This document is the section 77.1, 77.8, 77.9, 77.10, 77.11, 77.13, and 77.16
operating record for the V2 launch production. The machine-readable source is
V2/ue/Content/V2/Production/ProductionOps_V2_Contract.json; the per-fighter
ownership ledger is
per-fighter-production-coverage.csv.
Studio org chart#
Studio Creative Director: Nadia Reyes
Studio General Manager: Malcolm Ibe
Production Director: Beatrice Vaughn
Executive Producer: Leona Hart
Operations Director: Caleb Nwosu
Reporting line:
Creative Director -> Design Director, Art Director, Animation Director, Audio Director, Narrative Director, Cinematics Director, Accessibility Director.
General Manager -> Production Director, Release Director, Marketing Director, Legal Director, Community Director, Esports Operations Director, Finance Director.
Engineering Director -> Gameplay Engineering, Online Engineering, Platform Engineering, Tools Engineering, Build/Release Engineering, Backend Services, Data Engineering, Security Engineering.
QA Director -> Combat QA, Online/Net QA, Cert/Compliance QA, Accessibility QA, Localization QA, Esports QA, Performance QA.
Localization Director -> Translation Leads, Cultural Review, VO Locale Casting, Subtitle/Caption QA, Live-Ops Localization.
Discipline headcount#
| Discipline | Lead | FTE | Launch responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game design | Marta Silva | 28 | Ruleset feel, modes, fighter ownership |
| Gameplay engineering | Priya Desai | 34 | Combat, input, GAS, frame determinism |
| Online engineering | Tomasz Nowak | 20 | Rollback, matchmaking, lobbies, services |
| Tools engineering | Jonah Kim | 14 | Authoring, import, build gates |
| Art | Alessia Moretti | 42 | Characters, stages, cosmetics, UI art |
| Animation | Talia Cho | 46 | Combat, cinematic, traversal, facial |
| Audio | Desmond Vale | 19 | Music, VO, foley, mix, streamer-safe audio |
| Narrative | Omar Finch | 12 | Story, banter, lore, continuity |
| VO production | Leila Ortega | 9 | Casting, booths, pickup cycles |
| QA | Miles Okoye | 52 | Functional, platform, compliance, soak |
| Release | Amelie Bauer | 8 | Branching, cert, day-one patch |
| Operations | Vera Malik | 10 | Vendors, calendars, insurance, continuity |
| Marketing | Hugo Tan | 13 | Trailers, PR, creator access |
| Legal | Imani Bell | 11 | IP, NIL, licensing, privacy, contracts |
| Accessibility | Rowan Price | 7 | Accessibility QA, assistive hardware |
| Localization | Yumi Park | 16 | Launch locale coverage, cultural review |
| Esports ops | Darius Cole | 9 | Circuit ops, TO support, on-call |
RACI#
| Feature area | Responsible | Accountable | Consulted | Informed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruleset combat feel | Game design | Creative Director | Combat QA, Accessibility | Marketing, Esports |
| Launch roster | Fighter champions | Design Director | Art, Animation, Audio, Legal | Release, Community |
| Story and VO | Narrative, VO production | Narrative Director | Localization, Legal | Marketing |
| Online services | Online engineering | Engineering Director | Security, Data, QA | Community |
| Platform certification | Release, Cert QA | Release Director | Engineering, Legal | General Manager |
| Accessibility | Accessibility team | Accessibility Director | QA, Design, UI | Community |
| Esports features | Esports ops | Esports Director | Online, Broadcast, Legal | Marketing |
| Live-service calendar | Production, Marketing | General Manager | Community, Legal, Localization | Support |
External studio integration#
Every outsource partner operates under an executed master services agreement, asset-delivery SLA, confidentiality terms, and work-made-for-hire or IP assignment language. V2 production reviews vendor output in weekly discipline reviews and blocks engine import until source files, metadata, and license records pass the section 77 contract checker.
| Partner | Discipline | MSA | Delivery SLA | IP assignment | Primary delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Frame House | Combat animation | Executed | 5 business days | Yes | Motion clips, cleanup notes |
| Meridian Capture Stage | Mocap studio | Executed | 48 hours after shoot | Yes | Raw Vicon takes, camera reference |
| Northstar VFX | VFX house | Executed | 7 business days | Yes | Niagara emitters, material curves |
| Blue Lantern Audio | Audio post | Executed | 4 business days | Yes | Mix stems, Atmos/Tempest3D masters |
| Polyglot Forge | Localization | Executed | 3 business days | Yes | Strings, VO scripts, cultural notes |
| Ember Legal Ops | Rights administration | Executed | 2 business days | Yes | Rights packets, clearance memos |
Per-fighter team rotation#
Each launch roster slot has a named fighter champion and a mini-team assignment in the CSV ledger. Principal characters receive dedicated champion review every week; mid-roster and partner-IP characters rotate through the same pods on a two-week cadence with legal and licensor review attached to every milestone.
The production pods are:
| Pod | Champion pool | Animator | Audio designer | Review cadence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | Mara Eames, Rafi Bello | Talia Cho | Desmond Vale | Weekly principal review |
| River | Leila Ortega, Micah Noh | Farah Mensah | Quinn Adler | Weekly roster review |
| Forge | Ravi Menon, Sienna Brooks | Anton Weiss | Jun Park | Two-week combat review |
| Pulse | Imani Duval, Kenji Sato | Noor Haddad | Elena Ross | Two-week cinematic review |
| Crown | Elias Reed, Mei Tanaka | Jonas Park | Mira Solis | Licensor review gate |
| Night | Priya Nair, Lucas Hart | Amara Chen | Owen Blake | DLC handoff gate |
Localization talent#
Launch locales: en-US, en-GB, ja-JP, ko-KR, fr-FR, de-DE, es-419, pt-BR, zh-Hans.
| Locale | Lead translator | Cultural reviewer | VO casting director | Actor contract term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| en-US | Avery Brooks | Maya Chen | Leila Ortega | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| en-GB | Fiona Marsh | Idris Hale | Gwen Porter | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| ja-JP | Haru Ito | Emi Watanabe | Sora Kanda | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| ko-KR | Min Seo | Jae Park | Hana Lim | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| fr-FR | Claire Duval | Theo Martin | Anais Laurent | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| de-DE | Lukas Weber | Ingrid Vogel | Petra Klein | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| es-419 | Sofia Reyes | Diego Alvarez | Camila Torres | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| pt-BR | Bruno Costa | Lara Mendes | Tiago Rocha | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
| zh-Hans | Lin Zhou | Wei Chen | Mei Fang | Launch plus 24 months pickups |
Marketing and PR talent#
Marketing Creative Director: Hugo Tan. Owns the launch trailer, Roster Reveal Trailer, b-roll capture package, creator-kit visual rules, and press review capture.
PR plan owner: Keisha Monroe. Embargoes, influencer access, press-tour bookings, review guide, esports kickoff, and support escalation are tracked in the launch PR calendar.
Regional community managers:
| Region | Community manager | Escalation lane |
|---|---|---|
| NA | Jordan Ellis | Support and tournament ops |
| EU | Amelie Laurent | Legal and localization |
| JP | Ren Kobayashi | Licensor and esports |
| KR | Hyejin Park | Platform and esports |
| LATAM | Valeria Soto | Localization and creator |
| SEA | Niran Chai | Platform and community |
| India | Anika Rao | Support and accessibility |
| MENA | Samir Haddad | Legal and cultural review |
Pre-production milestones#
| Milestone | Date | Exit gate | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlight | 2026-05-29 | Vertical slice prototype, 8 fighters, rollback proof, 2 stages | Executive Producer |
| Alpha | 2026-11-20 | Full roster and core modes playable, first cert pass | Production Director |
| Beta | 2027-03-19 | Feature-complete content, localization lock, cert-prep | Release Director |
| Gold master | 2027-06-04 | Day-one patch staged, platform submissions complete | General Manager |
| First 30 days | 2027-07-09 | Hotfix rota, events, support staffing, post-launch analytics | Live Ops Director |
Per-discipline leadership#
| Role | Assigned lead | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Director | Desmond Vale | Soundtrack, VO direction, foley, mix |
| Music Supervisor | Mira Solis | Track licensing, sample clearance, streamer-safe library |
| Audio Post-Production Studio | Blue Lantern Audio | Mastering, Atmos, Tempest3D, Dolby Vision audio encode |
| Casting Director per locale | See localization table | Actor relationships and contract terms |
| Combat Animation Lead | Talia Cho | Ruleset combat animations |
| Cinematic Animation Lead | Noor Haddad | Story, intros, finishers |
| Traversal Animation Lead | Anton Weiss | World Tour, Konquest, brawler traversal |
| Facial Animation Lead | Amara Chen | Face capture and lip-sync |
| MK Art Director | Selene Ward | Finishers, gore-safe visual identity |
| SF Art Director | Rei Nakamura | 2D-feel readability |
| Tekken Art Director | Jin Park | 3D arena and juggle readability |
| SC Art Director | Elise Moreau | Weapon and ring-out identity |
| WWE Art Director | Roman Pierce | Broadcast spectacle |
| UFC Art Director | Nia Brooks | Octagon realism |
| DJ Art Director | Malik Stone | Street venue identity |
| MK Sound Lead | Quinn Adler | Finisher impact style |
| SF Sound Lead | Jun Park | Punchy arcade clarity |
| Tekken Sound Lead | Elena Ross | Heavy juggle and floor impact |
| SC Sound Lead | Owen Blake | Weapon trail and guard identity |
| WWE Sound Lead | Farah Mensah | Arena crowd and broadcast beds |
| UFC Sound Lead | Petra Klein | Cage, body shots, corner calls |
| DJ Sound Lead | Mira Solis | Venue music and crowd momentum |
QA discipline leads: Miles Okoye (Combat), Hana Lim (Online/Net), Petra Klein (Cert/Compliance), Rowan Price (Accessibility), Claire Duval (Localization), Darius Cole (Esports), Tomasz Nowak (Performance).
Cancellation and insurance#
Coverage is active for alpha, beta, and gold cancellation; E&O content claims; cyber breach/data-loss/extortion; and every mocap stunt shoot. Each policy is listed in the production contract with named carrier, coverage cap, and renewal owner.