Founder of 2K Games Christoph Hartmann New VP of Amazon Games

Games industry veteran Christoph Hartmann will take over as Vice President of Amazon Game Studios, according to an announcement made on Tuesday.Hartmann is the former president of Take-Two Interactive, where he remained for 20 years, and the founder of 2K games.He led the teams behind “Borderlands,” “Bioshock,” and others.For Amazon, Hartmann will oversee the Game Studio’s teams in Seattle, Orange County, and San Diego. He will be working on upcoming titles “New World” and “Crucible,” in addition to other as-of-yet unrevealed titles.Hartmann gave a statement regarding his new role in a press release.