Dead by Daylight devs just bought the co-creators of FPS Killing Floor
Behaviour Interactive, the Canadian studio behind Dead by Daylight and Meet Your Maker, recently announced their acquisition of AntiMatter Games, known for their part in the Killing Floor games. In an exclusive interview with PCGamesN, executive vice presidents Wayne Meazza and Stephen Mulrooney tell us what this means for the future of the DBD studio, and that their only focus is creating unique gaming experiences across multiple genres – and potentially, given Antimatter’s history, more FPS games.
The recent acquisition comes in the wake of the folding of AntiMatter Games, who previously worked on the likes of Killing Floor and Rising Storm. Taking the team in, the DBD devs retain the existing AntiMatter staff, renaming the company Behaviour – South. “Fundamentally, Truro is a beautiful place with a good standard for quality of life,” Meazza says, “and the AntiMatter team, now Behaviour UK – South, place a lot of importance on work-life balance. This fits in well with Behaviour’s own work culture and policies. It was simply a fantastic fit, and a chance to preserve an environment where people can grow and learn.”
As for what capacity the new team will fill in the company, Meazza tells PCGamesN, “The new studios will be part of Behaviour’s services division, and will enhance Behaviour’s industry-leading external development capabilities, working on games for other publishers and developers. Dead by Daylight, along with titles like Meet Your Maker, is handled by a different division.”
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