It’s all hot and it’s from Austin. The management of T-Minus Zero Entertainment has been entrusted to veteran Richard Vogel (producer of Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies and Star Wars The Old Republic) with the objective of creating a brand new ambitious license in the register of gaming. 3rd person online action in a sci-fi universe. A sufficiently vague description to imagine anything and everything and that everyone will probably have forgotten by the time the studio presents its game itself. This is the lot of all these new structures forced to announce their project as soon as possible to be able to recruit properly, even if the press release explains that it will not be compulsory to come and live in Texas to be part of the team, the studio being fully open to telework.
” Our studio’s mission is to create epic and immersive worlds where players from all over the world can play together, forming vibrant and passionate communities. The NetEase Games team shares our vision of creating memorable and meaningful experiences and has made it a priority to provide us with the support and creative freedom that will allow us to make our dream come true. commented Richard Vogel. The latter is already surrounded by a few veterans including director Mark Tucker (Fallout 76, DOOM), art director Jeff Dobson (Star Wars The Old Republic, Mass Effect Andromeda) and production director Scott Malone (The Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76).
As a reminder, NetEase Games had already founded or acquired several studios in Japan (Grasshopper Manufacture, Sakura Studio, Nagoshi Studio, GPTRACK50, PinCool) in America (NetEase Games Montreal, Jackalyptic Games, Jar of Sparks, Anchor Point, Bad Brain Game Studios) and in Europe (Spliced, Quantic Dream) all within two years.