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Veterans of the industry who worked in the past on DOOM (2016), Halo Infinite and Batman Arkham are now gathering in a new studio under the umbrella of NetEase. The new studio will develop story-based AAA action games, and we’re already excited…
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NetEase launches new Jar of Sparks studio
The creation of the Jar of Sparks studio, where the team is like the champions league, was announced. Less than two months after Halo Infinite head of design Jerry Hook left the 343 Industries team, Hook will now be the studio’s CEO. The team will also include Paul Crocker, the lead narrative director of the Batman: Arkham trilogy, and Greg Stone, who worked on the production of the 2016 version of DOOM.
Hook says the studio’s mission is to “create a new generation of narrative-driven action games in a new world.” “We will develop games that are fun to play with a team that has the creative freedom to innovate and realize their dreams,” he wrote on Twitter. The studio will be working remotely/hybridly for now, and they are considering involving employees from around the world in their teams. Hook also made the following statement:
“We’ve developed games for some of the biggest companies in gaming, and now it’s time to launch our own personal project. We want to develop something new, something innovative and explosive.”
It may take an estimated 3-4 years for the Jar of Sparks studio to release its first game. At the same time, the productions they develop will not be in the “live service” category. So we can say that they will not work on multiplayer games. They say that since the studio is still very new, there is no need to take such risks.
