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Dark, Mature RPG is Republic Games Studio's Debut Project in Which „Lord of The Rings Meets 1984”

Dark, Mature RPG is Republic Games Studio's Debut Project in Which „Lord of The Rings Meets 1984”

The lead writer of Detroit: Become Human has set up his own studio and is working on a dark RPG for mature audiences in cooperation with Krafton.

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Adrian Werner

November 13, 2024

Dark, Mature RPG is Republic Games Studio's Debut Project in Which „Lord of The Rings Meets 1984”
Disco Elysium Legacy Continues with New Psychogeographical RPG. Co-Creators of One of Most Ambitious Games of Recent Years Are Working on It

Disco Elysium Legacy Continues with New Psychogeographical RPG. Co-Creators of One of Most Ambitious Games of Recent Years Are Working on It

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

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Adrian Werner

October 11, 2024

Disco Elysium Legacy Continues with New Psychogeographical RPG. Co-Creators of One of Most Ambitious Games of Recent Years Are Working on It
Activision Blizzard Established Standalone Studio in Warsaw to Work on New AAA Game Focusing on Story and Narrative

Activision Blizzard Established Standalone Studio in Warsaw to Work on New AAA Game Focusing on Story and Narrative

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

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Martin Bukowski

May 16, 2024

Activision Blizzard Established Standalone Studio in Warsaw to Work on New AAA Game Focusing on Story and Narrative
Sony Reportedly Establishes New Studio. Its Core Is to Be Made up of Members of the Team That Was Terminated Just 2 Months Earlier

Sony Reportedly Establishes New Studio. Its Core Is to Be Made up of Members of the Team That Was Terminated Just 2 Months Earlier

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

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Maciej Gaffke

May 13, 2024

Sony Reportedly Establishes New Studio. Its Core Is to Be Made up of Members of the Team That Was Terminated Just 2 Months Earlier
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and God of War Director Founded New Studio. He Wants to Develop Triple-A Action Adventure Game

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and God of War Director Founded New Studio. He Wants to Develop Triple-A Action Adventure Game

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.

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Zuzanna Domeradzka

March 13, 2024

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and God of War Director Founded New Studio. He Wants to Develop Triple-A Action Adventure Game
Former Rocksteady Bosses Leave to Make New Studio With Industry Vets and Emerging Talent

Former Rocksteady Bosses Leave to Make New Studio With Industry Vets and Emerging Talent

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.

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Kamil Kleszyk

January 19, 2024

Former Rocksteady Bosses Leave to Make New Studio With Industry Vets and Emerging Talent
Mass Effect: Andromeda Director Wants to Revolutionize Narrative Games With New Studio

Mass Effect: Andromeda Director Wants to Revolutionize Narrative Games With New Studio

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

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Kamil Kleszyk

November 16, 2023

Mass Effect: Andromeda Director Wants to Revolutionize Narrative Games With New Studio
Blizzard and Riot Games Veterans Work on Colorful Shooter

Blizzard and Riot Games Veterans Work on Colorful Shooter

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

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Jan Kopacz

August 2, 2023

Blizzard and Riot Games Veterans Work on Colorful Shooter
'Philanthropy and Ultra-violence;' Strange Video introduces Rockstar Games Co-founder's New Company

'Philanthropy and Ultra-violence;' Strange Video introduces Rockstar Games Co-founder's New Company

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.

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Hubert Sledziewski

June 16, 2023

'Philanthropy and Ultra-violence;' Strange Video introduces Rockstar Games Co-founder's New Company
Witcher and Cyberpunk Veterans Set Up New Studio; Debut With a Post-apocalyptic Game

Witcher and Cyberpunk Veterans Set Up New Studio; Debut With a Post-apocalyptic Game

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.

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Marcin Przała

June 1, 2023

Witcher and Cyberpunk Veterans Set Up New Studio; Debut With a Post-apocalyptic Game
Far Cry and Battlefield Veterans Join Forces to Revolutionize Action Games at Moon Rover

Far Cry and Battlefield Veterans Join Forces to Revolutionize Action Games at Moon Rover

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.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 25, 2023

Far Cry and Battlefield Veterans Join Forces to Revolutionize Action Games at Moon Rover
Ex Blizzard Employees Are Making New Action RPG [UPDATE]

Ex Blizzard Employees Are Making New Action RPG [UPDATE]

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.

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Jakub Tarchala

March 16, 2023

Ex Blizzard Employees Are Making New Action RPG [UPDATE]
Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us Director Establishes New Studio

Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us Director Establishes New Studio

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.

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Adrian Werner

July 21, 2022

Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us Director Establishes New Studio
Co-creator of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 Establishes New Team

Co-creator of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 Establishes New Team

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.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 16, 2022

Co-creator of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 Establishes New Team
Warcraft and StarCraft Veterans Make a PC RTS on Unreal Engine 5

Warcraft and StarCraft Veterans Make a PC RTS on Unreal Engine 5

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.

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Adrian Werner

January 26, 2022

Warcraft and StarCraft Veterans Make a PC RTS on Unreal Engine 5
XCOM and Civilization Devs Set Up New Studio

XCOM and Civilization Devs Set Up New Studio

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.

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Sonia Selerska

January 20, 2022

XCOM and Civilization Devs Set Up New Studio
Kojima's Studio Opens New Division Focused on Movies and Music

Kojima's Studio Opens New Division Focused on Movies and Music

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.

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Miriam Moszczynska

November 22, 2021

Kojima's Studio Opens New Division Focused on Movies and Music
PlayStation PC Instead of PlayStation Studios; Steam Reveals Sony's New Publishing Brand

PlayStation PC Instead of PlayStation Studios; Steam Reveals Sony's New Publishing Brand

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.

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Jacob Blazewicz

October 28, 2021

PlayStation PC Instead of PlayStation Studios; Steam Reveals Sony's New Publishing Brand
Co-creators of Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty and Borderlands Set Up New Studio and Will Make AAA RPGs

Co-creators of Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty and Borderlands Set Up New Studio and Will Make AAA RPGs

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.

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Hubert Sledziewski

September 15, 2021

Co-creators of Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty and Borderlands Set Up New Studio and Will Make AAA RPGs
Dr. DisRespect Will Make Games Together With Other „Mega-influencers”

Dr. DisRespect Will Make Games Together With Other „Mega-influencers”

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

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Adrian Werner

August 11, 2021

Dr. DisRespect Will Make Games Together With Other „Mega-influencers”