Tuesday 14 August 2018

This week, Crystal Dynamics announced a new studio expansion, with a second building launching in Bellevue, Washington called Crystal Northwest.

The new studio is up and running right now and is described as a "full-fledged extension of Crystal Dynamics" headed by industry veterans Chad Queen (previously Director of Development at WarGaming) and James Loe (previously Technical Director at WarGaming). Their first project as a studio is technology development for the upcoming Avengers game by the Crystal brand.

In the studio's press release, Scot Amos, Co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics stated, “we’re aggressively scaling up our teams and adding a new studio with spectacular talent to deliver the ultimate gaming experiences for our players. We have assembled a team of industry veterans and leaders in order to create gaming experiences that surpass the expectations of our passionate community.”

Ron Rosenberg, Co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics adds, “our new studio in Bellevue, and the new hires in Redwood Shores, represent our continued commitment to the most ambitious project we’ve ever created. We’ll keep building on the exciting growth Crystal Dynamics has experienced over the last several years, and are eager to deliver a world-class Avengers experience for fans around the world.”

The media statement also goes on to expand of the new hires at the Crystal Dynamics studio, commented on by Ron. Developers such as Vincent Napoli (Lead Combat Designer at Crystal Dynamics, formerly of the God of War franchise), Ben Wanat (Creative Director at Crystal Dynamics, formerly co-creator of the Dead Space franchise, and Dead Space 3's Creative Director), and finally David Fifield (Game Director at Crystal Dynamics and former-Executive Producer and Design Director at 343 Industries on Halo).

Read the full press release on the Crystal Dynamics site, here.

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