Why Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer is expanding to Australia

Andy Wilson considers himself a builder. Over the last decade of his career, he’s had a hand in building new studios and teams around the world for companies like Codemasters, Ubisoft, and 2K. And his latest assignment — expanding Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer Games in Australia — might be his most rewarding challenge yet.

Wilson joined Sledgehammer in June as the chief operating officer, and one of his first tasks was to help the Activision-owned company establish a stronger presence in Melbourne, Victoria. I met with Wilson in Australia during Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW), a week-long series of events celebrating the local development community, to talk about the news.