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[bitbydeath]

Don’t forget, they are planning on spending 10B in PlayStation acquisitions this year.

Ballistic Moon is a new studio, made up of former Supermassive staff.

You are interested in collaborating with sound design and music to deliver outstanding soundscapes for major AAA projects alongside our partners at studios such as Naughty Dog, Santa Monica Studio, Guerrilla Games, Firesprite, Ballistic Moon, London Studios, Housemarque, Media Molecule, Insomniac Games, Sucker Punch Productions and more!

https://boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/4797714004




Pitchbook Acquisition Link
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/519735-52#overview

 

[Josemayuste]

 

[The Stig]

Thats no Ballistic Moon!

 

[feynoob]

Pelta88 come here. Your daddy is working behind the scene.

 

[graywolf323]

Sony seems to be making a point to reach out & help new studios that pop up from existing ones, I wonder if Wayfinder Games has heard from them?

 

[.Pennywise]

MONOPOLY!

 

[feynoob]

Sony seems to be making a point to reach out & help new studios that pop up from existing ones, I wonder if Wayfinder Games has heard from them?

Its much better that way, since they are cheaper to purchase, and you can provide them the tools for their job.

 

[Eddie-Griffin]

There are no filings which is required for an acquisition, even if they don't talk about it and keep quiet.

 

[feynoob]

MONOPOLY!

Sorry, that belongs to Hasbro ownership. Sony would need to buy them in order to become a monopoly.

 

[Baki]

Don’t forget, they are planning on spending 10B in PlayStation acquisitions this year.

Ballistic Moon is a new studio, made up of former Supermassive staff.



https://boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/4797714004

This is like the Sony Japan mistake with bluepoint. LOL

 

[T4keD0wN]

Oh, its a studio. Almost got scared for a sec here.

 

[Ash Sparrow]

I saw this movie it had Halle Berry in it.

 

[Baki]

There are no filings which is required for an acquisition, even if they don't talk about it and keep quiet.

Size of acquisition might not require filing and most early stage deals are asset purchases.

 

[LordOfChaos]

I mean that seems a little overkill even if they're concerned about the Micros....


...oh...Oh....It's a game studio.

 

[Topher]

 

[El Pistolero]

Don’t forget, they are planning on spending 10B in PlayStation acquisitions this year.

Ballistic Moon is a new studio, made up of former Supermassive staff.



https://boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/4797714004

Talk about imagining things...That is a second party studio; It, apparently, has two projects underway, one of which is funded by Sony.

 

[midnightAI]

They was working on Project Bates using Sony's mocap studio

They are made up of ex Supermassive staff so very likely to be a horror game

 

[DeepEnigma]

They’re purchasing ballistics on the moon?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

where is the the showcase soony?

 

[GhostOfTsu]

Why not Supermassive instead? They always go with the smallest and cheapest stuff possible.

 

[Topher]

They’re purchasing ballistics on the moon?

Your move, Microsoft

 

[ACESHIGH]

OrGaNiC GrOWtH!!!!

 

[DeepEnigma]

Your move, Microsoft

 

[kyliethicc]

nothing in that post really indicates that

it mentions working on external developers' games too

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

Damn you Jim Ryan. He's going to make exclusive those billion dollar multi platform franchises from Ballistic Moon. Where's the FTC and the CMA when you need them?

 

[bitbydeath]

Talk about imagining things...That is a second party studio; It, apparently, has two projects underway, one of which is funded by Sony.

That’s a possibility and also why this is labeled as a rumour. However, Sony does and is working with a lot of 2nd party studios and putting this one, an unknown dev up, above all else is curious.

 

[Eddie-Griffin]

Size of acquisition might not require filing and most early stage deals are asset purchases.

All acquisitions are registered in the UK, which this studio is in.

I doubt they brought assets and not the studio considering the studios assets and their size.

 

[Barakov]

Hell of a name for a development studio.

 

[GHG]

MONOPOLY!

 

[Hobbygaming]

They was working on Project Bates using Sony's mocap studio

They are made up of ex Supermassive staff so very likely to be a horror game

Yup a Norman Bates game similar to how Until Dawn and the rest of Supermassive's games are done would be fire

 

[Represent.]

never heard of them, are they known for indie trash?

 

[Mr Moose]

Join Us At Ballistic Moon​

We are currently developing a new game in Unreal Engine 5 with a world-leading publisher, and we are looking for talented people to join our amazing team of creatives and developers.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

MONOPOLY!

MONOPOLY PLUS

It’s MONOPOLY for a new era Play the classic game and watch the board come alive Watch your empire come to life in this all-new take on MONOPOLY You can choose amongst all your favorite house rules, challenge other players from around the world, and even control the fun from your smartphone...

store.playstation.com

 

[Rudius]

Wrong thread

 

[BoxFresh123]

Probably another Haven Studios situation if it happens. Details will come out about the project then PS sends out the "Welcoming to the PlayStation Studios family" tweets if they like what they're seeing.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[PixelatedBeast]

Why not Supermassive instead? They always go with the smallest and cheapest stuff possible.

They really should have been a 1st party studio. They're owned now by Nordisk Games.

 

[bitbydeath]

Why not Supermassive instead? They always go with the smallest and cheapest stuff possible.

Supermassive were already purchased a while back.

Nordisk Games acquires Supermassive Games

Copenhagen-based Nordisk Games has acquired The Dark Pictures Anthology and The Quarry developer Supermassive Games, the companies announced. Nordisk Games had previously acquired a 30.7 percent st…

www.gematsu.com

 

[bitbydeath]

never heard of them, are they known for indie trash?

They haven’t released any games yet.

 

[semiconscious]

my advice? if you've bought'm, sell'm. if you haven't bought'm, don't...

 

[PixelatedBeast]

nothing in that post really indicates that

it mentions working on external developers' games too

Where theres smoke, theres fire.

https://www.gematsu.com/2022/08/son...game-according-to-motion-capture-actor-resume

According to Ballistic Moon’s LinkedIn, it is currently developing a new game “with a world-leading publisher.” While the studio itself has yet to reveal who that publisher is, the motion capture actor’s resume lists the company as “Ballistic Moon & Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Ballistic Moon was founded in 2019 by industry veterans Neil McEwan, Chris Lamb, and Duncan Kershaw. Ewan previously worked on titles such as House of the Dead: Overkill and Syndicate; Lamb worked on Until Dawn and Until Dawn: Rush of Blood; and Kershaw worked on various game projects ranging from Heavy Rain and Sleeping Dogs to Disney Pixar Finding Nemo and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

 

[Baki]

All acquisitions are registered in the UK, which this studio is in.

I doubt they brought assets and not the studio considering the studios assets and their size.

Most acqui-hires are asset purchases and employment contracts for the acquired teams. This helps acquirers avoid any liabilities. You wouldn't need to register that with Companies House (UK registry). But it's also possible this was a typo and they only have a publisher deal. We won't know until they do some PR.

 

[jm89]

my advice? if you've bought'm, sell'm. if you haven't bought'm, don't...

- Book of Jimbo chapter 1 verse 1

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

 

[El Pistolero]

That’s a possibility and also why this is labeled as a rumour. However, Sony does and is working with a lot of 2nd party studios and putting this one, an unknown dev up, above all else is curious.

Not impossible...but Sony tends to not always make a distinction between its owned studios and its close partners. Who knows, really?

 

[lh032]

well the good thing here is, at least we may have a chance of getting actual new IP from them.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[Baki]

Not impossible...but Sony tends to not always make a distinction between its owned studios, and its close partners. Who knows, really?

Yup, won't know until someone confirms it.

 

[ReBurn]