06 Nov
Soren Johnson, lead designer on Sid Meier’s Civilization 4, has formed a new indie studio called Mohawk Games. Johnson will serve as CEO of the studio, and Stardock president and CEO Brad Wardell will serve as president. “Mohawk puts gameplay first,” Johnson said, in part. “Our goal is to make games that will be played […]
06 Nov
A new German games studio called Envision Entertainment has been formed by former members of EA Phenomic, which was closed in July. According to GamesIndustry International, former VP, EP at EA Phenomic Dirk Ringe is Envision’s CEO, with Volker Wertich as creative director, Boris Kunkel as development director, Marco Löhlein as producer and Mark Novolozhilov […]
05 Nov
Ex-Blizzard, Zenimax and Riot Games developer Rich Barham has co-founded a new mobile focused UK studio called Octopus 8 Studios. Barham will be CEO of the studio, and is joined by Mediatonic senior designer Justin Parsler, and Lady Shotgun designer Chris Cox. “Today’s announcement represents the beginning of a very exciting period for us,” Parsler […]
02 Nov
Epic Games has confirmed to Pixel Enemy today that People Can Fly has been renamed to Epic Games Poland. “We’ve changed the studio’s name from People Can Fly to Epic Games Poland,” Epic said in a statement. “We’re a global company with talented people working toward one goal across the world. We think this helps […]