Founder of Digital Extremes James Schmalz announced that he will be stepping down from his role as the CEO of the company. The current Chief Creative Officer and 24-year veteran at the studio, Steve Sinclair will take over his role right away. Despite stepping down as the CEO, Schmalz will still remain on the board of directors to give his insight and guidance to the company going forward.


“It’s been a long journey from Epic Pinball to Soulframe. I feel immensely privileged to have been able to play my part in shaping our industry; building our stellar team has been a fulfilling life work. I feel in Steve we have the ideal leader to take us and our growing community of players into a new era and can’t wait to see what can be accomplished under his leadership.”

James Schmalz, Founder of Digital Extremes


We wish both of them the best of luck in their future contributions.