April 11, 2024

ProbablyMonsters

ProbablyMonsters, an independent video game company, added a new development team, multiplayer game, and chief product officer. Adam Rymer was named chief product officer. Additionally, the company revealed Hidden Grove, a new development team led by Chris Opdahl. The Hidden Grove team is working on an original multiplayer adventure game using Unreal Engine 5. Leading all the ProbablyMonsters development teams is Rymer, a media and entertainment executive with expertise leading multi-functional teams across business segments including film, gaming, TV, digital, sports and music. At Legendary Digital Networks, he guided Nerdist and Geek & Sundry as innovators in new media through the Nerdist podcast network and the development of Critical Role. Previously, he was a senior executive at Universal Pictures, where his team partnered on strategic initiatives for the studio. Most recently, he was CEO of OpTic Gaming, an esports organization. Opdahl has over 20 years of experience as a game developer. He managed teams of 50 designers on Destiny 2, helped create and direct a multidisciplinary team of over 150 at Bungie, and contributed to multiple Halo titles as a designer and design lead. Opdahl founded Hidden Grove with two design directors, Raylene Deck and Grant Mackay, who worked closely together for years on Destiny. They're supported by a team of engineering and production veterans, including executive producer Lori Ada Kilty, art director Jedd Chevrier, senior engineering director Dean Johnson and narrative director Kate Welch. Founded in 2016, ProbablyMonsters is headquartered in Bellevue.