Gold Coast, Australia-based EA Australia, a subsidiary of Redwood City,
California-based Electronic Arts, has hired Steve Dauterman to head a new
development studio located in Australia. Dauterman, formerly Director of
Development for LucasArts, had been with the Lucas group for ten years,
initially as Financial Analyst for Lucasfilm before moving across to
LucasArts in 1992. Since working at LucasArts he has overseen the
development of such worldwide interactive titles as "Rebel Assault," "Dark
Forces/Jedi Knight," and the newly completed PC and console versions of the
latest Lucasfilm blockbuster "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace."
Dauterman will relocate to the Gold Coast in Australia in mid-September to
manage the formation of EA's newest studio, named Studio Asia-Pacific,
which will focus on developing games for the Australian, Asian and world
markets.