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CD Projekt Buys an Indie Studio to Make a Game Based on One of Its Properties

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Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher creator CD Projekt has acquired indie studio The Molasses Flood, which will now work on a new game based on one of CD Projekt's IPs. Announced to investors today, CD Projekt announced that it had bought 60% of the Boston studio initially, and organised transactions to takeover the remaining 40% over time. The Molasses Flood will collaborate with CD Projekt's development unit, CD Projekt Red, but will retain "full autonomy". The announcement mentioned that The Molasses Flood "will work on its own project based on one of CD Projekt’s IPs." That's likely a game set within the Witcher or Cyberpunk universes. CD Projekt has previously said that it will developer AAA Witcher and Cyberpunk games simultaneously, starting from 2022. It's not clear what property Molasses Flood will work with, nor if this is an additional project on top of those planned developments – CD Projekt says it will announce more in the future. M
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Yakuza Creator to Become Sega Creative Director, Stepping Down as CCO

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Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi will step down as Sega's Chief Creative Officer, and take on the role of creative director – a move being seen by some as taking Nagoshi closer to active game development, as opposed to a supervisory role. Announced in a press release, the move comes among several changes in executive staff at Sega, and a wider restructure – although parent company Sega Sammy makes clear that there have been "no changes in the names, locations, business content, capital or fiscal year end" of Sega's companies as a result of the changes. No specific reasoning has been given for Nagoshi's change in role, but many have taken it to mean that the creator will be moving back into more active development. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/04/yakuza-like-a-dragon-review"] Nagoshi is most famous for creating the Yakuza series, and subsequently founding the Ryu Ga Gotoku development studio, which develops the series for Sega. He also created Daytona USA, Virtua Striker, Super Monkey Ball, and Binary Domain, among many other credits. In recent years, his role has been less hands-on, serving as executive director on every Yakuza game since 2015's Yakuza 0. We awarded the latest Ryu Ga Gotoku game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon with a 7/10 review, saying it "takes some bold steps in a new direction for the series but neglects to maintain its balance." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News, and he desperately wants you to play Binary Domain. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/yakuza-creator-to-become-sega-creative-director-stepping-down-as-cco

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