Zephyr Cove, NV (Dec. 19, 2024) – Splitgate 2 developer and publisher 1047 Games is bolstering its executive leadership today, onboarding new talent across two major positions within the company as it gears up for the launch of Splitgate 2 in 2025 (www.splitgate.com). Tim Perzyk, formerly the chief marketing officer at X Corp (formerly known as Twitter), has been named chief marketing officer at 1047. Tom Bass, most recently the head of global marketing for publisher Private Division, has a storied history in the video game industry, including leadership positions at Tilting Point, 2K Games, Codemasters and Acclaim. He joins 1047 Games as its new vice president of marketing.
The key marketing hires exemplify the unique dichotomy of the overall 1047 Games talent roster. The startup has attracted leadership from global tech companies such as Meta and Netflix, with former games talent from a variety of top-shelf studios including Bungie, Electronic Arts, Activision-Blizzard and more, while retaining a strong independent spirit and gamer-first approach to creating disruptive video games. Perzyk and Bass’s contrasting backgrounds are poised to shape a unique market voice and position as the company’s flagship title, Splitgate 2, marches to its full launch in 2025.
Perzyk most recently held the position of chief marketing officer at X, formerly known as Twitter, where he accumulated 13 years of experience taking on increasingly significant roles in marketing and research until his departure earlier this year. Overseeing the company’s steady expansion through its various phases of evolution and through a variety of economic cycles, Perzyk brings a wealth of data and analytical experience to 1047 in his new role, including diverse strategies for user growth, engagement and monetization.
“1047 has the agility of a tech company and the soul of a player-first studio, making it a natural fit - and an exciting one - for me," said Perzyk.
Bass was the former head of global marketing for lauded games publishing label Private Division. A founding team member of Private Division, Bass led the marketing, communications, live-ops and branding for its partner developers, delivering memorable critical and commercial hits like The Outer Worlds, Ancestors: The Humankind Story, Hades and more. Bass’s tenure in the games industry also includes marketing leadership positions at Tilting Point, the industry-leading mobile games publisher behind the highly acclaimed Leo’s Fortune, and marketing leadership positions behind legendary titles like Bioshock 1 and 2 and Sid Meier’s Civilization IV and V. Bass’s keen perspective and deep bench of experience of genre-defining titles brings a wealth of knowledge as 1047 prepares for the launch of disruptive online shooter, Splitgate 2.
“I’ve been privileged to work with some incredible independent developers over the years in roles at publishers, so I’m thrilled to be working dev-side with one of the most talented teams I’ve met,” said Bass. “With the developers at 1047 and today’s tech, Splitgate 2 will compete at a AAA level with the biggest shooters in the industry, launching a challenge to the FPS status quo that can only come from an independent studio.”
Splitgate 2 is the revolutionary follow-up to the 2021 smash-hit Splitgate, which amassed 22 million downloads and critical acclaim for its fast-paced, innovative FPS gameplay. Multiplayer first-person combat and portal-hopping movement are back and bigger and better than ever in Splitgate 2. With three unique factions at play, players are granted the ability to choose and progress based on their preferred gameplay style or competitive strategies, while a large variety of arenas, portals, weapons and modes keep things fresh. You can join the fight at any skill level - alone or with friends.
Splitgate 2 is the future of competitive online shooters and launches in 2025 on PC on Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
Learn more at:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918300/Splitgate_2
Epic Games Store: https://store.epicgames.com/p/splitgate-2-a07c96
PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10010012
Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/splitgate-2/9pf5q1b0fhsl
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