Posts tagged new-studio 
Square Enix recruiting for new RPG-focused quest in Japan
Square Enix is assembling party members for a new RPG-oriented studio, according to a report from Inside Games, as translated by Siliconera. A recruitment page for the unnamed studio is calling for battle and event-savvy directors, programmers, marketing directors and designers that have mastered ...
Tomb Raider creator forms new studio with former Yaiba dev team
Toby Gard, creator of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise, has formed Tangentlemen, a new development studio focused on experiential game design. The studio's team met while developing Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, which Gard served as director of, and includes Yaiba's lead designer, producer and art...
Wargaming establishes new mobile-oriented studio in Seattle
World of Tanks developer Wargaming has conquered Seattle and is funding the creation of a new, yet-to-be-named studio there, GamesBeat reports. Okay, maybe they just want to make mobile games instead of capturing the city, but if they start rolling tanks toward their neighbors next year, we called ...
Namco Bandai opening Vancouver, Singapore offices in June
Namco Bandai Studios Vancouver Inc. will open its doors to the ever-growing Canadian gaming development scene this June, British Columbia's Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training has announced. The studio will develop "online social games," though nothing else is known regarding the studio's...
Journey art director opens new studio, first game to include music from Austin Wintory
Matt Nava, former art director for Journey and Flower, announced that he will be opening a new game development studio, Giant Squid. Nava teamed up wth Los Angeles television and film company Ink Factory to found the studio, and will serve as creative director. Nava is joined by Nicholas Clark, who...
Rovio expanding into Sweden; next, the world
Angry Birds originator and eventual ruler of all mankind Rovio is widening its grasp upon the world by opening a new studio in Stockholm, Sweden. Should all go according to plan, the presently unnamed new studio will be staffed by 20 to 30 folks within a year. This announcement follows Rovio's rece...
Jaffe outlines plans post-Eat Sleep Play; no Twisted Metal DLC or sequel planned
As we learned earlier this week, Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe will be leaving Eat Sleep Play sometime after the series relaunch of Twisted Metal hits store shelves. Jaffe sat down with our own Alexander Sliwinski during this week's DICE summit for a segment on The Joystiq Show, during which he...
