This press release announces that NCSoft has acquired Carbine Studios, a new game development company based in Aliso Viejo, California and formed by a number of former Blizzard employees. Financial terms were not disclosed. Carbine Studios is currently working on an "unannounced project that promises to break new ground in massively multiplayer gaming.". Here is a snip:
Kevin Beardslee, Carbine's vice president of design, was a lead developer on Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft. Tim Cain, Carbine's programming director, was the producer, lead programmer and designer on the award winning Fallout, and co-founder of Troika Games. Carbine's Executive Producer Jeremy Gaffney previously worked as executive producer on NCsoft's City of Heroes, and established the product development group at NCsoft's Austin headquarters as VP of development. He was also a co-founder of Turbine, Inc., where he spearheaded development on Asheron's Call.
