[2] His professional influences included Asteroids, Moon Patrol, Gunstar Heroes, Disruptor and the Contra series, followed later by Resident Evil, Gears of War, and the franchise he would eventually contribute to, Modern Warfare.

Moving to EA Redwood Studios (later Visceral Games) as general manager, he collaborated with Bret Robbins, including the popular Lord of the Rings video series and 007: From Russia with Love.

[2] Schofield's reputation grew with the 2008 title Dead Space, which Edge magazine called "a work of passionate sci-fi horror that became one of most commercially successful new properties of the year.

[citation needed] In June 2019, Schofield announced that he was joining Krafton as the CEO of a new development team called Striking Distance Studios.

[14] The Callisto Protocol failed to reach its anticipated sales goals, resulting in Schofield voluntarily leaving Striking Distance Studios in September 2023.