Arctic7

Short description: Video game developer

Arctic7Industry| Video games

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Founded| February 16, 2022; 4 years ago (2022-02-16) in Austin, Texas
Founders|

* Igor Efremov
* Mark Rizzo
* Alan Van Slyke

Website| www.arctic7.com

Arctic7 is a video game developer based in Austin, Texas . It was founded by a trio of former EA developers Igor Efremov, Mark Rizzo, Alan Van Slyke.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Active studios
* 3 Games developed
* 4 References

## History

On February 16, 2022, it was announced that Igor Efremov, Mark Rizzo, and Alan Van Slyke; a trio of former EA developers had left to form their own studio Arctic7. The headquarters to be located in Austin Texas.[1] A month later, Arctic had secured a $2 million seed round of investment led by VC firm Grishin Robotics to fund the AAA vision.[2] The company then opened a new development studio in Montenegro in June 2022. Choosing former Sperasoft production director, Kedhrin Gonzalez to be the new studio head.[3]

In March 2023, The company appointed John Burns as chief commercial officer and Felix Jorge as chief communication officer.[4] Later that month it had acquired two studios; Star Fort Games and Narwhal Studios with the aim to expand business operations in gaming and into media production.[5][6] Few months later in August, the company announced another studio opening this time in Barcelona, Spain.[7][8]

## Active studios

Logo  | Name  | Location  | Founded  | Acquired  | Notes

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| Arctic7 'Austin'  | Austin, Texas | Feb. 2022  | —  | Handles localization and quality assurance
| Arctic7 'Montenegro'  | Montenegro  | June 2022  | —  | Led by Kedhrin Gonzalez
| Narwhal Studios  | Los Angeles, California  | —  | Mar. 2023  | Virtual Production studio
| Star Fort Games  | Ottawa, Canada  | —  | Mar. 2023  | Developer of mobiles games, Star Envoy and WordMeetsTee
| Arctic7 'Barcelona'  | Barcelona, Spain  | Aug. 2023  | —  |

## Games developed

Year  | Title  | Platform(s)

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TBA  | Untitled AAA game  | TBA

## References

1. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (February 17, 2022). "EA veterans form Arctic7 studio". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-veterans-form-arctic7-studio.
2. ↑ Gardner, Matt. "EA, Sony, Microsoft Alumni Raise $2 Million For New RPG Studio Arctic7". https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2022/03/24/ea-sony-microsoft-alumni-raise-2-million-for-new-rpg-studio-arctic7/.
3. ↑ "Arctic7 opens new development studio in Montenegro led by former Sperasoft production director". June 15, 2022. https://gameworldobserver.com/2022/06/15/arctic7-opens-new-development-studio-in-montenegro-led-by-former-sperasoft-production-director.
4. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (March 3, 2023). "Jobs Roundup: March 2023 | Diablo co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Productions". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/jobs-roundup-diablo-co-creator-erich-schaefer-joins-moon-productions.
5. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (March 20, 2023). "Arctic7 expands with two new acquisitions". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/arctic7-expands-with-two-new-acquisitions.
6. ↑ "Arctic7 Expands into Virtual Production with Narwhal Studios Acquisition". March 23, 2023. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/arctic7-expands-into-virtual-production-with-narwhal-studios-acquisition.
7. ↑ "Arctic7 to open Barcelona office in 2024" (in en). 2023-08-31. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/arctic7-to-open-barcelona-office-in-2024.
8. ↑ "Arctic7 opening new Barcelona studio to help build mystery franchise" (in en). https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/arctic7-opening-new-barcelona-studio-to-help-build-mystery-franchise.

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