Even if the name Plastic doesn’t mean anything to you, especially if you’re not familiar with the demo scene, perhaps you’ve already come across Linger in Shadows, Datura or even Bound, singular and artistic titles published by Sony Interactive Entertainment during the PS3 and PS4 years. Epic Games has decided to take this small team under its wing, not to be swallowed up by the Fortnite machine but to design original creations.
“Our team is incredibly proud to be spearheading Epic’s growth in Poland. Poland is a growing hub for the top engineering talent we need to create amazing new gaming experiences for players around the world.“, comments Michal Staniszewski, who founded Plastic in 1997. The new team is now looking to expand and recruit engineers, animators and producers.
Epic Games’ interest in Poland is another good sign for a market that already has such prominent studios as CD Projekt, Techland, People Can Fly, 11 bit studios, Flying Wild Hog, Bloober Team and even CI. Games.