State of Decay founder launches new studio Possibility Space to work on "joyful" new game
A new studio named Possibility Space has been set up by Jeff Strain.
Strain is best known as the co-founder of Guild Wars developer ArenaNet (now acquired by NCsoft) and founder of State of Decay developer Undead Labs (acquired by Microsoft).
It’s currently unknown what project the studio is working on, but talent includes industry veterans from the likes of Ubisoft, Warner Bros, Double Fine, Electronic Arts, Oculus, Valve and more.
The studio says it aims to be vibrant and diverse and have an equitable and healthy working culture, dedicated to building joyful games around human experiences.
Though based in New Orleans, employees are able to live and work wherever they like.
“We felt this was the right time to create something new – a studio built from the ground up to embrace evolving needs and perspectives for both players and developers,” said Strain, referencing the anxiety and isolation of working during the pandemic.