Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen
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OCTOBER 16, 2023
The former Bethesda Softworks quest designer is now the lead content designer on Something Wicked Games' upcoming game Wyrdsong.
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The former Bethesda Softworks quest designer is now the lead content designer on Something Wicked Games' upcoming game Wyrdsong.
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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Something Wicked Games announced that it has hired Will Shen as its new lead content designer. He joins the studio that has brought other games industry veterans such as Robert Land, Jessica Sliwinski, and Akil Hooper. Read more
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