Epic Games has announced the formation of a new development studio under their umbrella, named Impossible Studios, comprised partly of former employees of EA’s defunct Big Huge Games, known for Kingdoms of Amalur: reckoning.<\/p>\n
Based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Impossible is the latest addition to Epic\u2019s network, which includes corporate headquarters in Cary, North Carolina; ChAIR Entertainment in Salt Lake City, Utah; People Can Fly in Warsaw, Poland; Epic Games Korea in Seoul, Korea; and Epic Games Japan in Yokohama, Japan.<\/p>\n
Led by studio director Sean Dunn, Impossible\u2019s first project is the touch-based action role-playing game \u201cInfinity Blade: Dungeons\u201d for iOS. \u201cInfinity Blade: Dungeons,\u201d which was conceived at Epic\u2019s Cary studio, is being developed in collaboration with Epic and ChAIR under Impossible\u2019s roof in Maryland.<\/p>\n
Impossible consists of former employees of Big Huge Games, creators of the renowned \u201cRise of Nations\u201d strategy games, \u201cCatan\u201d for Xbox LIVE Arcade, \u201cAge of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties\u201d for PC, and \u201cKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cEpic Games has truly embraced this stellar collection of developers who were displaced by the closing of Big Huge Games,\u201d said studio director Sean Dunn. \u201cThey have looked after us with complete care, giving us all the tools and resources we need to make a lot of gamers happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were so glad we could help keep this great team together, and we\u2019re lucky to have them,\u201d said Epic Games President Dr. Michael Capps. \u201cAt the time, I said that finding a full team of superstars was \u2018impossible\u2019 and apparently the name stuck! Pairing the imagination and experience of Impossible with Epic\u2019s technology, IP and resources makes for a business greater than the sum of its parts.\u201d<\/p>\n
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