Key highlights:

  • Eric Peterson joins Unioverse to lead creative efforts and game development.

  • Peterson brings extensive experience from working on Wing Commander, StarLancer, and Star Citizen.

  • Unioverse aims to mainstream web3 gaming with a focus on player-centric solutions.

Unioverse is a web3 game creation platform. They have appointed Eric Peterson as its Chief Creative Officer. Peterson is known for co-founding Star Citizen. He will drive Unioverse’s mission to integrate web3 gaming into the mainstream and attract video game players.

Peterson joins Random Games, the developer behind Unioverse. He is bringing his rich background in game development. He previously collaborated with Chris Roberts on the Wing Commander series at Origin Systems and co-founded Digital Anvil, where he was instrumental in developing StarLancer and Conquest: Frontier Wars. Peterson also founded Fever Pitch Studios, contributing to the production and design of Star Citizen.

“I am very excited to be joining Random Games and Unioverse and to be devoting my creative energies to developing great games in the rich Unioverse environment. We’re focused on addressing gamer frustrations by supporting actions that other companies punish, such as trading high-level characters or weapons. This is solved with our marketplace of game items, allowing players to trade items freely and derive more value from the games they love.”—Eric Peterson

In his new role, Peterson will focus on identifying external partners for Unioverse’s Metaverse and ensuring the high quality of games released under the Random Games imprint. His efforts aim to establish Unioverse as a leading hub for web3 gaming while encouraging web2 gamers to transition seamlessly to the new platform.

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Peterson will collaborate with CTO Wyeth Ridgway, Head of Brand Bryan Clark, and CEO Tony Harman to achieve Unioverse's objectives. Unioverse games are designed to be accessible, requiring no prior knowledge of web3 or cryptocurrency.

The bottom line

With Eric Peterson, Unioverse strengthens its leadership team. His extensive experience and innovative vision will improve Unioverse’s development and mainstream appeal, addressing common gamer frustrations and offering new opportunities for player engagement and value.