Insomniac Games founder Ted Price steps down after 30 years, names trio of co-studio heads
Summary
Ted Price, founder and CEO of Insomniac Games, is retiring in March 2025
after over 30 years leading the studio
Chad Dezern, Ryan Schneider, and Jen Huang will take over as co-studio heads
leadership transition comes as the studio describes itself in one of its strongest positions in years
"After over 30 years of leading Insomniac, I felt it was simply time to step aside and let others pave the way for our team."
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Leadership transition after three decades
Ted Price will officially step down in March 2025
marks the end of a 30-year tenure as founder and CEO
transition follows the devastating LA wildfires, which impacted the studio's local community
Price acknowledged colleagues who rallied to support others during the crisis
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Three co-studio heads to share leadership
Chad Dezern, Ryan Schneider, and Jen Huang are appointed as co-studio heads
a shared leadership model replaces the single-founder structure
Price expressed full confidence in the incoming trio
"There is no way that I would ever consider handing the reins to a team I didn't trust to take care of Insomniacs and lead us to even greater heights."
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Studio enters transition from a position of strength
Price noted the studio is in "one of the strongest positions we've experienced in years"
multiple games currently in development described as looking and playing well
"As a result of the team's persistence and collaboration, we're in one of the strongest positions we've experienced in years, with each game in development looking beautiful and playing fantastic."
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What's next
new co-leadership trio expected to guide Insomniac's next development chapter
multiple unannounced titles remain in the pipeline under the new structure
the co-studio head model signals a more distributed, collaborative leadership approach going forward
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