Meet Dave Oshry, the grandaddy of boomer shooters
New Blood’s Dave Oshry is a character. Short in stature, but big in personality and muscular like a bull terrier, you can’t help but want him to be your pal. There are a lot of business guys in video games, but there aren’t many with this kind of infectious enthusiasm and knowledge for the games he likes to play, make, and publish. Of course, he’s not just a suit – he’s also the producer, PR guy, company spokesperson, creative, and more. “I do everything but the programming, art, and music,” Oshry tells me. Dude has more hats than Team Fortress 2. You can tell when someone’s in games for the money. Oshry might be doing well for himself these days, but he got here by bucking almost every trend the money men would usually have developers chasing. Read More...
New Blood’s Dave Oshry is a character. Short in stature, but big in personality and muscular like a bull terrier, you can’t help but want him to be your pal. There are a lot of business guys in video games, but there aren’t many with this kind of infectious enthusiasm and knowledge for the games he likes to play, make, and publish. Of course, he’s not just a suit – he’s also the producer, PR guy, company spokesperson, creative, and more.“I do everything but the programming, art, and music,” Oshry tells me. Dude has more hats than Team Fortress 2.
You can tell when someone’s in games for the money. Oshry might be doing well for himself these days, but he got here by bucking almost every trend the money men would usually have developers chasing.
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