Corey Dangel has been an Art Director for 15 years. He spent the last four years establishing the visual direction for The Agency, a critically anticipated title for PC and PS3. Prior to SOE, Corey spent nearly a dozen years living the life of an elite art director in the games division of Microsoft. Focused principally on online games, Corey spent his first tour of duty working on several groundbreaking titles including the Internet Gaming Zone, Fighter Ace, and Asherons Call. A two-year hiatus sent Corey to Cavedog/Humongous Entertainment where he helped bring the Total Annihilation franchise to the online world. A return to Microsoft had him working on a variety of PC and Xbox games, most notably Dungeon Siege, Psychonauts, and Mythica. Corey attended Western Washington University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication. Outside of work, Corey pretends to be a rock star in his circularly referential band, AgentC. He makes a fine martini, too.
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This is a collection of screenshots from the coolest MMO ever and, certainly, the most personal and intimate project I have ever worked on. I’d love to show more but I can only display what’s publicly known…and there is so much more to show!
live the life… In February of 2005 the freshly opened Seattle branch of Sony Online Entertainment presented me with the opportunity of a lifetime: Bring massively multiplayer gaming to a mainstream audience. We would get to invent our own IP, design our own gameplay, and build on top of an existing game engine of our […]
I’ve gathered a collection of screenshots from the best MMO, perhaps the best game, that never shipped. We were sooooo close, too!! But this is a fickle business. I still think the games visuals hold up pretty well…a real testament to this team’s talent.
it starts with a concept… Mythica was about living the afterlife of a fallen Norse hero, leaving behind Asgard and the Halls of Odin to do battle against the fire giants. The player was but one of many such heroes brought back into the mortal world to gather human followers and defeat the rising tide […]
dude, what’s with her hair? While Majesco delivered Psychonauts to retail it was Microsoft who initially invested in Tim Schafer’s startup venture, DoubleFine. I was involved with the project on the publishing side from the due diligence phase through almost 2 years of production. During that time the routine of evaluating assets and verifying production […]
character platformers on the verge of extinction… The final publisher for this game was actually Ubisoft, but I worked for about 18 months on Tork, splitting my time between Psychonauts, Mythica, and miscellaneous Studio responsibilities. We signed this title at what turned out to be the beginning of the rapid decline in interest for character […]
launch titles and new platforms… NightCaster was an Xbox launch title developed by a studio in Denver, Colorado called VR1. As per the role of Publishing Art Director my job was to make sure they delivered quality artwork on time. Quality and timeliness have an inherent tension and because the launch window of the Xbox […]
A 9 minute video of me talking about the Agency during E3, 2007. Warning: I gesticulate a lot in this video. My G4 piece is so much better. Wish I could find it :-)
Super shaky handheld interview for the Seattle PI. This is one of my more random interviews, but I always love talking about my projects.
This interview is with Hal Milton, Lead Designer extraordinaire, talking about the Agency at E3 in 2008. It’s a great interview and it shows the game well so I’m providing a link.
E3 2007 interview with Corey Dangel. 9 minutes.
