Highlights:
* Spectre Divide is developed by Mountaintop Studios, founded by former Creative Director at Facebook Meta, Mark Terrano.
* Esports legend and content creator Michael Grzesiek is the Lead Gameplay Advisor.
Spectre Divide derives its popularity not only from its two-player-control gameplay but also from the game’s extensive support from veteran developers and esports players. Mountaintop Studios is an indie studio based in Los Angeles that comprises members who have previously worked for Bungie, Blizzard, RIOT Games, and EPIC Games. Their technical expertise, paired with the support of esports professionals such as Shroud and Tarik, is contributing to the hype around Spectre Divide.
The Notable Developers Of Spectre Divide
Following the alpha test and Stress Test, Spectre Divide is currently in Closed Beta. A select few players have been invited to experience the FPS tactical shooter. Unfortunately, Mountaintop Studios did not reveal if there would be more tests after the Spectre Divide Open Beta ends on August 21.
According to the Company Information page on RocketReach, Mark Terrano is the Founder while Matt Hansen and Richard Lyons are the Co-Founders of Mountaintop Studios. All possess years of experience in either the technological or gaming industry. There are also other notable people involved in the making of Spectre Divide:-
- Mark Terrano, Design Director and Founder at Mountaintop Studios
– Former Creative Director at Facebook Meta - Matt Hansen, Co-Founder & COO of Mountaintop Studios
– Former Associate Producer at EA Sports
– Former Executive Producer at Oculus VR - Richard Lyons, Co-Founder and Art Director
– Former Concept Artist at Naughty Dog
– Former Teacher Character Design at The Animation Workshop - John Sahas, Principal Technical Designer at Mountaintop Studios
– Former Game Director at Playgig
– Former Senior Multiplayer Gameplay Designer at Respawn Entertainment - Lee Horn, VP and Game Director at Mountaintop Studios
– Former Senior Director of Product at Scopely (Monopoly GO!) - Andy Alamano, Senior Producer at Mountaintop Studios
– Former Senior Producer at Double Fine Productions - Russell Matteson, Director of Engineering at Mountaintop Studios
– Former Principal Engineering Manager at 343 Industries - Jeff Horal, Principal Environment Artist at Mountaintop
– Former Lead Environment Artist at Bungie
Esports Veterans And Avid Gamers Supporting The Game
For the popularity of Spectre Divide, the most notable contributions have been from content creators and professional players. Renowned names such as Shroud, Tarik, and even Paul George are working alongside the developers from Mountaintop Studios to promote the game. Here is every backer mentioned on the official website of Spectre Divide:-
- Michael Grzesiek, aka Shroud (former Counter-Strike and PUBG esports player, content creator)
- Tarik Celik, aka tarik (Valorant esports player and content creator)
- Timothy An, aka iiTzTimmy (Apex Legends esports player and content creator)
- Ben Casell, aka CohhCarnage (content creator)
- Christopher Ball, aka Sacriel (content creator on shooting games)
- Anton Zaslavski, aka Zedd (music producer and DJ)
- Paul George (NBA player)
Shroud is the Lead Gameplay Advisor of Spectre Divide. As one would expect, the game thus seems to be inspired by other prominent tactical shooters like Counter-Strike and Valorant.
Spectre Divide can be wishlist on Steam. Unlike other FPS tactical shooting games, it is based on the Duality concept, allowing players to control two bodies in real time. This means one can cover their back instead of always relying on their teammates in the 3v3 party-based title.
