Active developers Red Dead Redemption and the Mario + Rabbids series have teamed up to found their own studio, Day 4 Night.
Led by the game director Davide Soliani AND Cristiano Cantamessathe team will split its staff between Los Angeles and Milan, Italy. Other co-founders include Cristina Nava, Gian Marco ZannaAND Luca Bredaall of whom previously worked at Ubisoft for 13-16 years.
Soliani exits Ubisoft Milan last July after 25 years. Along with the Mario+Rabbids games (which Nava, Zanna, and Breda helped develop), he worked on several games for the Rayman, Just Dance, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six franchises.
All the founders are former Ubisoft, in fact: Cantamessa worked at the Milan branch for almost two years as a designer on Rayman Arena AND Donald Duck: They become quackers.
Originality and innovation at Day 4 Night
In its press release, Day 4 Night emphasized a focus on “originality and innovation” and its debut project will be released by Krafton.
THE PUBG the publisher and 1Up Ventures provided a round of funding to Day 4 Night. Krafton Vice President Maria Park said the Day 4 Night presentation was “very engaging and engaging” and “a great match for the type of studies we intend to support.”
Davide called the mission and the first project “a reflection of everything I've ever wanted to experience as a player. […] It's a lullaby for my soul and a serenade for our industry.”
Cantamessa was equally effusive about the studio in general, saying that Day 4 Night “is a return to that innovative spirit, to that innocence, to that unbridled creativity.”
Developers interested in applying for Day 4 Night can contact the studio Here.