clients such as the Home Office and 10 Downing Street.[2] However he first joined the games industry in 1999 when he became infrastructure manager for BarrysWorld a multiplayer gaming website and ISP. During this time he spent much of his time working as a presenter and commentator on an videogame TV show broadcasting to Australasia, called Lock 'n Load. [3]

Alongside Barrysworld, Wedgwood worked as part of an amateur development team under his online alias 'Locki' on a modification of the game Quake III Arena entitled Q3F. A number of these core members later went on to form the video game developer Splash Damage in May 2001.

Since founding Splash Damage, Wedgwood has been credited on a number of games [4] including Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Doom 3, Quake Wars and Brink.

In July 2016, the sale of British games developer Splash Damage to Leyou was announced, for up to $150 million by Wedgwood, its sole owner, co-founder and chief executive.[5]

By then end of 2018, he officially stepped down as CEO of Splash Damage. Richard Jolly has been appointed as new CEO.[1] Subsequently, Wedgwood and other former Splash Damage members formed Supernova Capital in 2018, an investment firm. Supernova made its first acquisition in March 2019 with the studio Flying Wild Hog.[6]

References
  1. "Co-Founder Richard Jolly appointed CEO of Splash Damage". Splash Damage. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. "Paul Wedgwood's profile on Linkedin". Linkedin. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  3. "Frags to Riches - An Interview with Splash Damage's Paul Wedgwood". GamaSutra. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  4. "Paul Wedgwood's profile on MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  5. Alex Hern (1970-01-01). "Chinese chicken supplier buys UK games developer Splash Damage | Technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  6. O'Conner, Alice (18 March 2019). "Splash cash: Shadow Warrior studio Flying Wild Hog bought up". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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