Paradox Interactive has announced the opening of a new internal development studio, Paradox Tectonic, which will operate in Berkeley, California as the newest member of the Stockholm-based publisherβs team of studios.
The studio is led by Rod Humble, former Executive Vice President at Electronic Arts and former CEO of Linden Lab, creators of Second Life.
Paradox Tectonic will lead development of a brand-new game and IP to be published by Paradox Interactive, with details to be announced at a later date. It joins the publisherβs growing list of internal studios, including Paradox Development Studio in Stockholm, Paradox Arctic in UmeΓ₯, Sweden, the Paradox mobile development team in MalmΓΆ, Sweden, Triumph Studios in Delft, The Netherlands, and Harebrained Schemes in Seattle.
βOpening a studio in the California Bay Area puts us in the heart of one of the largest gaming and tech communities in the world,β said Ebba Ljungerud, CEO of Paradox Interactive. βRod Humble and his team bring a wealth of experience and a studio leader who has led work on games that have shaped the industry several times over. We hope to have some earth-shaking news to share from the Tectonic team soon.β
βOur aim with Paradox Tectonic is to create open, fun, beautiful games which respect the playersβ intelligence and enables their creativity, freedom, emotion, and sharing,β said Rod Humble, Studio Head at Paradox Tectonic. βOur studio structure is using best practices for modern development: a flat organization in a low-friction environment with a team of highly experienced domain experts. Itβs a privilege to be reunited with so many world-class colleagues from so many triple-A projects, and the team and I are delighted to join Paradox and be part of driving the companyβs next cycle of growth. Our shared values of quality and putting the customer first made Paradox the perfect fit for us.β
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