game news PlayStation: The sudden departure of a new mastermind has players concerned
PlayStation Mobile loses a new one of its executives, that now follows the Japanese company!
A few days ago we already spoke to you about a Farewell to PlayStation Mobilebut it seems that this is not the case not the last ! According to MobileGamer, it is Director of Savage Game Studios also leaves the company.
After the head of PlayStation Mobile, the head of one of its main studios…
We announced this on June 20th Departure of Nicola Sebastiani, who joined Sony in June 2021 after serving as Content Director at Apple Arcade. After spending two years building PlayStation Mobile, he left PlayStation and made way for Co-directed by Kris Davies and Olivier Courtemanche. Sebastiani had accomplished several important tasks for PlayStation Mobile, but one of the most notable is undoubtedly the acquisition of Savage Game Studios last summer. We are now finding out that it is studio manager who leaves him
“I ran the studio from zero to one. Now I can’t wait to see how it went from one to one hundred.”
Actually mobile gamers teaches us that Mikhail Katkoff, director and co-founder of Savage Game Studios, is leaving the studio after three years and two months good and faithful service. This former member of Rovio and Zynga had in commonfounded the studio in 2020, with Nadjim Adjir (ex-Wargaming and ex-Rovio) and Michael McManus (ex-Wargaming and ex-Insomniac). Katkoff explains how this came about at the end of his history with Savagesatisfied with what he could achieve, but that he Now leave your hand to others continue working:
I like to think that I played my part in running the studio from scratch. Now I can’t wait to see Nadjim and Mike take it from one to a hundred.
At the same time, I wish all the best to Olivier Courtemanche and Kris Davies, who are assuming PlayStation’s leadership in the mobile market. I can’t wait to play all the amazing games made by all these amazing developers!
More and more mobile games at PlayStation
Katkoff will probably focus on that now the other functions which he occupies. In fact, he is President.Founder of media deconstructor for fun, Venture Partners of Play Ventures etc Advisor at Makers Fundenough to fill your days!
As for PlayStation Mobile, we know that Jim Ryan had announced that he wanted to make cellular a growing part from the Sony games catalogue. In 2025 the Mobile should therefore make up 10% of the total catalogue from PlayStation and the half of the annual trips. For this purpose, PlayStation Mobile has recruited graduates from Apple Arcade, Meta, Tencent, Kabam, Samsung, Niantic, Riot, etc.
Savage Game Studios is currently developing a “new unannounced AAA mobile service action game” for PlayStation Studios Mobile.
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