Swedish developers Avalanche Studios have announced plans to expand their operations with a new studio in New York City. The Just Cause developer have hired David Grijns, a former Activision and Atari executive, to head up operations for the new studio while Richard Lesterlin (former Creative Director at Mindspark Interactive) takes charge of the creative side on a project targeted for release on next gen platforms in 2014.
"While many publishers and developers are expanding their operations in over-crowded areas such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle or relocating their staff to Canada, New York provides us with a diverse talent pool from which to create our next big console title," said Avalanche Studios Founder & Executive Producer, Christofer Sundberg. "It doesn't hurt that it also happens to be the greatest city on earth."