Shroud and Sacriel are making a new survival game with Splash Damage
Twitch streamers Mike «Shroud» Grzesiek and Chris «Sacriel» Ball are partnering with Splash Damage to develop an new open-world survival-shooter that studio CEO Richard Jolly said is «truly different from anything we've done before.»
Details about the new project, currently known as Project Astrid, weren't revealed in the announcement. Maybe they'll make a survival game where people grow community crops and restore the power grid and sewage systems? Eh, probably not. Whatever it ultimately turns out to be, Splash Damage said the collaboration with Shroud and Sacriel represents «an exciting new era» for the studio. It also credited the pair as «core members» of the development team, who bring a «unique perspective» to the development process through their experience «as players, streamers, subject matter experts, and community builders and leaders.»
«This project means everything to me,» Shroud said. «Chris and I have refined a vision for what's next in the survival genre and with Splash Damage we're setting out to build it. We want to build the best survival game ever, and with Sacriel's brain and Splash Damage's team, I know we can do it.»
«Mike and I have been envisioning a world where we help build the game that streamers and gamers love playing,» Sacriel said, calling the project «a dream come true.»
«To be able to execute with a team as esteemed and experienced as Splash Damage is a privilege. In our work together to date, it is clear to us that we are truly part of the team and that we are well positioned to help bring this dream to reality.»
Shroud is a former Counter-Strike pro, and both he and Sacriel are known for streaming PUBG and DayZ. They have a significant audience between them: Sacriel has 713,000
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