Russ Clarke
Payload Studios
Russ Clarke's game development career spans 25+ years, from his first job at Stainless Games as a programmer on Carmageddon 2, to Ideaworks Studio (Marmalade), where he led on titles such as Metal Gear Solid Mobile and Call of Duty: Zombies.
In 2013, Russ co-founded Payload Studios, an award-winning independent games studio with Vincent Scheurer to develop the open world sandbox vehicle builder TerraTech. In February 2021, the studio announced a minority investment from Tencent, to support the growth of the team and development of future titles with Payload’s signature community-driven model. Payload Studios currently boasts a team of 50+ and is working on new game TerraTech Worlds.
