Atomicom, the development studio founded in 2010 by former Psygnosis developer Gary Nichols, has changed its name to Starlight Gamesshifting the team's focus to an unreleased IP, a futuristic sports title in Unreal Engine 5 created by Nick Burcombe, co-creator of the Wipeout series, of which a short was presented teaser trailerwhich you can find in the player below.
For the moment, no further details have been revealed about this project, except that it is in development with the help of Unreal Engine 5 and that it will be “the future of sports”with the promise of more information in the coming months.
Not only that, the studio has revealed that it has two other projects in the pipeline, to be precise, a sci-fi action rogue-lite and House of Golf 2sequel to the wacky arcade mini-golf series presented for the occasion with a trailer and coming out on PS5, Xbox and PC during the summer.
From Atomicom to Starlight Games
Company representatives told GamesIndustry.biz, that Starlight Games was formed as a different company because new investments were allocated to focus on building a team around a new IPmoving away from his previous specialization of adjunct study.
“We decided we wanted a fresh studio focused on creating our own IP, so Starlight Games was born,” said founder and CEO Gary Nichols.
“We already had a core team and we wanted to build on that with our great relationships, experience and history and ensure we have the right talent in-house, as well as those we work with as like-minded contractors,” explains Nichols. “We've worked to bring in a lot of new people and give them a great place to work and the chance to help us move forward and build this new studio.”
“The company is on a mission to create the best experiences using the power of Unreal Engine 5, with a focus on nurturing young talent from the local community with the goal of nurturing the next generation of game developers and innovating game mechanics”.
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