Rovio swoops for Battlefield 3 producer Patrick Liu

Rovio's newly formed office in Stockholm has made its first major hire, with the firm signing up DICE's Patrick Liu to take up the role of creative director.

Liu, who served as senior producer on EA's Battlefield 3, will now serve under studio head Oskar Burman himself once of EA, having led the publisher's EA Easy studios.

Rolling with Rovio

"Excited to finally reveal our first hire! Game developer legend Patrick Liu will join as Creative Director of Rovio Stockholm," commented Burman via his Twitter account.

Liu added that Rovio "feels awesome, can-do mentality, big ideas, agile, empowering, disruptive. Looking forward to new and exciting challenges."

Before joining DICE, Liu had previously served as an associate producer on The Darkness for Starbreeze Studios. His work at EA also saw him work on titles such as Medal of Honor and Bad Company.

[source: GamesIndustry.biz]