Jason Kingsley

Chief Executive Officer & Creative Director (Co-founder), Rebellion Developments

Search every verified Jason Kingsley interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jason Kingsley, co-founder and CEO of Rebellion Developments, discussed the development of the studio's upcoming game *Atomfall* in a February 2025 interview. He described the game's inspirations as early British sci-fi, including *Day of the Triffids* and the TV show *Survivors*, and noted that the game's design rewards both combat and conversation, with non-player characters who may react rudely or back down if challenged. Kingsley also mentioned that the game includes a metal detector as a sub-game for finding secret caches, and that he continues to discover new things in the game despite having been involved from the beginning. In previous interviews, Kingsley has spoken about Rebellion's approach to independence, stating that the company has been approached many times to be acquired but has never felt it was a good fit for the staff or the company. He has described Rebellion as having a "protective view of being custodians" of its intellectual property, preferring to license rather than sell rights. Kingsley has also discussed the challenge of competing with larger publishers, saying the studio must be "clever" because it cannot match the marketing budgets of multinational corporations. He has emphasized the importance of making games that people enjoy and feel are worth their money, and has noted that the games market is larger than the film, TV, and music markets combined.