Crystal Dynamics Reportedly Opens New Studio in Austin, Texas
Crystal Dynamics seems to want to build momentum in the summer of 2021 by opening a new studio. They just announced that they have opened a new studio based in Austin, Texas.
While the pandemic severely affected the video game industry, as the area returned to normal and new studios opened, new opportunities for expansion presented themselves.
Taking this opportunity, Crystal Dynamics announced that it would open a new studio. This subsidiary of Square Enix is based in Redwood City, California, but will open a new studio in Austin, Texas. And this will be the third studio running under the Crystal Dynamics banner.
Through a post on its Twitter account, Crystal Dynamics confirmed that the new studio in Texas will be officially named Crystal Southwest.
The studio will be helmed by Dallas Dickinson, who has served as executive producer for Crystal Dynamic since late 2021.
Previously, Dickinson was CEO of Breach developer QC Games, and previously Dickinson worked at BioWare for almost seven years as Senior Producer and Director of Production.
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In the meantime, the studio’s build time could position it to support the development of Crystal Dynamics’ next major game release. Alternatively, Crystal Southwest could focus on continuing support for Marvel Avenger in the future.
Regardless, it will take some time before Crystal Southwest is staffed, especially given the difficulties associated with developing the game during the ongoing pandemic.
This is the second studio expansion for Crystal Dynamics since 2021. The first expansion was with the construction of Crystal Northwest based in Bellevue Washington.
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The studio is currently being run by technical director, James Loe and production director, Chad Queen. Crystal Northwest’s focus since then seems to have helped in developing Crystal Dynamics’ latest game release, Marvel’s Avengers.
With three studios, Crystal Dynamics’ continued growth shows that they are staying focused on the bigger game. Given the problems with Marvel’s Avengers, a third studio working on the game has speculatively helped the game’s development significantly.
Crystal Dynamics now has three studios. Is the company working on the next Tomb Raider, Marvel game, or something else? Let’s wait for the future, hopefully there will be good news from Crystal Dynamics.
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