Former Blizzard Entertainment employees have announced the opening of their own studio called Frost Giant Studios. She will create real-time strategy games for a wide audience.
Frost Giant Studios are founded by Tim Morten and Tim Campbell. The first is a former production manager for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void who has spent the past six years at Blizzard Entertainment. Behind him are Activision Blizzard, Sony Santa Monica Studio, and Electronic Arts (worked on the Command & Conquer franchise).
Campbell is a Blizzard Entertainment veteran from another time, the early 2000s. He was the lead designer for the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne campaign. Since then, Campbell has helped found SuperVillain and FireForge Studios and most recently served as Design Director for System Shock 3 at OtherSide Entertainment and as Game Director for Wasteland 3 at inXile Entertainment.
“RTS players are an incredibly passionate community, and they deserve not only a great new game, but one to play with friends,” Morten said. “It will take time to create a worthy successor, but we are incredibly excited and grateful to be able to do this at Frost Giant Studios. ”
Morten and Campbell raised $ 4.7 million in funding to open the studio and prototype their project. The partners were Riot Games, GC Tracker, 1 Up Ventures, Bitkraft Ventures, and Griffin Gaming Partners.
Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier commented on the news: “I’ve heard stories of people at Blizzard who have tried unsuccessfully to get the green light on RTS games in recent years, so it’s, unfortunately, no surprise that a group of developers who love the genre is discovering your own company. “
As a reminder, active support for StarCraft II has recently ended.
