Acquired by PlayStation in 2021, Liverpool-based studio Firesprite is going to have much loftier expectations and demand to live up to now with its future projects, and the studio is enjoying a scale of expansion to reflect that.
Firesprite has announced that it has moved to a new studio space in Liverpool, which, the developer says, will help it fullfil its “vision of becoming a creative powerhouse within the PlayStation Studios family”. The developer says its new studio space is designed around its “key pillars” of “collaboration and inclusiveness”, and to “support the new paradigm of working” around remote and in-office work.
Firesprite also confirms that it now has over 250 employees.
The studio’s first project following its acquisition was Horizon Call of the Mountain, which launched for PS VR2 as a launch title in February. As for what’s next, job ads have suggested that Firesprite is working on new story-driven AAA survival horror game, which, according to alleged leaked PlayStation documents, is codenamed Heartbreak, is built on Unreal Engine 5, and will release for PS5 and PC.
Leaks have also claimed that Firesprite is working on a Twisted Metal reboot.