Ripstone Games opens two new studios as it celebrates 10th anniversary

The first of the new studios is based in the heart of Birmingham and will be headed up by Mark Williams, who brings a vast wealth of industry experience with him as ex-VooFoo Co-Founder and a Codemasters veteran. The new Birmingham team will broaden Ripstone’s already substantial technological versatility by building new tech for future games development projects, while Ripstone’s Liverpool studio will continue to specialise in working with Unreal Engine. Ripstone’s talented team will also be bolstered by the hire of esteemed Head of Technology, Paulie Hughes (ex-Traveller’s Tales).


With over 40 million sales and successful evergreen titles like Chess Ultra, Poker Club, Snooker 19, and Pure Pool under its belt, Ripstone is thriving in a modern gaming landscape where everyone wants titles that keep players coming back. This growing team will help strengthen Ripstone as it continues to grow its enviable roster of profitable live games and embarks on the development of exciting new IP, as well as working on select work-for-hire projects for high-profile clients.

 

Headquartered in the Baltic Triangle of Liverpool, with studios in Liverpool and Birmingham, United Kingdom and Marathon, Greece, Ripstone Games is an independent developer and publisher renowned for producing hit titles that include Chess Ultra, Poker Club, Snooker 19 and Pure Pool, as well as publishing third party developed indie hits like The Spectrum Retreat, Achtung Cthulhu! Tactics and Stick it to the Man! With global sales of 40 million + units, Ripstone Games have financed and published 20 games across over 75 SKUs throughout its history.