Take-Two Interactive och 2K Games låter meddela att veteranen Michael Condrey, grundare av Sledgehammer Games, nu dragit igång en egen 2K Games-studio i Silicon Valley som han själv kommer vara chef för. Condrey har tidigare bland annat varit chief operation officer samt director hos Visceral Games och även varit en av de drivande bakom 2017 års Call of Duty: WWII. Dessutom är han en av upphovsmännen bakom Dead Space-serien. I pressreleasen säger 2K-chefen David Ismailer:
"At 2K, we offer our collective audience a variety of engaging and captivating entertainment experiences. We continually seek opportunities to empower and invest in the right people and ideas. Michael's unparalleled creative, production and leadership accolades are well-documented and deserved. We are greatly inspired not only by his passion but the potential for his new studio to complement our existing portfolio and development expertise. We welcome Michael to the 2K family and look forward to seeing our new Silicon Valley studio flourish in the months and years to come."
Som sig bör vid dessa högtidligheter, hade även Condrey lite att förtälja:
"Great games come from the passion of a team driven by the pursuit of quality and the empowerment of an independent studio model. 2K's studios have creative and technical autonomy, backed by a world-class infrastructure of support, and that offers the perfect recipe to build a new studio and craft experiences that will lead the next generation of gaming for fans everywhere. David and the dedicated people at 2K and Take-Two have an extensive history of rich and established brands, as well as a long tenure of executive leadership committed to supporting the ambitions of their independent studio teams."
Den nya 2K-studion har inget namn ännu, men en höjdare som Condrey och hans team kommer ha "the creative freedom to develop the studio's vision and long-term projects while having access to a global network of proven industry leaders and resources across 2K's studios".
Kort sagt finns det anledning att räkna med storverk. Sannolikt dröjer det tre-fyra år innan deras första spel släpps, men det lär bli något att se fram emot åtminstone.
MIchael Condrey till höger i ett mycket naturligt foto.
