Former Epic Games VP Steve Allison appointed chief enterprise officer at Saber Interactive

Former Epic Games vp Steve Allison has joined Saber Interactive as chief enterprise officer.

In his new function, Allison will oversee the developer’s publishing, advertising, and income alternatives. He will report on to Saber CEO Matthew Karch.

“I have been extremely impressed with what Matt, Andrey and Anton have built over the years,” stated Allison. “Saber’s power is the gifted studios that construct high-quality video games at 30 to 50% the price of trade norms.

“The upcoming slate is exceptional with Space Marine 3, Jurassic Park, Turok, Hellraiser, the upcoming John Wick game and several unannounced projects that we can talk about very soon. It’s an honour to join Matt and the team as Saber enters this transformative period.”

Allison has over thirty years of trade expertise, having spearheaded the creation and launch of the Epic Games Store and its third-party publishing division.

We spoke to Allison earlier this yr about his imaginative and prescient for the platform, and the way its infrastructure nonetheless has room for enchancment.

Before becoming a member of Epic, Allison served as SVP of publishing at Telltale for over eight years. He was additionally chief advertising officer and SVP at Midway Games and spent greater than a decade at Atari in roles together with vp of promoting and enterprise growth.

“Steve Allison has done more to shape and modernise the game industry than anyone else I know,” stated Karch.

“He has created major companies, developed new platforms and spearheaded bestselling IP. He is not only one of the most knowledgeable and experienced individuals in games, but he is also incredibly handsome – a trait we were sorely lacking after leaving Aspyr with Embracer. We are lucky to have him help lead Saber into the next phase of our journey, even if I need to avoid joint photo ops.”

Saber Interactive was beforehand owned by Embracer, which acquired the developer in 2020 for $525 million.

It was then bought in 2024 for $247 million in a deal the place Embracer divested a number of belongings from Saber to Beacon Interactive, an organization based by Saber’s co-founder and CEO Karch.

Sabre retained a number of studios, together with Nimble Giant, 3D Realms, Sandbox Strategies, New World Interactive, Slipgate, Mad Head Games, Fractured Byte, and DIGIC.

The developer then secured funding to assist clear debt to Embracer, with Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners investing an undisclosed sum within the firm.