11-30-2020, 02:36 PM
Fall Guys developer Mediatonic opens new UK studio
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-opens-new-uk-studio.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><em>Fall Guys </em>developer Mediatonic is opening a new UK studio in Leamington Spa. The office will be led by company vice president of art, Phil Warner, and will be hiring staff across a “wide range of disciplines.”</p>
<p>Mediatonic currently has studios in London, Brighton, Guildford, and Madrid, and said its latest site will be an “important complement” to that existing network as it looks to continue supporting <em>Fall Guys</em> in the long-term. </p>
<p>“Mediatonic’s new studio will operate under COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines while they’re in place, but the team are eager to warmly welcome new faces once everything’s fully open,” <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/374372/Its_a_KO_Makers_of_gaming_sensation_Fall_Guys_Ultimate_Knockout_to_open_new_studio_at_Mill_St_Leamington_Spa.php">reads a press release</a>. </p>
<p>“With a long-term commitment to creating engaging seasonal content for the<em> Fall Guys</em> playerbase and with plenty of other exciting projects in the pipeline, there should be some great opportunities for people looking to take their next step in games with Mediatonic.”</p>
<p><em>Fall Guys</em> has gone from strength to strength since launching on August 4, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwioiLSmgKPtAhUPQEEAHZkCBPsQFjAAegQIBBAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamasutra.com%2Fview%2Fnews%2F373815%2FFall_Guys_has_sold_over_10_million_copies_on_Steam.php&usg=AOvVaw27o25jU0NbXUneeXWIsI2N">selling 10 million copies on Steam</a> within two months of launch and breaking records as the <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/368885/Fall_Guys_is_now_the_most_downloaded_PS_Plus_game_in_history.php">most-downloaded PlayStation Plus title in history</a>. </p>
<p>Publisher Devolver Digital also has big plans for the franchise, and <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/372274/Devolver_brings_in_head_of_licensing_to_put_Fall_Guys_on_the_licensing_map.php">recently hired a head of licensing</a> to help put <em>Fall Guys</em> “on the licensing map.”</p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/fall-guys-developer-mediatonic-opens-new-uk-studio.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><em>Fall Guys </em>developer Mediatonic is opening a new UK studio in Leamington Spa. The office will be led by company vice president of art, Phil Warner, and will be hiring staff across a “wide range of disciplines.”</p>
<p>Mediatonic currently has studios in London, Brighton, Guildford, and Madrid, and said its latest site will be an “important complement” to that existing network as it looks to continue supporting <em>Fall Guys</em> in the long-term. </p>
<p>“Mediatonic’s new studio will operate under COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines while they’re in place, but the team are eager to warmly welcome new faces once everything’s fully open,” <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/374372/Its_a_KO_Makers_of_gaming_sensation_Fall_Guys_Ultimate_Knockout_to_open_new_studio_at_Mill_St_Leamington_Spa.php">reads a press release</a>. </p>
<p>“With a long-term commitment to creating engaging seasonal content for the<em> Fall Guys</em> playerbase and with plenty of other exciting projects in the pipeline, there should be some great opportunities for people looking to take their next step in games with Mediatonic.”</p>
<p><em>Fall Guys</em> has gone from strength to strength since launching on August 4, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwioiLSmgKPtAhUPQEEAHZkCBPsQFjAAegQIBBAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamasutra.com%2Fview%2Fnews%2F373815%2FFall_Guys_has_sold_over_10_million_copies_on_Steam.php&usg=AOvVaw27o25jU0NbXUneeXWIsI2N">selling 10 million copies on Steam</a> within two months of launch and breaking records as the <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/368885/Fall_Guys_is_now_the_most_downloaded_PS_Plus_game_in_history.php">most-downloaded PlayStation Plus title in history</a>. </p>
<p>Publisher Devolver Digital also has big plans for the franchise, and <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/372274/Devolver_brings_in_head_of_licensing_to_put_Fall_Guys_on_the_licensing_map.php">recently hired a head of licensing</a> to help put <em>Fall Guys</em> “on the licensing map.”</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/11/...uk-studio/