New outfit holds 45 staff, together working on two next-gen titles
British superdev Kuju Entertainment has expanded its fleet of studios by opening a new outfit in the Czech Republic, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
The studio, known as Vatra, is reportedly working on two new projects for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The outfit has secured “two projects for a high-profile publisher” and is aiming to expand its 45-strong workforce.
The developer is currently adopting the Unreal Engine, though studio head Matthew Seymour has implied that, looking ahead, engineering staff may build the outfit’s own proprietary engine.
"This is our hardcore, high-end action studio," said Kuju CEO Ian Baverstock. "They’re a very high quality studio."
The announcement continues six months of intermittent expansion and contraction for the independent development group. Back in October Develop revealed that Kuju had expanded its studio profile to the Philippines, just a few months before the group announced staff cut backs.
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Meanwhile, Kuju subsidiary Zoe Mode opened a San Francisco studio back in May, though shortly after rumours had arisen that Kuju’s Chemistry studio had closed.
the headline could equally be... "Kuju continues to expand in cheaper territories overseas after laying off British developers."
Discuss.
Who said they laid off employees from the UK?
Whats important to realise is that this is a company which seems to be expanding way to quickly IMHO. How many notable products to they actually release? How much money do they really make?
I suspect we'll see the collapse of Kuju in the next 5 years. And 45 working on 2 next-gen games?! These days games take up to teams of 100+ for just one game, 45 seems a bit on the low end.
Is that true that Chemistry was closed? Were the people really laid off? These are the questions that came to my mind when I read about this new studio. Wasn't Chemistry working with UE3 as well?
Как сказал один мудрый еврей - и это пройдёт…
Всё верно - у нас это не только развлечение, но и работа, следовательно - на моря!!! :)
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