PowerUp Studios was incorporated in 2006, and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the game development capital of Canada, and one of the largest industry centres in the world.
PowerUp was founded by ex-Electronic Arts developers Bren Lynne and Matthew Rose, with the express goal of debunking the common belief that it takes huge teams, tens of millions of dollars, and several years to create high quality, immersive 3D games.
PowerUp Studios’ principal personnel include:
Bren Lynne
President, Lead Developer
Bren has ten years experience as a professional game developer in a variety of positions. Prior to founding PowerUp Studios, Bren was employed as a Lead Producer at Electronic Arts Canada (EA), Senior Programmer at 3DNA, Lead Designer at ArcMedia Inc., and Level Designer/Writer at Pseudo Interactive. Bren’s experience outside game development includes screenwriting and film production, acting for stage, film and television, and musical performance. He is an award-winning short fiction author.
Matthew Rose
Vice President, Art Director
After joining Electronic Arts in 2004, Matt was quickly promoted to an Assistant Art Lead position, and had many opportunities to work in production on game pitches, new product development and design, and research into online distribution. In addition to game development, Matt has several years experience in graphic design, classical and 3D animation, video editing and compositing.
