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Control’s lead designer establishes new NetEase Games studio Anchor Point | VGC

With offices in Spain and the US, it will develop action-adventure games for PC and console…

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Primarily based in Barcelona, Spain, with a second office in Seattle, United States, Anchor Point will focus on the creation of action-adventure games for console and PC.

Ehreth, who also previously worked as a campaign designer on Halo 4 and Halo 5, is joined by a team that includes head of operations Pere Torrents, who formerly held the same role at Smilegate Barcelona (Crossfire).

Other developers at the studio have worked on titles including Ghost of Tsushima, Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Division, according to NetEase.

Anchor Point has almost 100 jobs open and is seeking developers, technical artists, and designers to work in its offices, remotely, or in a hybrid capacity.

“Our studio’s motto is ‘Per Aspera, Ad Astra’ (‘Through hardships, to the stars’) because what we’re attempting to build is an adventure that will stay fresh and provide a unique experience that will surprise people each time they play,” said Anchor Point founder Ehreth.

“We’re grateful to NetEase Games for giving us the creative freedom and resources to build an interconnected world that will expand beyond games and reach into other mediums as well.”

 

[Black_Stride]

Why not.
If NetEase are giving them autonomy and a budget, I want to see what they can produce.
Please dont be a GaaS game studio.

 

[crackajack]

I have thought for a long time that the team is important and a game is not made by just one person, but since more and more people are involved in modern games, and "xy has worked on this and that" seems to mean less and less, the anchor point (wink) is actually only the game director, if he or she has a fun vision, chose the right main writer and script and if the worker bees are fresh graduates or veterans is meaningless.

 

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