Former LucasArts Devs Form Fearless Studios

Independent developer Fearless Studios officially announced its formation today. The Marin, California-based studio has been co-founded by two former LucasArts employees — Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Senior Executive Producer Haden Blackman and Director of Engineering Cedrick Collomb.

“At Fearless Studios, we believe great video games should leave a lasting impression, an indelible mark on players, our industry, and even the wider culture,” said Haden Blackman, Co-President and Chief Creative Officer of Fearless Studios. “By taking bold creative risks and tackling new challenges, Fearless Studios will fuse the best of story and gameplay to immerse, engage, and affect players just as deeply as our favorite films and novels.”

Blackman is an award-winning writer and game director who, besides working on The Force Unleashed, has written books for Random House and Del Rey and worked on the comic book Batwoman.

Collomb, meanwhile, has worked to implement new technologies, methodologies, and engineering practices at LucasArts, and has extensive experience integrating best-of-breed licensed technologies from the video game and digital effects realms.

“Fearless Studios will marry compelling content with the most advanced game technologies and software, crafted and customized specifically for the experiences we want to create,” said Collomb, Co-President and Chief Technology Officer of Fearless Studios. “We’re not building technology for its own sake; we want everything we do to show up onscreen to entertain the player—that’s all that matters to us.”