After Embracer Group closed Volition, some of the veteran developers of Saints Row and Red Faction they joined forces to give life to Shapeshifter Gamesa new studio located in Champaign, Illinois, which will mainly deal with co-development of triple-A productions and which is collaborating with inXile in the development of Clockwork Revolution, as revealed by Brian Fargo's company in a post on X.
The opening of Shapeshifter Games was announced via a post on LinkedIn, which describes the studio's goals and confirms that it is “already working hard with a great publisher on the next great IP“, whose name we now know. Matt Madigon is the head of the studio, while Rob Loftus and Brian Traficante, both Volition veterans, will be studio director of production and franchise creative director respectively.
“Shapeshifter is a new co-development studio brought together by a group of experienced developers from Volition. We are focused on developing AAA games. One of the company's goals is to create a more sustainable environment for developers.
“We're already working with a top publisher on their next big IP and looking to grow. Shapeshifter is always looking for talented developers to help us grow.”
A great collaboration
As mentioned, Shapeshifter Games has confirmed that it is already working to co-develop a new IP from a large publisher, but without offering further details on the matter. On the other hand, lightning artist AJ Nelson revealed on LinkedIn that the project in question is a game from Xbox Game Studios by Microsoft, later revealed to be Clockwork Revolution.
“I can finally announce that I have joined the amazing team at Shapeshifter Games, who are co-developing an Xbox Game Studios project,” said Nelson. “I look forward to the new challenges, game worlds and stories I will help create across these talented teams.”
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