NEW STUDIO
22CANS
Since joining 22Cans, a studio founded by former Lionhead CTO Tim Rance, Peter Molyneux has set about building a series of experimental ‘experiences’ leading up to a full game. With first release Curiosity causing much conversation, and Godus now unveiled, Molyneux once again has the world’s attention.
BORN READY GAMES
Born Ready Games was established in July 2012, and has since launched a successful Kickstarter campaign – smashing its $100k target with $174k of raised funds – and subsequently releasing the space combat game, Strike Suit Zero.
BOSS ALIEN
Brighton-based Boss Alien was set up by staff after the closure of Disney’s Black Rock Studio. Led by Jason Avent, its debut title CSR Racing has since had over 40 million downloads and generated over $12 million in a month, making it one of the most profitable games on the App Store in 2012.
DLALA STUDIOS
Craig Thomas and Aj Grand- Scrutton, two BAFTA-winning devs, formed Dlala Studios in June 2012. The studio created its first game Janksy in under ten weeks with a team of graduates. The game has now reached over 25,000 downloads and been one of the top free apps on the Windows 8 store.
FUTURLAB
FuturLab released Velocity in 2012, which was only its second commercial game – Coconut Dodge being the first in 2010. So far, it has released four games on PlayStation platforms. It grew its staff from three full-timers to ten in February 2013, and is now poised to make new moves thanks to a new deal with SCE.
HOTSAUCE INTERACTIVE
British talk show host Jonathan Ross is an avid gamer, and in 2012 he and his wife Jane Goldman founded Hotsauce Interactive. The studio’s first title, Catcha Catcha Aliens! for iOS, is described as being a “labour of love” for the team, and fared well with critics. It is now working on bringing the game to other platforms.
PLAYGROUND GAMES
Playground Games was founded in 2010 by Gavin Raeburn, Trevor Williams and Ralph Fulton. Its goal was to build the best racing studio in the world. Having recurited a full team to tackle triple-A console development, Playground launched its debut title last year Forza Horizon to critical and commercial success.
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SOHO PRODUCTIONS
One of two new Microsoft studios in London, Soho Productions opened in 2008. Composed of talents from the games scene and television industry, its debut title, Kinect Sesame Street TV, is an example of how a children’s propriety can be enhanced with Kinect features.
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