Certain Affinity has a tradition of hiring some of the top game development talent in the business.  With this highly experienced talent pool, the company is building new departments from the ground up, including the narrative team, which will work on all of its future projects.  Certain Affinity is transforming itself from a studio doing primarily co-development on major AAA titles, into a stand-alone game development studio creating best-in-class, top-tier console and PC games. 

"I'm thrilled to welcome Corey to Austin and Certain Affinity," said Max Hoberman, President of Certain Affinity. "This is the first of several new key leadership positions as we evolve from helping others with AAA development to developing entire games on our own. While multiplayer will continue to be an important part of our DNA and our project portfolio, we're also intent on becoming experts at single player and cooperative experiences. Best-in-class talent like Corey building and leading our Narrative Department is a huge leap in this direction, and his experience and perspective will be tremendous assets to us."

"Joining Certain Affinity as the company’s narrative director is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Corey May.  "The projects are so interesting and intriguing...but it is the entire company team that is the real draw.  There’s just so much talent and passion on display here – and it’s infectious."

With more than a decade of experience, May is one of the few established video game scriptwriters in the industry.  He joins Certain Affinity from UbiSoft Montreal, where he oversaw narrative direction on all studio projects. Prior to Ubisoft, May founded sekretagent Productions, a LA-based film/television production company that he then expanded into Montreal and brought consulting and scriptwriting services to the Canadian market.  May’s game credits include Assassin’s Creed, Army of Two, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed; Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed III and Batman: Arkham Origins.  His film credits include The Plague, Sleeping Beauty, The Hunt and Dogs of Babel.  May holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University and a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California.