Blumhouse Games Hires Amanda Kruse as VP of Enterprise Improvement

Blumhouse Games has employed Amanda Kruse as head of enterprise growth to assist develop the video games division.

In her new position as vice chairman of enterprise growth, Kruse will construct and develop relationships with multimedia companions in interactive leisure, supporting Blumhouse Games’ imaginative and prescient of bringing unique, indie horror experiences to gamers worldwide.  

“Joining Blumhouse Games is an exciting next step,” Kruse stated in an announcement. “There’s so much creative energy in the horror space right now, and I’m excited to support original games that challenge, surprise and haunt players in all the best ways.” 

Kruse joins from Big Fan Games, a Devolver Digital’s label targeted on adapting tales from movie, TV and literature into unique, developer-led video games comparable to “Hellboy Web of Wyrd” and “John Wick Hex.” There, she served as head of enterprise growth.

Before that, she was head of growth at manufacturing firm Hivemind (“The Witcher,” “The Expanse”), and beforehand co-founded Lionsgate’s first video games division, the place she served as inventive director on greater than 40 titles, together with “Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid,” “Blair Witch” and integrations with “Fortnite” and “Dead by Daylight.”

“Amanda’s deep understanding of games, her eye for transmedia storytelling, and her passion for pushing creative boundaries make her an ideal addition to Blumhouse,” Zach Wood, president of Blumhouse Games, stated. “Her cross-media experience will help us continue to shape bold, distinctive interactive worlds.”

Blumhouse Games’ management growth follows their current announcement that one in every of their debut video games, “Fear the Spotlight,” will proceed its story in an upcoming graphic novel, with an all new thriller penned by Patricia Villeto (“Sonic Prime,” “Tigtone,” “Ben 10”), and have the visuals of Claudia Leonardi, recognized for her work on the “Life is Strange” graphic novels.