Capital has hired Mark Dickenson as new Senior Producer for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Mark has been working in the gaming next project. 5e4l19
Here is an inteview:
You recently became the Senior Producer for SWGOH, tell us a bit about yourself!
MD – Well, that’s a big question. I’m a video games – both developing & playing.
How long have you been with EA and Capital Games?
MD – I’ve been with Capital Electronic Arts. Previously, I spent nearly 7 years with EA SPORTS.
When did you start playing SWGOH?
MD – I started playing in late 2017. This was in the played every day. My current GP is over 5 million.
What is your main role on the SWGOH team?
MD – The SWGOH team has incredible leaders and an equally incredible group of folks live service experience.
I’m very excited by the plans we have for updates.
How is working with Capital Games different from your previous roles?
MD – While I had worked on episodic games, this is my first experience working on games in the free to Galaxy of Heroes.
What makes you excited to work on Galaxy of Heroes?
MD – First, I love the game. Second, the player base who also loves the game.
What squads are you working towards right now?
MD – I recently worked through a Pe team and then the Geonosians. The current squad I am working on is the Geonosian Territory Battle.
Who is your favorite character or kit?
MD – Historically, this has been Asajj. Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of pleasure running through Carth squads with Shaak Ti. This is almost as much fun as taking out First Order with Ewoks.
Porgs or Ewoks?
MD – Ewoks, definitely ewoks.
Shifting gears a little bit, I’ve heard that you are a huge fan of cooking, what do you like to cook?
MD – I enjoy preparing a lot of different dishes across many varied cuisines. I have to say this includes a lot of chicken cooked in a lot of different ways. My latest of these was a spicy Haitian chicken dish. However, my strongest Huaraches food related ion is for making bread.
Outside of video games, are there any other professions you’d be interested in exploring?
MD – Hands down, my second chosen career would be as an artisanal breaker.
What profession would you definitely not like to do?
MD – Construction worker. I tried it when I was younger, and I broke more things than I built.
Ok, back to games for the last question: What kinds of games do you play besides SWGOH?
MD – I particularly enjoy games that tell stories or allow me to tell my own stories. This spans many genres.
