Kalypso Media today announced the creation of a new developer studio in Germany, tasked with the development of 'Commandos', which will be released for PS5 & Co.
The new studio will be opened in the greater Frankfurt / Rhine-Main area and explicitly deal with the development of a new game from the well-known "Commandos" franchise.
"We would like to massively and qualitatively increase our internal and external development capacities in the coming years. The foundation of another German studio is a clear commitment, not only to our own growth plans, but also to Germany as a location for games in terms of potential economic promotion and increasing cultural acceptance in our country, "said Simon Hellwig, Managing Director and founder of Kalypso Media Group GmbH. Commandos is a great, globally recognized brand and we will do our utmost to meet the expectations of the global community and can not wait to get started. "
Industry veteran Jürgen Reußwig, former Studio Manager at Sunflowers and Managing Director of Games Distillery, has been appointed Studio Director. The graduated engineer of electrical engineering last worked as Software Project Manager for major automotive projects at Continental AG.
According to Jürgen Reusswig, Kalypso "will develop a real" Commandos "successor at the new location, which works for both PCs and consoles and also appears on all platforms at the same time." For the start-up, employees are now being sought over the can promote official channels.
"At the same time, I am proud and happy to realize the further development of" Commandos "- the real-time tactics classic par excellence – in Germany. A project of this magnitude is still rare in Germany and a great opportunity for dedicated developers. I am convinced that the "Commandos" brand and the concrete project are of great interest to both experienced developers and newcomers, and I am looking forward to numerous applications, "continued Reusswig.
When exactly the new game will appear, is still unclear.
