Melvin Brouwer-Williams, Formerly of Dutch Pinball Exclusive, Joins American Pinball As Creative Director
By knapparcade
Wow, that was fast. After a falling out between Dutch Pinball and Melvin Brouwer-Williams last week lead to the shutdown of its Dutch Pinball Exclusive line of games, American Pinball (AP) announced moments ago that it has hired Melvin as its new Creative Director. During his time at Dutch Pinball Exclusive, Melvin brought John Popadiuk's foam core prototype Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to life - not an easy task. He was nearly complete with the creation of another JPop / Deeproot Pinball game - Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland aka RAZA when he abruptly left Dutch Pinball over a disagreement about the direction of future projects with Dutch's ownership and its new investors. American Pinball is currently in the process of creating a new remastered Bally Williams game under a seven-game agreement with the IP's license holder Planetary Pinball. AP's first and likely second games to market will be BW remakes through that agreement. I know from speaking with AP's new owner Bryan Vincent that he definitely is interested in producing licensed games. Needless to say, this is very interesting news and I am excited to see what's next for American Pinball. Congratulations to AP and Melvin! UPDATE: I just spoke with American Pinball's Bryan Vincent and he stated that the Company has no plans to build RAZA. Melvin will instead lead AP's efforts to build Reimagined Bally Williams games and new licensed titles. What does everyone think about the deal? Below is the official statement on the subject by AP's new owner Bryan Vincent. "Today I am excited to announce that Melvin Brouwer-Williams will be joining American Pinball as Creative Director. Melvin will be leading the design team and creative vision of American Pinball going forward. He has significant experience leading collaborative teams and designing games, including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Melvin brings not only a wealth of experience, but a plethora of fresh ideas and vision. He will no doubt be instrumental in helping American Pinball create some amazing games for you all to enjoy. With that said, we like to welcome Melvin to the American pinball family! Play the adventure! J. Bryan Vincent"
