Tantalus hires David Giles as Director of Development

Release. 9 October 2006.

Melbourne, Australia.

Melbourne based developer Tantalus Interactive today announced the appointment of David Giles as Director of Development of the company. Founded in 1994, Tantalus is one of Australia's best regarded developers, and the appointment of Mr Giles sets the scene for the next phase in its growth. David has more than twelve years of experience in the video game industry, and was the Director of Development at Atari Melbourne House before leaving in 2004 to establish the Melbourne campus of the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.

David will assume responsibility for the development function at Tantalus, working across a variety of projects on DS and PSP, and driving the company's push onto next generation consoles. He will report to Tantalus CEO Tom Crago. David can be contacted at dgiles@tantalus.com.au

For more information about Tantalus, visit www.tantalus.com.au