Hollywood big shot J. J. Abrams has been interested in video games for quite some time. He has previously announced plans to make

movies based on Portal and Half-Life, and he’s also giving Epic Games a hand with their upcoming title, Spyjinx. Now he’s taking that interest to the next level by creating his own game development studio as part of his Bad Robot brand.

Bad Robot president and COO Brian Weinstein has just revealed that the company is teaming up with Tencent (a mega-publisher out of China that has rapidly been expanding and investing in the West) to form Bad Robot Games. Warner Bros. is also investing money in the studio, and they intend to team up with other established developers to create large and small games alike across the mobile, PC, and console markets. They want it all!

Dave Baronoff has been in charge of Bad Robot’s games and interactive content creation since 2006, so he’s been tapped to head up the new studio. Tim Keenan (creator of the indie game

Duskers) will join him as creative director.

“I’m a massive games fan, and increasingly envious of the amazing tools developers get to work with, and the worlds they get to play in. Now we are doubling down on our commitment to the space with a unique co-development approach to game making that allows us to focus on what we do best, and hopefully be a meaningful multiplier to our developer partners. Dave’s creativity, deep passion and skillful leadership will be incredibly valuable as we harness our partner Tencent’s expertise, experience and reach to bring our games to audiences around the world.”

— J. J. Abrams

There’s no word yet on what Bad Robot Games will tackle first, but it sounds like they’ve got lofty ambitions. Are you looking forward to seeing what Abrams and his crew are crafting?

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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