Sega gets Deep Fried
Before it was purchased by Electronic Arts in 2002, Black Box Games
worked on a number of games for Sega, including Sega Soccer Slam and
NHL 2K. Now a new studio formed by ex-Black Box developers has signed
on to make games for the publisher.
Sega today announced that it has tapped Vancouver-based Deep Fried
Entertainment to work on PlayStation Portable games. Deep Fried was
founded in June 2005 by five former Black Box developers with
experience working on games like MDK2, NFL Gameday, Baldur's Gate, and
the Need for Speed: Underground series.
The move continues a pair of Sega trends: a growing interest in
external game development and more ties with Western developers. Sega
has recently acquired Western studios The Creative Assembly, Secret Level, and Sports Interactive, and has signed development deals with Silicon Knights, Bizarre Creations, Obsidian Entertainment, Monolith Productions, Planet Moon Studios, and Pseudo Interactive.
Sega did not disclose what project the Deep Fried team is working on or when it's expected to be released.
Brendan Sinclair
September 18, 2006
Source:
Gamespot