Glen Schofield, the creator of the Dead Space franchise and co-founder of Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games, has announced his retirement from the games industry after 35 years.
Speaking in a four-minute video posted on LinkedIn, Schofield reflected on his career and
After 35 years of making games and directing them, running teams, it’s time for me to officially retire from the day-to-day work. It has been such an amazing career and I have so many people to thank for it.
To my close friends and family, and people who have stood by me, patted me on the back, listened to my crazy ideas, thank you so much. To the fans, you’ve supported me, you’ve let mine and my teams’ games into your homes. You told me when I was good and you told me when I wasn’t so good.
But you made me better. Thank you so much.
Back in July last year, Schofield stated in a post on LinkedIn that he had been working on a project with his daughter, who is also a game developer, but was having trouble securing funding. He then admitted that he may have directed his last game, although at the time said he was “still around, making art, writing stories and ideas and still cheering the industry on.“
Schofield headed up the original Dead Space at Visceral Games back in 2008, where he served as vice president and general manager. After departing Visceral Games, Schofield co-founded Sledgehammer Games with Michale Condrey, but announced his exit from the Call of Duty studio in December 2018. He founded Striking Distance Studios in June 2019 and served as the company’s CEO, before departing voluntarily in September 2023.
More recently, Schofield was attempting to get a fourth Dead Space game made. Speaking with IGN in October 2025, he felt “there’s an opportunity” to get a sequel off the ground, and revealed that he was “already making calls.” He had previously visited EA to try and get Dead Space 4 off the ground, but despite his efforts, the publisher wasn’t interested in revisiting the franchise.
[Source – Glen Schofield on LinkedIn]