Brass Hats was created by the independent game company Square Earth Games, which is James Dewar (programmer) and Peter Queckenstedt (artist). The game took a year of full-time development to create. James worked at Electronic Arts for 3 years on sports titles for the PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, Xbox 360 and PS3. After getting burned out by the industry, he decided to leave and create his own independent game company, to get back to his roots. James explains: "I grew up playing games on the NES and SNES consoles. Ever since I first played video games, I've always loved them and wanted to create my own games. But when I started working in the industry, things had changed. Games were huge productions costing millions of dollars, with 50+ people working on a single game. While I enjoy modern games, and think there is a place for them, I personally prefer simpler games with a focus on fun. I guess I'm an old school gamer at heart."
