EA established a new studio to focus on open-world action-adventures games
Although EA previously acquired Codemasters, which is famous for racing games, it is clear that their ambitions are not satisfied with this, because EA is preparing to open a new game studio. The studio still does not have a name, but EA will arrange for Kevin Stephens, the former vice president of Monolith Productions, who has served as the two-game works of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War, to lead the studio.
This new studio will be located in the Seattle area of the United States, and the main direction will be open-world action-adventure games. However, in the leadership of the new studio, Kevin Stephens is not the only one who came out of Monolith Productions. Samantha Ryan, the former president of Monolith Productions and the current senior deputy director of EA, will lead the new studio together with Kevin Stephens.
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“Kevin joining forces with Samantha and the incredibly talented teams at Electronic Arts adds even more depth to our creative collective,” EA chief studios officer Laura Miele said.
“Kevin is an exceptionally talented game developer leader and we look forward to supporting him while he builds his team. As someone known for his open-world action-adventure games, we know players will be eagerly awaiting more details on this new studio and its projects.”
“The action-adventure space is a hugely important genre in our industry, and to us at EA,” Ryan tells GamesIndustry.biz. “Players and fans of those games are so passionate and it’s also one of my personal favorite genres. We’ve also recently had success with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and we would love to entertain more fans with similar interests.”
It is currently unknown whether this new studio will be responsible for EA’s existing game series or will build a new IP, but I believe there will be more information in the fall.
