J.J. Abrams' - best known for directing Star Wars Episodes VII and IX, the Star Trek reboot movie, and producing the Cloverfield franchise - production company, Bad Robot, has entered a strategic relationship with Tencent which has spawned a new company: Bad Robot Games.
The new video game focused division's purpose will be to produce original games on the market developed by Abrams and his team. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is also involved as an investor.
While no projects have been revealed as in-development just yet; Bad Robot Games will “partner with well known game developers to create both large scale and indie titles for mobile, PC, and console,” according to The Hollywood Reporter’s recent report. “In-house artists, visual artists, designers and writers from Bad Robot will work on the projects.”
Dave Baronoff will be heading the new division and serving as a creative director. Baranoff has worked with Bad Robot before on such endeavors as Cloverfield's famous ARGs as well as also working with Tencent and Infinity Blade developers ChaiR Entertainment on a project which is in-development.
Here's what Abrams himself had to say on the matter:
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.
So what do you think about this announcement? Are you a fan of Abrams/Bad Robot's projects? Are you looking forward to seeing what they produce?