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Fat Kraken Studios working on Oddworld: Soulstorm

For those who missed it ;)

Fat Kraken Studios is working on Oddworld: Soulstorm!

Fat Kraken Studios is excited to announce that we are working with Oddworld Inhabitants to develop Oddworld: Soulstorm!

Comprised of some of the core team members behind Oddword: New ‘n’ Tasty, we are a small team based in Leeds, UK, dedicated to making high-quality games. We strive to create innovative, engaging experiences that inspire players and tread new ground.

https://www.fatkrakenstudios.com/sin...worldSoulstorm

I am so confused. Based on their website Soulstorm is the very first game they are touching. Did they split off from JAW?

Though it might be their first game as a new studio, it's not the first game the employees have worked on

Well I known Brett previously worked on new n tasty at JAW

www.twitter.com/BrettLewis88

But it wasn't Frima Studio ?

http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Frima_Studio

I'm pretty sure Frima is still very much in the picture.

But indeed I'm not exactly sure who does what anymore.:fuzconf:

Comprised of some of the core team members behind Oddword: New ‘n’ Tasty,

That sounds promising...

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The high res models and (presumably) cut scene stills from Frima look amazing.

Just one quick note, this image is actually the result of some of the other teams currently working with us on Soulstorm - Cyrus McWilliams, formerly of Blur, and Fat Kraken Studios in England which is a group of key personnel that worked on New 'n' Tasty too.

Yeah, no clue who does what anymore.

Oh! Well I guess that's why they were on my Who to Follow suggestion list :p

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Yeah, no clue who does what anymore.

It's an orgy :p

Edit:
(Thx )

Xavier said that I should post this link:

https://www.endole.co.uk/company/104...tudios-limited

Yeah I thought it was interesting to note that "Mr Matt Glanville" is now working for Fat Kraken.
I know he worked with JAW but didn't he work for Frima too at some point?

Also I know Ryan Buck worked for JAW but I don't see him listed in the New N Tasty credits

Is the Abe render on the their 'About Us' page a new image, or from ages ago??? EDIT: Oh wow, the Contact page has a sweet image too :o

https://www.fatkrakenstudios.com

Those are images from the New 'n' Tasty era and they were used during that time to promote the game.

In Soulstorm Abe has feathers in his ponytail.

Glanville was Frima a studios game designer, looks like

https://www.trueachievements.com/n25...on-of-oddworld

Is Frima Studio still working on Soulstorm?

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Glanville was From a studios game designer, looks like

https://www.trueachievements.com/n25...on-of-oddworld

Well he does say in the video he's "a game designer at Frima Studio" (1:55):
http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...24/category/67
That was in September last year.

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Is Frima Studio still working on Soulstorm?

We'll I guess they are, but it's nowhere on either Frima's or Oddworld Inhabitant's sites. :fuzconf:

http://nichegamer.com/2017/02/05/fir...rld-soulstorm/
(Very bottom)
"...with some help via Canadian developer Frima Studios"

Looks like Frima's still in the picture

It doesn’t seem all that complicated to me:

JAW works on NNT
Production finishes, JAW decides to move on to other projects
Some JAW devs want to/are asked by OWI to keep working with OWI, so they leave and set up their own studio
OWI works with their new studio, plus Frima and their devs in California.

https://t.co/ph0Arl3Ndo
A link on FK's Twitter on what they're up to in Soulstorm

So Frima and Fat kraken studios an odd couple XD

Talking about Frima:

(Québec) The Frima entertainment studio dismisses about forty employees in Quebec City and places the key under the door of its office in Montreal, where a dozen people work.

The company which, not so long ago, had 400 employees, has only 250 at the last count.

The announcement comes just a dozen days after another video game company in the capital - Beenox - announced the closure of its gaming test unit and the layoff, by the same token, of about thirty Of employees.

In an interview with the Sun, Frima co-founder and CEO Christian Daigle does not believe that the future of the industry is in jeopardy in Quebec City.

"I am not able to assess the situation at Beenox. What I can say, though, is that we are in a cyclical industry and we have to constantly adapt to change. Honestly, I do not see any sign of discomfort. Simply a reflection of a constantly changing entertainment and gaming industry. "

Contracts and projects, Frima does not lack, believes Christian Daigle. "We're going to have a lot of ads coming," he says.

"Redevelop more agile"

"What we are announcing is a reorganization. We are looking to be more agile. To become a team again a little tighter. It is an exercise in sound management that we are working on. We have seen tremendous growth in recent years. We want to be more effective in managing our projects, "he said.

"By adopting a more flexible structure and closer to our SME reality, we are improving our operational efficiency and building a solid foundation for continued growth. The important thing for our team is to make courageous decisions at the right time so we can look to the future and give ourselves the means to ensure our sustainability in the Capitale-Nationale. "

Most of Frima's departments are affected by the ongoing reorganization, mainly finance, information technology, human resources and other services that accompany production activities.

The sales experts do it. "We will even increase our sales force."

For most employees affected by the layoffs, termination of employment is immediate. Others will complete their last week of work on Thursday and Friday.

"Let's say it was not the most enjoyable day on Wednesday," said Christian Daigle, assuring that all the dismissed people would be able to benefit from the necessary resources in order to be able to find a livelihood as quickly as possible. "If companies do layoffs, others are recruiting in our industry," says Daigle.

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/aff...-de-postes.php (using "Google Translate"). Will this negatively impact the development of Soulstorm?

Fat Kraken also made a blog this week. Apparently they're only three people. Huh.