NetEase Launches A New US Studio Led By Bethesda And BioWare Veterans.

[Gamernyc78]

NetEase launches new US studio led by Bethesda and BioWare veterans

NetEase Games has announced the creation of a new development studio in Austin, Texas. Called T-Minus Zero Entertainmen…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Called T-Minus Zero Entertainment, the studio will be led by industry veteran Rich Vogel, of Ultima Online and Star Wars: The Old Republic fame. Vogel had most recently been working at Certain Affinity as VP of production and online services.

Joining him as game director is Mark Tucker, former design director at Bethesda and game designer for the past 22 years.

Jeff Dobson also joined as art director – he also had a brief stint at Bethesda but is mostly known for his 13 years at Bioware in various leading art and animation roles.

Finally, Scott Malone will be T-Minus Zero Entertainment's VP of operations and production, after seven years at Bethesda (most recently as production director) and over four years at Zenimax.

The team's debut title will be a third-person online multiplayer action game based on a new sci-fi IP.

Vogel commented: "Our studio's mission is to create epic, immersive worlds where players from around the globe can play together, forming vibrant and passionate communities

 

[Yurinka]

NetEase also did open another new studio recently in Barcelona (Spain) and Seattle (US): Anchor Point Studios, with the lead designer of Control, who also was in the leadership team (during around a year, before he left Remedy) of Alan Wake 2.

Anchor Point Studios official site

Anchor Point Studios is a new NetEase Games global games studio founded by industry veterans with a passion for creating immersive and engaging action-adventure games

www.anchor-point.com

That guy and other people who started Anchor Point also started Smilegate Barcelona a few years ago.

 

[Zzero]

They actually have 14 "non-shovelware" studios outside of China now. 15 if you count the second team at Grasshopper. Will be interesting to see where they are five to ten years from now.

 

[Ezekiel]

That's perfect, drain the talent from recently purchased publishers, and regroup for better seas.

 

[anonpuffs]

NetEase? Blehhh

 

[Zzero]

That's perfect, drain the talent from recently purchased publishers, and regroup for better seas.

Well, its sounds like they are making a moba so yes, please drain the out of the rest of the industry.

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

NetEase? Blehhh

These publishers are expanding into AAA single player games. It's actually good. We already lost two big 3rd party publishers. There is a gap that needs to be filled and only these guys can fill it.

 

[anonpuffs]

These publishers are expanding into AAA single player games. It's actually good. We already lost two big 3rd party publishers. There is a gap that needs to be filled and only these guys can fill it.

I have no issue with new studios, but NetEase's MO is MOnetization

 

[Vertigo]

I bought NetEase shares at like $55 … never played a game of theirs but… goddamn … can’t say I regret it.