Two Respawn Veterans Form Gravity Well's New Studio

Gravity Well is a new study from two Respawn veterans.

Drew McCoy of Respawn Entertainment, who left the studio earlier this year, has teamed up with another former Respawn developer, Jon Shiring, to form a new independent studio they've named. Well gravity.

Gravity Well aims to work on AAA games while being relatively small. Shiring estimates that teams of more than 100 developers are experiencing creative issues and are losing their agility. The goal of Gravity Well is to keep the "80-85 people at the top" model, which should facilitate communication and iteration.

The study also has the mission to take risks and experiment, without harming the health and well-being of its staff. "We consider team health to be a top priority. That means we are anti-crisis, "said McCoy.

"It means good compensation. It means that everyone at Gravity Well has creative freedom, because when someone makes all the decisions, the work is not fun and the end product isn’t ; is not so good. "

Shiring added: "We are not satisfied with the low level of creative risk that is currently receiving project funding. We want to explore bold new ideas exclusively for next generation PCs and hardware."

Another interesting wrinkle in this story is that Gravity Well is designed to accommodate remote workers and those who prefer to work from home. Obviously, this helps when setting up a new study in the midst of a global pandemic, but it also allows the team to hire anyone, anyone. No matter where.

Speaking of which, the official site It lists 11 vacancies, but none has reached the first study project. Nor do they specify experience with specific genres, probably intentionally.

If you are curious to know more about this company, our friends from Games industry He spoke to McCoy and Shiring about their goals and plans for the future.