Smilegate Establishes Corporation in Barcelona, Spain
[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Smilegate announced on the 17th that it has established its first overseas development studio corporation in Barcelona, Spain.
Smilegate explained, "The establishment of a local European corporation is aimed at gaining an advantage in the increasingly intense competition with global game companies and effectively responding to the vast console market."
Going forward, Smilegate Barcelona will develop open-world genre games with next-generation consoles such as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X as the main platforms. To this end, Smilegate has organized the Barcelona corporation with developers from leading global game companies such as Rockstar, Ubisoft, and Crytek.
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A Smilegate official said, "Using Smilegate Barcelona as a foothold, we will accelerate the development of competitive new intellectual property (IP) in the global market," adding, "Developers from multinational backgrounds including the United States and Spain, with experience in popular franchise game development, will come together to present new games to users."
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