After being closed by Crytek (along with five other studios), Crytek Black Sea has reformed into a new developer called Black Sea Games.

Headed by Vesselin Hanjiev, who was also managing director under Crytek, Black Sea Games is currently working on a new project.

Its mission statement noted that, “Our mission is to create hard-core games that will entertain you over and over again. We believe the best gaming experiences are coming from challenging the players with meaningful choices, while giving them the freedom to create (and share) their own in-game stories.”

Interestingly, the website noted that Black Sea Studios had come up in November 2016 while Crytek announced the closure of Crytek Black Sea in December. Though it’s currently working on a project, it’s not ready to announce anything yet. The number of former Crytek Black Sea staff that are a part of the new studio is also unknown.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on Black Sea Games’ formation? Let us know in the comments.

After a teaser trailer for the same leaked today, Crytek has finally announced the online multiplayer title Arena of Fate, which is billed to be arriving for both PC and consoles. The game will focus on 5 vs. 5 battles and reportedly have a huge roster composed of famous characters like Frankenstein, Jack the Ripper and Baron Münchhausen.

Vesselin Handjiev, who is Managing Director of Crytek Black Sea and the Game Director for Arena of Fate, boiled down the game’s premise. “Imagine Joan of Arc and Robin Hood cooperating to hunt down Little Red Riding Hood – Wouldn’t that be terrific?

“But besides the game’s iconic heroes, which everyone in the team really loves, we are also challenging ourselves to carefully craft a streamlined player experience that allows for both greater accessibility, and rich, deep, action-packed gameplay. We are very excited to meet the first wave of players in the arena this summer, and will be listening carefully to the feedback we receive and making the community’s contribution a key part of our efforts to perfect the fun.”

Arena of Fate is being developed by Crytek’s Sofia studio and will enter Early Access beta testing on PC this Summer. It will also be playable at E3 from June 10th to 12th so stay tuned for more information on the game.