Brett Close

CEO at 38 Studios

📍 Maynard, Massachusetts, United States

Brett Close is a video game industry veteran who served as the President and CEO of 38 Studios. Recruited to lead the ambitious effort to build a new fantasy intellectual property and a massively multiplayer online game, he guided the companys early strategy, including the key acquisition of developer Big Huge Games.

He expressed a vision for innovating within the MMO genre by creating dynamic worlds where player choices have a tangible impact. He also aimed to foster a positive studio culture that consciously avoided the industrys prevalent "crunch" work cycles, prioritizing a healthy work-life balance for his team.

Unique Fact: He was brought in to lead a company founded by former MLB pitcher Curt Schilling, alongside fantasy author R. A. Salvatore and comic artist Todd McFarlane.

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Experience

124 Years

Current Role

CEO

Job Level

Leadership

Location

Maynard, Massachusetts, United States

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Priorities

Topics Brett cares about

MMO Innovation

Expressed a desire to take a "fresh look" at the MMO genre and build games where player decisions genuinely affect the world.

Fantasy World-Building

Led a company founded on creating an expansive, new fantasy universe from the ground up with iconic creative partners.

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Career

Work history

CEO

38 Studios

1-1901

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In the press

Media appearances

38 Studios' Brett Close: E3 Interview. Featured in YouTube

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38 Studios Brett Close talks about Copernicus MMO. Featured in YouTube

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