Veteraner fra Call of Duty-studioet Infinity Ward (Pete Blumel var en av nøkkelpersonene bak blant annet Modern Warfare), Pixar og Sony, MTV Films, Amblin Entertainment og Dreamworks Animation har gått sammen og startet et nytt spillstudio som skal lage virtual reality-spill. Det er litt av en gjeng som nå kaller seg The Rogue Initiative, og som skal lage spill til HTC Vive, Oculus Rift og Playstation VR. De vil tilsynelatende jobbe med Unreal Engine 4, og ifølge pressemeldingen starter de på tre prosjekter samtidig.
The Rogue Initiative om satsningen:
"We will kick off with a big episodic action tentpole franchise, a psychological thriller and a stylised animated action adventure."
Pete Blumel sa følgende til Develop.com:
"I've always loved finding ways of bringing Hollywood creatives together with triple-A video game developers. Virtual reality is another great catalyst in building that bridge. Our vision at The Rogue Initiative is to create a studio where the most successful storytellers and filmmakers from Hollywood collaborate side-by-side to create and develop new worlds and interactive experiences with the best and brightest from the video game and tech industries. We're very fortunate to have built some amazing relationships with established filmmakers over the years, which have now culminated into various projects currently in production using Unreal Engine 4. We can't wait to formerly announce these Hollywood collaborations soon."
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