Sony taps Horizon: Zero Dawn boss to lead PlayStation studios

Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting Guerrilla Games managing director Hermen Hulst in charge of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios. Hulst oversaw Guerrilla’s production of the Killzone games and, most recently, the blockbuster open-world adventure Horizon: Zero Dawn. Now, Hulst is responsible for guiding all of PlayStation’s first-party teams.

In a press release on its corporate website, SIE explained that Hulst will work closely with all 14 development groups under Worldwide Studios. Over the life of the PlayStation 4, Sony shifted its focus to more cinematic single-player adventures. And Guerrilla’s Horizon is the epitome of that strategy. Now, Hulst can bring the experience of building that game to all other Sony teams.