As the Global Brand Manager for Deep Silver, Huw Beynon has certainly lived through a few tumultuous periods as he was originally at THQ before the publisher announced bankruptcy and shuttered its doors. Now working at the new owner of the Metro IP, his job involves supporting and marketing the recently released Metro Redux package. As part of this, he agreed to talk to me at Gamescom and answer questions pertaining to the game. During the interview, Huw Beynon was kind enough to discuss the differences between the original Metro games and their remastered re-releases, and also provide fresh details on whether a movie on Glukhovsky’s book will ever see the light of day.
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So you're part of the Ukrainian team?
No, I work incredibly closely with the studio and just over my time working on the game. I've kind of become the de-facto studio rep for them, and spokesperson for the game because it turns out I probably know it inside out better than anyone else. We actually have some very real challenges, either getting them out of the country because as a Ukrainian you need a Visa every time you try to leave. There's also a language barrier, there are very few among the core of the team who actua...
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