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Adrian Werner, 11 October 2024, 10:52

A group of Disco Elysium veterans have founded the Longdue studio and are working on an ambitious new RPG.

Martin Bukowski, 16 May 2024, 23:43

Activision Blizzard's recently founded standalone studio is developing a new AAA game. True game industry veterans are responsible for it.

Maciej Gaffke, 13 May 2024, 02:45

Sony is believed to have set up a new studio staffed by laid-off employees from Deviation Games, which closed in March.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 13 March 2024, 04:02

The director of the Star Wars Jedi game series has established his own studio. Giant Skull is composed of veterans and is expected to provide players with a high-budget single player title.

Kamil Kleszyk, 19 January 2024, 04:47

After leaving Rocksteady, Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker are joining forces again. The creators of the Arkham series, among others, headed the Hundred Star Games studio.

Kamil Kleszyk, 16 November 2023, 07:16

Worlds Untold is a new studio on the gamedev map. The team, established by NetEase Games, is headed by BioWare veteran Mac Walters.

Jan Kopacz, 02 August 2023, 15:17

Veteran of teams such as Valve, Naughty Dog, Riot Games and Blizzard are working on a shooter inspired by comic books and anime.

Hubert Sledziewski, 16 June 2023, 13:22

We learned what Absurd Ventures, a company set up by Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser, will do. The field of its activities is perfectly captured in an enigmatic video.

Marcin Przala, 01 June 2023, 12:38

The leading creators of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 have established their own game studio called Blank. The first project of the experienced developers will be a post-apocalyptic game.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 April 2023, 11:27

The creators of the Far Cry, Battlefield and Mirror's Edge series, among others, have formed a new studio. Moon Rover's first project will be an „innovative” action game.

Jakub Tarchala, 16 March 2023, 11:41

Former Blizzard employees, who were involved in work on WoW, Diablo 3 and the upcoming Four, along with other industry veterans have founded a new studio, Gas Giant Games. The developers are already working on their first game - an action RPG.

Adrian Werner, 21 July 2022, 12:49

Bruce Straley, the co-director of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, has founded Wildflower Interactive studio together with other Naughty Dog veterans. The team is already working on its first project.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 February 2022, 17:57

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz (director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) is preparing another dark fantasy RPG. The project is being developed at the newly established studio Rebel Wolves.

Adrian Werner, 26 January 2022, 10:12

Several key developers of StarCraft II and the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne expansion have set up a new studio, where they are working on a PC RTS. They have already raised over $34 million for this purpose.

Sonia Selerska, 20 January 2022, 12:19

A group of developers from Firaxis Games, involved in XCOM 2 and Civilization 4, announced the creation of a new studio. It will focus on designing turn-based strategy games.

Miriam Moszczynska, 22 November 2021, 21:27

Hideo Kojima is officially expanding his scope of work into more industries. The new division of Kojima Productions is set to work on music, movies, and other aspects of culture that go further than video games.

Jacob Blazewicz, 28 October 2021, 19:07

Change of Sony's game publisher on Steam from PlayStation Studios to PlayStation PC is further confirmation of the company's serious plans for the PC platform.

Hubert Sledziewski, 15 September 2021, 19:41

Co-creators of such series as Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty and Borderlands founded a new studio - Nesting Games. Its goal is to develop AAA single player RPGs without a huge open world.

Adrian Werner, 11 August 2021, 11:42

Dr. DisRespect announced plans to create his own development studio. It is to create games together with other „mega-influencers”.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 30 July 2021, 10:55

The creators of The Stanley Parable and Gone Home have founded a new studio - Ivy Road. The soundtrack for their first project will be created by the composer of music for Minecraft.

Paul Musiolik, 03 July 2021, 19:43

A year after leaving Rockstar Games, GTA series co-creator Dan Houser is founding a new company, Absurd Ventures in Games.

Michal Ciezadlik, 30 June 2021, 13:15

Casey Hudson, former CEO of BioWare, announced on Twitter the establishmet of his new studio, Humanoid. The company will be working on an original IP.

Milosz Szubert, 20 May 2021, 13:35

Deep Silver has announced the resurrection of Free Radical Design. Its core will be comprised of the most important people from the old team, including its original founders. Together they will prepare the next installment of the TimeSplitters series.

Adrian Werner, 07 April 2021, 15:12

Platige Image and Movie Games have established the Image Games company, which will develop a series of gangster-themed AA games.

Michael Kulakowski, 23 March 2021, 21:35

The Amazon Game Studios family will expand with a fourth development studio. The new team is slowly being built in Montreal, with key members being the co-creators of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, who will be working on a new multiplayer game.

Michael Kulakowski, 23 March 2021, 19:55

THQ Nordic announced that it has established a new development studio in the Czech Republic. The team, consisting of veterans of the ArmA and Mafia series, will work on the project of a game combining RPG elements with strategy, as well as the Comanche combat helicopter simulator.

Karol Laska, 16 March 2021, 19:16

Sony has taken care of another small studio that will be developing games with PlayStation consoles in mind. This time it's the newly formed Haven Entertainment Studios founded by Jade Raymond.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 February 2021, 11:20

Microsoft intends to create a new company - Vault. ZeniMax Media, the publisher recently purchased by the Redmond giant, will be incorporated into its structures, along with Bethesda Softworks. As it turns out, Vault will be absorbed by ZeniMax and after the merge the company will operate under Microsoft.

Jacob Blazewicz, 18 January 2021, 23:07

Tomonobu Itagaki has started a new studio. The father of the Dead or Alive brand, also responsible for resurrecting the Ninja Gaiden series, is returning after a four-year hiatus and he wouldn't mind working with Microsoft again.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 December 2020, 20:11

We already know what Keiichiro Toyama is working on with his new team. The first project from the creator of Silent Hill to be released under the banner of Bokeh Game Studio is to be a horror action adventure game.

Bart Swiatek, 24 November 2020, 10:09

The creators, who in the past worked on well-known series such as Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed or Watch Dogs, founded a new studio - Yellow Brick Games. The team includes, among others, Mike Laidlaw, former creative director of DA.

Adrian Werner, 28 October 2020, 13:19

Chris Metzen, along with two other veterans of Blizzard Entertainment, founded Warchief, a company that will develop tabletop games.

Bart Swiatek, 21 October 2020, 11:13

Former Blizzard Entertainment employees founded Frost Giant Studios. Developers plan to create another groundbreaking real-time strategy.

Milosz Szubert, 23 September 2020, 19:14

Today, the creation of Dreamhaven, a new video game company led by former Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime, was officially announced. The company has already established its first two studios, Moonshot and Secret Door.

Milosz Szubert, 08 September 2020, 20:45

CI Games has formally opened a new studio called Hexworks. Its task is to prepare Lords of the Fallen 2, i.e. a sequel of the nRPG's souls-like action RPG from 2014.

Adrian Werner, 01 February 2020, 20:59

Known for the tabletop versions of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast founded the developer studio Archetype Entertainment, which is working on an RPG for PC and consoles. The team is led by James Ohlen, the lead designer of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Baldur's Gate.

Konrad Serafinski, 09 December 2019, 22:10

2K Games has officially announced that another installment of the iconic BioShock series is being developed. The press release states that Cloud Chamber, a newly established studio led by Kelley Gilmore, is responsible for the game.

Adrian Werner, 18 September 2019, 11:50

David Gaider, the main screenwriter of the Dragon Age series and Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, founded a new studio, Summerfall, in Australia. The first game of the team will be revealed next month.

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 June 2019, 23:45

PUBG Corp. has announced the employment of Glen Schofield as head of the new studio. The creator of Dead Space and the Call of Duty series will lead the Striking Distance team in creating story-oriented productions set in the Playerunknown's Battlegrounds universe.

Konrad Serafinski, 16 June 2019, 16:41

While gamers' attention was focused on E3, Microsoft announced the creation of a new studio, responsible solely for the Age of Empires series. It will be headed by Shannon Loftis.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 May 2019, 22:40

Sony Interactive Entertainment has established a new film studio. PlayStation Productions will be responsible for screenings of production based on the Japanese company's catalogue, without the help of third parties. Shawn Layden, head of SIE, personally supervises the studio and believes that it will not repeat the mistakes of the creators of earlier game adaptations.

Bart Swiatek, 20 March 2019, 14:41

Disney Studios – the current owner of the Star Wars franchise – decided to reanimate Lucasfilm Games, also known as LucasArts, a developer team originally founded in 1982.

Adrian Werner, 07 February 2019, 13:01

The Crytek branch responsible for the shooter Warface has just become independent. A group of developers has founded a new studio, where they will continue their work.

Milosz Szubert, 06 February 2019, 00:10

Today we report of the new drivers released by Nvidia and AMD, a new developer team formed under the umbrella of Take-Two Interactive Software and 2K Games. Welcome to the latest news from the world – your daily dose of facts.

Milosz Szubert, 29 January 2019, 22:05

Today we are writing about a new update to Marvel's Spider-Man, Apple's plans to create an EA Access style service. Welcome to the news from the world.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 January 2019, 10:01

The developer of the Hitman franchise has decided to expand their manpower by creating a new team.

luckie, 12 September 2016, 11:38

Bonfire Studios is an independent developer co-founded by World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo and Diablo III game director Josh Mosqueira. Their first project will most likely be an online game for PC and mobile platforms.

luckie, 02 June 2016, 13:44

The company that gave us Dying Light, Dead Island, and the Call of Juarez series is becoming a global video game publisher, under the name Techland Publishing. They're aiming to release two AAA games a year.