CD Projekt has acquired The Flame within the Flood and Drake Hole developer The Molasses Flood for an undisclosed price.
The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 maker defined The Molasses Flood will work on a brand new undertaking primarily based on an present CD Projekt franchise.
The Molasses Flood was established in 2014 by a bunch of BioShock, Halo, and Guitar Hero veterans. In keeping with CD Projekt, the Boston-based studio will retain its present identification and will not be merged with present groups.
Forrest Dowling, studio director at The Molasses Flood, defined the transfer finally materialized as a result of CD Projekt made it clear the studio can be allowed to retain its artistic freedom.
“After we began speaking with CD Projekt, they made it clear that they weren’t trying to merely soak up us, however quite embrace us and assist our personal tradition and development,” stated Dowling on Twitter. “We might love to speak about what we’re engaged on, however we’ll have to attend for now.”
The information comes after a bumpy yr for CD Projekt, with the rocky launch of Cyberpunk 2077 inflicting a public relations nightmare because of a platter of bugs on last-generation consoles — though the Polish firm nonetheless managed to show a revenue regardless of these woes.