Looks like it’s going on systematic expansion of PlayStation Studios. Sony was supposed to fill its ranks with a British team ballistic moonmade up of former Supermassive Games executives.
Aside from a few insiders, the yet-to-be-announced acquisition is being reported by financial firm PitchBook.
Ballistic Moon is reportedly hiring 47 experienced developers and wants to create exceptional and innovative games of the future. The studio officially announces a collaboration with AAA publishing house on a new major project, which is at an early stage, and the preparation of its own brand.
Earlier, information about a project codenamed Bates got onto the Internet. It must be created exclusively for PlayStation 5 on Unreal Engine 5. Judging by the previous games (Until Dawn and The Quarry), you can expect a single-player horror. This collaboration was mentioned by an unnamed actor for motion capture. He captured the movement of two characters led by Joshua Archerwho directed motion capture for games like Until Dawn and Horizon Zero Dawn.
Ballistic Moon was founded in 2019 by industry veterans Neil McEwan, Chris Lamb and Duncan Kershaw. Ewen has previously worked on projects like House of the Dead: Overkill and Syndicate, Lamb has Until Dawn and Until Dawn: Rush on his resume, and Kershaw has projects like Heavy Rain and Sleeping Dogs , as well as Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Harry. Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Source :Indian TV
