Ex-SimCity Developers Form New Mobile Games Studio

Ocean Quigley, Andrew Willmott and Dan Moskowitz describe themselves as "recovering ex-AAA devs".

Posted By | On 17th, Jul. 2013

jellygrade
SimCity burned more than its share of gamers and industry professionals when it released thanks to its always-online requirements. Creative director Ocean Quigley, lead engineer Andrew Willmott and SimCity senior software engineer Dan Moskowitz have reportedly left Maxis and formed a new mobile games development studio, Jellygrade and describing themselves as “recovering ex-AAA developers”.

As their official website states, “We’re a few recovering ex-AAA game developers, now looking to make the kinds of games we love on mobile. We’re hard at work on our first project, and should have something to show soon.”

Quigley tweeted separately that, “We’re making a simulation about the dawn of life on earth; about lava, water, rock and the emergence of the first primordial creatures. We’re starting off on the iPad with a fundamentally new simulation engine – I can’t wait to start showing it off.”

But the question is now: Will it support micro-transactions? (We kid, we kid)


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

7 Years Later, Dishonored 2 is Still a Stealth Masterpiece

7 Years Later, Dishonored 2 is Still a Stealth Masterpiece

We revisit Arkane’s classic and outline what still makes it so unique.

GTA 6 Needs These 15 Unique Gameplay Features to Make It Truly Stand Out From the Competition

GTA 6 Needs These 15 Unique Gameplay Features to Make It Truly Stand Out From the Competition

GTA 6 is expected to deliver a new benchmark for the games industry, but what exactly does it need to truly de...

10 Things That We Loved About STALKER 2, 5 That We Hated

10 Things That We Loved About STALKER 2, 5 That We Hated

GSC Game World's shooter has a lot going on, and though there's plenty of it that we love, some things don't q...

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is Adding PS5 Pro Support

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is Adding PS5 Pro Support

The game now runs at an upscaled 4K and 60 FPS and uses PSSR to reach said resolution in both Performance and ...

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch 5 Will Add New Operation, Cosmetics, and More

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch 5 Will Add New Operation, Cosmetics, and More

The shooter's next major patch is set to arrive in the first half of December, and Focus Entertainment has she...

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Crosses 5 Million Players

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Crosses 5 Million Players

Saber Interactive's acclaimed third-person action game continues to attract players at a steady clip, having c...