This announcement unveils Globex Studios LA, a new western development studio for Globex Studios, "a rapidly emerging player in the worldwide online games market, with development, publishing, marketing and production operations in China and Taiwan." The studio will create "high-quality, direct-to-consumer game titles that leverage U.S.-based project expertise together with the efficiencies of international production execution. The company will initially target the largest online gaming audience in Greater China and the U.S." The developer boasts former members of Pandemic: "Globex Studios LA collectively boasts prior work on more than 100 console/PC games, including notable Pandemic Studios successes Star Wars Battlefront and the original Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans! games. Key members of the L.A. team include former Executive Art Director of Pandemic Studios Carey Chico as President and Chief Creative Officer; award-winning video game designer, director and producer Troy Dunniway as Vice President of Game Development; and game product development and publishing veteran Jesse Taylor as Chief Technology Officer/Chief Operating Officer." The Globe X Studios Website is online.