Angus Abranson
| Angus Abranson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Game publisher |
Angus Abranson is a game publisher who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career
Angus Abranson started playing AD&D in 1984, and by the age of 14 he was working for Leisure Games - one of the top game retailers in London.[1]:427 In the late 1980s and the early 1990s, Abranson was also writing for Adventurer (1986-1987) and other British RPG magazines and was one of the forces behind the foundation of the magazine Valkyrie in 1994 and regularly reported news for Valkyrie afterward.[1]:427
By 2003 Abranson was the flatmate of Dave Allsop, and they decided to form a new role-playing company called Cubicle 7.[1]:427 Their first priority was Allsop's SLA Industries, so Abranson announced a publishing schedule of five SLA Industries books for 2004, and by the start of the year he had the first two in layout.[1]:427 Abranson and Dominic McDowall-Thomas were friends who regularly gamed and clubbed together, and he agreed to help edit the SLA Industries books for Abranson.[1]:427 In late 2006, Abranson and McDowall-Thomas properly formed Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited, with the two of them as partners.[1]:427 Abranson and McDowall-Thomas handed the creation of Victoriana to Ian Sturrock and Andrew Peregrine, as they remained focus on the business side of things.[1]:428 Abranson recruited Chris Birch to write Starblazer Adventures.[1]:428 After acquiring the Doctor Who license, Abranson and McDowall-Thomas needed investment by the end of 2008, and went to Matthew Sprange of Mongoose Publishing who introduced them to the Rebellion Group.[1]:429 Abranson and McDowall-Thomas were then able to go full-time for the first time in March of 2009, and as a result Abranson left Leisure Games.[1]:429 Cubicle 7 began partnering with other companies, many of the over 20 companies thanks to Abranson's long-time connections within the industry.[1]:430
In November 2011, Angus Abranson left Cubicle 7 to form Chronicle City.[2]