Generally, when we read a press release announcing the creation of a new studio, it’s only a few years later that we discover its first project. ZeDrimeTim decided to throw everything at once, formalizing its existence at the same time as its first game.
The Parisian studio was co-founded by Mika Tanguy, former VFX Supervisor through Umedia and artistic, and Gilles Aujard, scenographer and designer. They do not have a priori any concrete experience in video games, but will compensate by surrounding themselves with 2 big names in video games in France: Romuald Capron, former director ofArkane Lyon quickly passed on PowerZ, who will serve as executive producer, and Cédric Lagarriguefounder and director of Focus for more than 2 decades.
Together, they will work on Darwin’s Paradoxa platform and adventure game inspired by Inside, Limbo and Little Nightmares, which will bring “a new proposal, bathed in humor, and influenced by the Golden Age of science fiction of the 1950s and today’s 3D animation cinema”. It will turn under Unreal Engine 5, is scheduled for PC and consoles in 2024, and will benefit from an already successful fundraising. the concept art that accompanies the ad may already give us an idea of the atmosphere and the artistic direction.
Mika Tanguy, general manager of Zedrimetim who has supervised the special effects of many films and collaborated with the greatest directors comments:
“Cinema and animation increasingly use video game tools such as the Unreal Engine. The positioning of the Zedrimetim studio is unique and original: it brings together film and animation talents and video game talents around original productions. »
Romuald Capron, ex-studio director of Arkane Lyon (Dishonored, Deathloop…) is part of this adventure, partner, he officiates as executive producer:
“After an already busy career in video games, today I wanted to get involved in a project on a human scale. I was immediately taken with the art direction and gameplay mechanics of Darwin’s Paradox and I’m really excited to help the team at ZeDrimeTim turn that vision into a game with a strong identity. »
Cédric Lagarrigue, founder of the publisher Focus Home Interactive, which he directed for twenty years:
“I have had the good fortune in my career to discover and accompany studios on games, which despite their limited budgets have become great successes. Darwin’s Paradox has the ingredients to fall into this category. The excellent playable prototype and the positioning of the studio convinced me to invest in the project and accompany the team in this exciting adventure. »
Gilles Aujard, president of Zedrimetim:
“We are in the process of completing the team which will be made up of a dozen people, each member will have a strong impact on the quality of the game, this is why we want to integrate everyone into this adventure in their allowing access to the capital of the company. »
A fundraiser was carried out to allow the young studio to benefit from the financial base necessary for the pre-production and production phases, until the launch of Darwin’s Paradox. This fundraising brought together the four partners, business angels from the Entertainment, video game and finance industries as well as Bpifrance, via the Tech x Touch fund managed on behalf of the State as part of France 2030.
“We are enthusiastic to participate in the creation of this new studio carried by a team with proven multiple talents, on an original positioning, crossing the world of cinema with that of video games. This transversality is the one that we wish to promote widely within the different verticals of our Cultural and Creative Industries, it is one of the strong axes of our major Touch plan! says Anne Villette, Senior Investment Director of the Creative Industries Division of Bpifrance.
We are already looking forward to learning more about the future of Darwin’s Paradox and ZeDrimeTimwho recruits to swell its ranks.
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