A 'Witcher 3' developer studio creates an online action game set in feudal Japan
A group of former CD Projekt Red developers are working on a new online action that will take players to feudal Japan. This week, Dark Passenger co-founders Jakub Ben and Marcin Michalski announced the creation of their studio and issued a call for talent in a series of tweets spotted by PC Gamer. Ben and Michalski were part of the art team that worked on The Witcher 3 and later worked under contract on Cyberpunk 2077.
The first Dark Passenger game doesn't have a name yet, but the studio's website provides some details about the project. Ben and Michalski say they want to create an online multiplayer game that supports both competitive and cooperative play. They describe a title that seems to borrow elements from games like Titanfall and Absolver. "Our locomotion system will allow players to perform incredible [feats] like running on arrows that were fired by other players, rapidly climbing vertical surfaces using shuko claws or using [a] yari spear as a pole to jump over obstacles,” the studio said. Engaging in close combat will require as much dexterity as it does tactics and close cooperation with teammates.”
The news of the foundation comes after former CDPR executive Konrad Tomaszkiewicz announced earlier this year that he was setting up a studio called Rebel Wolves. He said his team will release its first project, a dark fantasy role-playing game built in Unreal Engine 5, sometime in 2025. After making critically acclaimed The Witcher 3 and contributing to Cyberpunk 2077, Tomaszkiewicz quit CDPR in May 2021 amid allegations that he bullied co-workers. Prior to his departure, it became apparent that working on Cyberpunk involved a long and brutal period of crisis for many of its developers.
As PC Gamer points out, the Dark Passenger careers page alludes to some of CDPR's criticism. “We create a prejudice-free environment based on tolerance, support and understanding. We treat individual needs as seriously as group expectations,” the page says. “We provide all amenities, private medical care and paid overtime. With a focus on work-life balance, we offer flexible working hours and vacations. As for when you can expect to play the studio's first game, Dark Passenger didn't share a release date.
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A group of former CD Projekt Red developers are working on a new online action that will take players to feudal Japan. This week, Dark Passenger co-founders Jakub Ben and Marcin Michalski announced the creation of their studio and issued a call for talent in a series of tweets spotted by PC Gamer. Ben and Michalski were part of the art team that worked on The Witcher 3 and later worked under contract on Cyberpunk 2077.
The first Dark Passenger game doesn't have a name yet, but the studio's website provides some details about the project. Ben and Michalski say they want to create an online multiplayer game that supports both competitive and cooperative play. They describe a title that seems to borrow elements from games like Titanfall and Absolver. "Our locomotion system will allow players to perform incredible [feats] like running on arrows that were fired by other players, rapidly climbing vertical surfaces using shuko claws or using [a] yari spear as a pole to jump over obstacles,” the studio said. Engaging in close combat will require as much dexterity as it does tactics and close cooperation with teammates.”
The news of the foundation comes after former CDPR executive Konrad Tomaszkiewicz announced earlier this year that he was setting up a studio called Rebel Wolves. He said his team will release its first project, a dark fantasy role-playing game built in Unreal Engine 5, sometime in 2025. After making critically acclaimed The Witcher 3 and contributing to Cyberpunk 2077, Tomaszkiewicz quit CDPR in May 2021 amid allegations that he bullied co-workers. Prior to his departure, it became apparent that working on Cyberpunk involved a long and brutal period of crisis for many of its developers.
As PC Gamer points out, the Dark Passenger careers page alludes to some of CDPR's criticism. “We create a prejudice-free environment based on tolerance, support and understanding. We treat individual needs as seriously as group expectations,” the page says. “We provide all amenities, private medical care and paid overtime. With a focus on work-life balance, we offer flexible working hours and vacations. As for when you can expect to play the studio's first game, Dark Passenger didn't share a release date.
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