A new games development studio was founded in late 2019 and while we don’t know much about what they will be developing, we do know they are well set to succeed. The studio is being headed up by James Brooksby, previously head of Wargaming UK, the British office of the World of Tanks developers, who has now left his position to work full time with his studio.
He was also the founder of both Born Ready Studios and Edge Case Games, the latter of which was sold to Wargaming back in 2018. The new company’s initial funding campaign was led by Chris Kingsley, CEO over at Rebellion, and later helped along by Cedric Littardi of Anime Virtual.
Brooksby released a statement to GI.biz about the new studio, saying “the culture and values of the new studio are very important to me – we will be making smart choices and excellent games. However, there must be a focus on those games and their players – no nonsense around the edges.”
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This “no BS, no politics” approach to game development sounds promising, and the seven person based studio based in Guildford - one of the key industrial hubs of the UK - has plans to release their first game in 2021. This is expected to be a premium strategy title and we’ll bring you updates as we learn more.
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