Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of both Super Monkey Ball and Yakuza, has founded a new studio at Sega with a design focus on the latter franchise. According to a report from Famitsu (as translated by Andriasang) the first project out of the new studio – known as ‘Ryu ga Gotoku’ or Yakuza Studio – will be […]
Dan Vávra, creator of the Mafia franchise, has co-founded Warhorse, a new studio with a focus on more realistic IP. Also co-founded by Martin Klima (ex-head of Altar Games), the Prague-based outfit staffs veterans from Operation Flashpoint and ARMA (including more from the Mafia team). The team is hiring though, should you have a Visa […]
The adorably logo’d HipposLab is Square Enix’s latest studio, a Japanese base geared towards mobile content. The studio, confirmed via Japanese press release, aims to be “providing high-quality original content mainly for smart phones.” No preferred platforms or devices have been confirmed, but the publisher did vow support for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play a few […]
Viacom’s exit from the games industry has unseated several development studios. And while the Rock Band-creators at Harmonix got the first headlines, the folks at Bruckheimer Games, the game studio co-owned by Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV, are also out on the street. Far from closing, however, the studio is being extremely proactive in seeking a […]