It's been a very interesting last few years for Jason Hall. He first became well known as a game developer and later game industry executive who helped to found developer Monolith (creators of games like Blood, Shogo and No One Lives Forever). Hall then became the head of Warner Bros. Interactive in 2004 and helped to launch a number of titles for the company including the original F.E.A.R. In 2007, Hall decided to leave the game industry, at least on a day to day basis, with the founding of HDFilms, a multi-media development studio in Hollywood.Despite becoming a full-fledged Hollywood producer, Hall told Big Download recently in a phone interview that he's still a gamer at heart, "I grew up playing games," he told use, "and it always pissed me off how video game culture is depicted in the media. The masses in general have this very specific viewpoint of what these people are like." Hall said that the video game culture is, in his opinion, everywhere you look. " Today, either you play video games or you know someone who does," he says.
In the entertainment industry, Hall says that's even more prevalent as more Hollywood writers, directors and actors have admitted to being gamers. "So many people play games it's become this common experience," he told us.
That's part of the reason why he launched the web series The Jace Hall Show. The series, which has had two "seasons" so far, stars Hall him himself as he mixed elements of improv comedy with interviews with game developers and Hollywood celebrities and all of the episodes have a game tie-in. The Jace Hall Show got attention immediately with its first episode as it show some rare footage of the now on hold game Duke Nukem Forever. Hall confirmed to us that there would be a third season with its debut episode due to launch on January 15. Hall told us that this year the shows will be " . . . bigger, better, more epic. Because we are not journalists we can get scoops on games that regular journalists might not get." The show will have a new online home as it is leaving its former host Crackle.com. Hall would not tell where the new season will be hosted, saying only, "Just imagine the biggest possible venue for a show like this."
Hall's other upcoming projects for HDFilms include EVERCRACKED!, a documentary about the creation of Sony Online's EverQuest MMO. The documentary, which is under the "Jace Hall Show" banner, will launch on IGN beginning on November 12. In January HDFilms will launch CHADUM, an online animated series based on the art of famed artist Alex Pardee and created completely with Epic Games's Unreal Engine 3 technology.
HDFilms has recently launched an online pilot episode for Creepshow Raw, a horror anthology series in the spirit of the original Creepshow film from George Romero and Stephen King. The pilot debuted on IGN and starred Michael Madsen and was the directorial debut of actor Wilmer Valderrama. Hall told us that if the reception is good they plan to do 12 more online episodes.
That's part of the reason why he launched the web series The Jace Hall Show. The series, which has had two "seasons" so far, stars Hall him himself as he mixed elements of improv comedy with interviews with game developers and Hollywood celebrities and all of the episodes have a game tie-in. The Jace Hall Show got attention immediately with its first episode as it show some rare footage of the now on hold game Duke Nukem Forever. Hall confirmed to us that there would be a third season with its debut episode due to launch on January 15. Hall told us that this year the shows will be " . . . bigger, better, more epic. Because we are not journalists we can get scoops on games that regular journalists might not get." The show will have a new online home as it is leaving its former host Crackle.com. Hall would not tell where the new season will be hosted, saying only, "Just imagine the biggest possible venue for a show like this."
Hall's other upcoming projects for HDFilms include EVERCRACKED!, a documentary about the creation of Sony Online's EverQuest MMO. The documentary, which is under the "Jace Hall Show" banner, will launch on IGN beginning on November 12. In January HDFilms will launch CHADUM, an online animated series based on the art of famed artist Alex Pardee and created completely with Epic Games's Unreal Engine 3 technology.
HDFilms has recently launched an online pilot episode for Creepshow Raw, a horror anthology series in the spirit of the original Creepshow film from George Romero and Stephen King. The pilot debuted on IGN and starred Michael Madsen and was the directorial debut of actor Wilmer Valderrama. Hall told us that if the reception is good they plan to do 12 more online episodes.
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Is it just me, or does he look like he should be making his living trying to channel the energies of the universe to ascend to godhood from inside his tower. He looks like an evil wizard is what I'm trying to say. Lean, and has several pointy facial features (ears, corner of his lips, beard AND eyebrows.)
If he just looked a little angry at all times it would be perfect. Posted at 12:17AM on Nov 12th 2009 by Ghede