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Geek Wire
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Wire
Sony reveals new Seattle-area studio that spun out of Bungie
(PlayStation image) Bellevue, Wash.-based video game studio teamLFG spun out of Sony subsidiary Bungie and is a new developer in the PlayStation Studios network. teamLFG ('Looking For Group') began at Bungie, but is now under its own roof. Its debut project, announced via the official PlayStation blog, is an unnamed multiplayer action game. In an unusual move, Sony did not announce any members of teamLFG by name. A representative of the studio noted that the team consists of a mixture of newcomers and experienced game developers, including veterans of projects such as Destiny, Halo, League of Legends, Fortnite, Roblox, and Rec Room. 'We are driven by a mission to create games where people can find friendship, community, and belonging,' teamLFG wrote. 'Our first game is a team-based action game that draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games. Players will inhabit a lighthearted, comedic world set in a brand-new, mythic, science-fantasy universe.' The announcement went slightly viral on Wednesday, primarily due to how nobody outside teamLFG understands what they meant by 'frog-type' games. Maybe it's a callback to the arcade classic Frogger, or maybe the new game will be heavily frog-focused. Maybe this is the first step in the long-anticipated frog revolution. Stay tuned, I suppose. teamLFG is currently hiring for roles that include a UX/UI design lead, a senior gameplay engineer, and a production director. While it plans to have on-site employees at its Bellevue headquarters, its team is distributed across the United States and Canada. The multiplayer focus of teamLFG's unnamed debut project suggests that, despite analysts' speculation and the entire Concord debacle, Sony still intends to invest heavily in live service games on PlayStation. Meanwhile, teamLFG's progenitor Bungie is preparing to launch its revival of Marathon on Sept. 25. It also announced upcoming plans for its online shooter Destiny 2 this week, which will begin a new major story arc on July 15 with the expansion Edge of Fate. Sony paid $3.6 billion to acquire Bungie in 2023.
Metro
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
PlayStation continues live service obsession with new studio of Bungie veterans
Sony has announced the formation of a new PlayStation studio and it sounds like it will be dedicated to more live service games. Sony may have closed down several studios last year, including Concord developer Firewalk Studios and London Studio, but the company is now starting to plant new seeds. Earlier this year, Dark Outlaw Games, led by Call Of Duty alumni Jason Blundell, was officially announced. Now, PlayStation has unveiled another new studio, only this time formed primarily from ex-Bungie developers. The new studio, named teamLFG, is based in Washington, US and is made up primarily of former Bungie developers. However, it also includes people that have worked on a myriad of different online games, including League Of Legends, Fortnite, Roblox, and Rec Room. As outlined in a PlayStation blog post, teamLFG (which stands for 'Looking For Group') are working on an 'ambitious incubation project' which, based on the studio's name and introduction, sounds like it will be a live service project. 'We are driven by a mission to create games where players can find friendship, community, and belonging,' reads a statement from the team. 'We want our players to feel excited when the log on to discover their teammates already hanging out online. 'We want our players to recognise familiar names and to make myths and memes out of each other. We want our players to love remembering that one time where they pulled off That Play that changed the whole story of the match. As we say on the team – dat's da good stuff.' They added: 'We will make immersive multiplayer worlds propelled by action games that players can learn, play, and master for countless hours. We want to build our games with our communities, inviting players to be a part of our development process through early access playtests.' When it comes to the studio's first project, teamLFG describes it as a 'team-based action game that draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games'. And no, we don't know what that means either. 'Players will inhabit a lighthearted, comedic world set in a brand new, mythic, science-fantasy universe,' the statement adds. Weirdly, this isn't the first time 'frog-type games' have been mentioned. This same synopsis was used by Bungie in 2023 when it announced it was hiring for a new incubation project, so this is presumably the exact same game but now under Sony's wing. One of our favorite incubation projects is a team-based action game inspired by several genres in a brand-new, science-fantasy draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games, wrapped up in a lighthearted, comedic world. — Bungie (@Bungie) August 18, 2023 While we'd at least be curious to see a battle royale take on Frogger, the announcement of this studio suggests PlayStation is still committed to live service games despite the failure of Concord, something PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst stated in December last year. More Trending Sony is already hoping Bungie's next online shooter Marathon will hit when it launches later this year, along with heist shooter Fairgame$ from Haven. A Horizon multiplayer spin-off is also rumoured to be in the works, but hasn't been officially announced. Sony has seen success in the live service space with Helldivers 2, but the amount of funds being pumped into these risky multiplayer projects – seemingly at the expense of single-player titles – is starting to show in the 2025 release slate. The only Sony-published single player games coming out this year are Death Stranding 2 and Ghost Of Yōtei, and only the latter is made by an internal studio. There's a chance more could be announced at a future State Of Play, but when so many live service games barely last a year, it's worrying to see Sony continue to devote so much time and resources to the concept, at theexpense of other styles of games. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Switch 2 pre-orders direct from Nintendo UK drop invite requirements MORE: EA game prices will not increase 'at this point' as Battlefield 6 release window confirmed MORE: Elden Ring movie with Alex Garland is happening after all says insider
Engadget
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
New PlayStation studio teamLFG is working on a multiplayer action game
Sony has expanded its PlayStation Studios roster with teamLFG, which spun out from Bungie and is working on an "ambitious" incubation project. The studio is based in Bellevue, Washington (where Bungie's HQ is), though some team members work remotely elsewhere in the US and Canada. The crew includes a mix of industry newcomers and veterans who have worked on the likes of Destiny , Halo, League of Legends, Fortnite and Roblox . The focus of teamLFG will be on immersive multiplayer games. That's perhaps not too much of a surprise given the veterans' experience and that "LFG" stands for "looking for group," a phrase used by players who are seeking teammates for multiplayer games. Its first project takes place in "a lighthearted, comedic world set in [a] brand new mythic, science-fantasy universe." The studio is taking inspiration from platformers, MOBAs, life sims, fighting games and elsewhere for its team-based action title. Since it's an incubation project, the game is likely quite some time away from seeing the light of day. Bungie went through a restructuring process last summer, which included 220 people being laid off as it narrowed its focus on Destiny and Marathon . To that end, the company spun out an incubation project to be housed under Sony's umbrella, which turned out to be this. The new studio aims to make "action games that players can learn, play and master for countless hours." That certainly sounds like a live-service game, an area where Sony hasn't had much luck over the last few years despite trying to focus on such titles. The company has canned several live-service games that were in development, including The Last of Us Online . And then there was the whole Concord disaster . Here's hoping, for the sake of the workers at teamLFG, things go more smoothly this time around.
Digital Trends
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
PlayStation has a new studio and it's making a ‘frog-type game,' whatever that is
Today, PlayStation announced a new member of PlayStation Studios: teamLFG, a studio that originated at Bungie but has since spun off into its own entity. That said, the PlayStation Blog post making the announcement also hinted at the studio's first game, calling it 'an ambitious incubation project.' While it might be ambitious, it's also downright confusing. According to teamLFG, 'Our first game is a team-based action game that draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games. Players will inhabit a lighthearted, comedic world set in brand-new, mythic, science-fantasy universe. We can't wait to reveal more.' Recommended Videos That's a wild combination of genres and only raises questions about what, exactly, a 'frog-type' game is. Regardless of the final shape it takes, it sounds promising. The studio is comprised of veteran developers who worked on titles like Halo, League of Legends, Fortnite, and Roblox, as well as 'industry newcomers with fresh creative perspectives and skills.' Chances are high that this project is the same one first teased by Bungie almost two years ago, when a social media post hinted at a rather intriguing project. However, Bungie won't be the official publisher of whatever this title might be. That credit goes to teamLFG. One of our favorite incubation projects is a team-based action game inspired by several genres in a brand-new, science-fantasy universe. It draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games, wrapped up in a lighthearted, comedic world. — Bungie (@Bungie) August 18, 2023 This new studio brings a starry-eyed perspective to the gaming industry, and the passion teamLFG has for gaming is evident in its message. 'We are driven by a mission to create games where players can find friendship, community, and belonging. We want our players to feel excited when they log on to discover their teammates already hanging out online. We want our players to recognize familiar names and to make myths and memes out of each other. We want our players to love remembering that one time where they pulled off That Play that changed the whole story of the match.' There's a consistent thread throughout teamLFG's introduction: gaming is meant to be social. The studio says it wants to make 'immersive multiplayer worlds' and 'build games with [its] communities.' The studio believes that gaming is best enjoyed with friends, and that the best moments happen in multiplayer. There's one more hint to the nature of the mysterious 'frog-like' game. It will likely be a live-service title, based on a line near the end of the studio's introduction. '…but throughout live service as we continue to grow the game and community for years to come.' For now, teamLFG hasn't provided a title or a release date for its upcoming game. Please enable Javascript to view this content
