Former Volition staff from new co-development studio Shapeshifter Games are working on steampunk RPG Clockwork Revolution
New co-development studio Shapeshifter Games, founded by a number of former Volition employees, has been confirmed to be working with inXile Entertainment on its upcoming steampunk role-playing game. Clockwork revolution.
In case you missed it, Shapeshifter Games was revealed earlier this week. At the time, it said the studio would “work with world-class developers and publishers” and be “focused on AAA game development,” with the goal of “creating a more sustainable environment for developers to do their best work.” It also teased that it was “already hard at work with a top publisher on their next great IP,” and now it looks like we know what it is.
The latest news was announced in a after on the inXile Entertainment website, which states: “Shortly after Volition closed, we flew to Illinois and worked with Xbox and then-former Volition leadership to secure this new team as our co-development partner. Their wealth of industry experience has further strengthened our efforts in developing our upcoming steampunk RPG Clockwork revolution.”
The will was closed last August as part of the restructuring of Embracer Group, in an effort to “strengthen Embracer and maintain its position as a leader in the video game industry.”
In a statement shared in the latest news story, inXile president Chris Keenan said he has “a special place in (his) heart for the Parallax/Volition team” because he previously tested the classic first-person shooter . Origin.
“The first priority was to make sure these people had a place to land Clockwork revolutionand we are grateful that we were able to get it done so quickly,” Keenan added. “Onboarding new development partners can be a challenge, but this was a rare collaboration that felt right from the start.”
Clockwork revolution was first announced last June and is published by Xbox Game Studios. While there is currently no release window, it will launch on PC and PC Xbox Series|S sometime in the future.
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