After buying a bunch of studios, Embracer Group has made mass layoffs in recent months, even going so far as to close certain companies. Volitiondeveloper of Red Faction And Saints Rowclosed its doors last August, leaving its employees in the lurch. But some didn’t waste time and have already founded another studio.
Shapeshifter Games was born, it is directed by Matt Madigon, Rob Loftus is the production director and Brian Traficante is the creative director. As the first explains on LinkedIn, the studio will mainly co-develop games AAA in partnership with other firmsthe artist AJ Nelson even reveals that the first project of Shapeshifter Games is a game in collaboration with Xbox Games Studios.
The name of Shapeshifter Games will initially keep a low profile, but it’s a safe bet that he will go solo in video game development in the future, as the team is already well established. You can find Saints Row from €17.99 on Amazon, Cdiscount, there Fnac And Gamesplanet.
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