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Gearbox Québec Veterans Launch Studio Ricochet for Premium Co-op Games

The self-funded team rejects live-service models to keep full creative control.

Overview

  • Studio Ricochet, based in Québec, was unveiled by former Gearbox Studio Québec leaders Sébastien Caisse and Pierre-André Déry with Maxime Babin and Yanick Piché.
  • The leadership includes veterans from Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed who are working full time.
  • The first project is a co-op action-adventure for PC and consoles aimed at a global audience.
  • The debut game will be a premium, buy-to-play release rather than a live-service title.
  • The studio is funding the early creative phase itself to avoid outside mandates and will validate the concept with a small senior team before growing.