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Paramount wants to be Player One in video games.
The company, currently in the regulatory process of its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, is launching Paramount Games Studio. The Tony Driscoll-led video game studio will combine existing games studios Skydance Interactive and Skydance New Media, and draw heavily from Paramount’s IP. To this point, Paramount’s gaming endeavors have mostly been through the licensing of its library properties to third parties.
Paramount and Skydance were merged by David Ellison last summer.
“This division launch marks a meaningful evolution in how we think about games — not as an extension of our business, but as a core pillar of our content strategy alongside film, television, and streaming,” Driscoll said in a statement.
The senior leadership team will also consist of:
- Dan Prigg, executive vice president, head of Games
- Shawn Kittelsen, senior vice president, head of Creative & Production
- Andrea Silvers, senior vice president, Marketing and Communications
- Kara Bilkiss, senior vice president, Business Development & Licensing
- Ray Davis, senior vice president of Engineering
Their first titles will include Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra and an untitled Star Wars game. Other titles are expected to be announced during Summer Game Fest on Friday.
Variety first reported the news.
More to come.