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Several former staff members of EA DICE and Embark Studios this week exposed their new studio, Wayfinder Video games. Even though the most important office will be based in Sweden, the builders by themselves can operate total distant. The staff plans to make a roleplaying match, combining suggestions from the two single-participant online games, MMOs and tabletop strategies.
The personnel of the new studio include builders who’ve worked on Minecraft, Star Wars Battlefront and Offended Birds. At the minute, Wayfinder has 18 members of its staff members. In accordance to Wayfinder, they’ll not only present long-lasting remote-work options, but a far more healthful atmosphere geared to sustainability.
Fia Tjernberg, Wayfinder’s CEO, claimed in a assertion, “Our group members have established some remarkable video games over the previous decade and we’re thrilled to assemble these a really expert and talented workforce. We’re on a mission to make Wayfinder Video games a excellent, values-driven position to function and with each other with our devoted associates, we’re fully commited to preserve evolving how we collaborate in a completely remote natural environment.”
Wayfinder’s investors and companions incorporate Makers Fund, Behold Ventures and Dreamhaven. Archie Stonehill, principal at Makers Fund, mentioned, “Wayfinder Online games is a shining illustration of what a fashionable, progressive developer can be… We think the expertise they have captivated is a testament to this culture and we at Makers are thrilled, and thankful, to be aspect of it.”
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