Jackalope Games, the first US studio under NetEase Games, have undergone a rebrand. It’s now known as Jackalypitc Games.
The Austin, Texas, USA studio also has a new swanky logo to boot, using the negative space kind of swanky.
More importantly, Jackalyptic Games also announced that it’s working on a game based on the Warhammer IP, working with Games Workshop.
“As someone who has molded my career developing expansive MMO stories, I’m proud to unveil that our first game in development at Jackalyptic Games will focus on the rich universes of Warhammer,” said Jack Emmert, CEO at Jackalyptic Games. “Bringing the deep lore of this IP to our game is a massive undertaking, and we are thrilled to work alongside Games Workshop to bring this vision to life.”
Emmert is most famous for his role in creating City Of Heroes and City Of Villains back at Cryptid Studio, a studio he co-founded. He also worked on other MMOs including Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and DC Universe Online.
Of all the many new studios under NetEase Games, this is the first to give us a glimpse of what exactly the developers are cooking up.
NetEase Games has so far acquired Grasshopper Manufacture, Quantic Dream and Skybox Labs and has opened new studios Nagoshi Studio, Jackalope Games, Jar Of Sparks, GPTRACK50 and Anchor Point Studios. All the new studios were opened and acquired in the span of three years.