Owen O’Brien will lead the study
Sumo Digital announced today that he has acquired the studio from CCP games in Newcastle, head of EVE Valkyrie. 34 employees have been transferred to Sumo Digital, with Owen O’Brien as study leader. Newcastle joins the studios in Sheffield, Nottingham and Pune (India), this incorporation even more with the capacity and amplitude of the Sumo experience currently embedded in the development of Crackdown 3 and Dead Island 2.
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“This was a great opportunity to bring an experienced, talented and very united team into our ranks to the extent that we continue to expand,” said Paul Porter, CEO of Sumo Digital.
“Sumo Digital is a great opportunity for the team in Newcastle,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games. “When we say goodbye to our old colleagues, we know a lot of things will happen there, and we’re excited to see what happens next.”
