Raven Software Co-Founder Brian Raffel Retires After 36 Years
After 36 years, Raven co-founder Brian Raffel retires, with Dave Pellas set to steer the FPS stalwart.
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After 36 years, Raven co-founder Brian Raffel retires, with Dave Pellas set to steer the FPS stalwart.
From Heretic to Warzone, Raven’s longtime captain steps aside as the studio enters a new chapter under shared leadership.
Raven Software helped define shooters long before Warzone. As co-founder Brian Raffel retires, its past hints at a future beyond support work.
Dark Outlaw’s canceled PS5 debut wasn’t live-service after all. Blundell says fans “would have been very excited.” That stings.
Blundell says “we were making a hell of a game” after Sony shutters Dark Outlaw Games; the project wasn’t live service.

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