Sony to fund FuturLab PlayStation Vita projects

Sony to fund FuturLab PlayStation Vita projects

Tue 11 Dec 2012 10:58am GMT / 5:58am EST / 2:58am PST
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Brighton studio bankrolled by Sony, keeps own IP

Sony is to fund PlayStation Vita content from Brighton's FuturLab game company, the team behind PS Mini title Velocity.

While the platform holder pays for development the studio will keep control of the intellectual property - a deal that FuturLab MD James Marsden described as "the perfect deal".

"FuturLab has a unique and fun approach to entertainment and we see their games as being a fantastic addition to the ever growing catalogue of PS Vita games," offered Shahid Ahmad, senior business development director at Sony Europe.

Other titles from the studio include Surge, Fuel Tiracas and Beats Slider, all for PlayStation Mobile.

7 Comments

Andreas Gschwari
Lead Designer / Lead Level Designer / Designer

That's fantastic news! Great studio with some really innovative games - glad to see they get the funding needed and can retain IP. Props to sony for that as well!

Posted:6 months ago

#1

Sounds like a dream deal. Congrats!

Posted:6 months ago

#2

Good news and fantastic they get to keep their IP!

Posted:6 months ago

#3

Does it PlayStation Mobile titles or native PS Vita?

Posted:6 months ago

#4

James Marsden
Managing Director

Thanks for the good vibes folks! @Alexey, it's native PS Vita titles we're working on in 2013, although Surge is out today for PlayStation Mobile :)

Posted:6 months ago

#5

Congrads )

Edited 1 times. Last edit by Alexey Menshikov on 12th December 2012 12:58pm

Posted:6 months ago

#6

Igor M
Rebel Without a Cause

Good news. Hope Velocity HD is one of those titles. Also, hope it's cross-buy/play compatible with PS3.

Posted:6 months ago

#7

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