The studio will focus on the development of Starbreeze's future titles, including two recently-acquired IPs.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Payday 2 developer Starbreeze Studios announced that it's opening a new studio in the UK.
The new office will be headed by Cinder Cone co-founders Tancred Dyke-Wells and Lawrence Bishop who will take on the roles of creative director and technical director respectively.
The company shared that the new location will facilitate Starbreeze's expansions to its development and third-party publishing teams and revealed that it has acquired two new IPs for the studio's future titles.
According to Starbreeze, the new studio will strengthen the developer's capabilities and will be focused on creating games beyond the Payday series including working on the two acquired IPs.
"We have team members from all over the world and are excited to build another collaborative studio in the United Kingdom to create games our fans will love for years to come," Starbreeze's Chief Executive Officer Tobias Sjögren said. "With this new branch in the UK, Starbreeze will have the opportunity to directly tap into the UK game development talent pool, which is one of the best in the world."
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