Pune: LightFury Games launched its first studio in Bangalore, India. The 60-seater India studio located near Bengaluru International Airport, has state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure essential for developing world-class AAA games.
The company also announced a major enhancement of its leadership team. Justin Farren has been appointed as Chief Creative Officer for the India studio and will steer the creative vision and design strategies for the in-development games.
Chong-U Lim joins as the Chief Technology Officer and will lead the R&D and technology development for all games. Daniel Hall has been named as Vice President of Engineering, overseeing gameplay engineering with a focus on performance, quality, and finesse.
Justin will be based in India, Chong-U will lead the UK Studio and Daniel will split his time between the UK and India. LightFury Games announced that the studio will host a versatile team equipped with the knowledge and skills to develop all systems for AAA games.
Karan Shroff, CEO & Co-founder of LightFury Games, said, "The opening of our state-of-the-art studio in Bangalore marks our first step toward reinventing gaming experiences in India and developing world-class AAA titles from this region. The LightFury leadership team has built and shipped over 40 AAA titles across various genres. We will continue to strengthen our capabilities, as top-tier talent from around the globe joins our India studio."
“I was impressed by the ambitious vision of Karan and the other co-founders at LightFury and am truly excited to take on this challenging role to successfully establish a world-class lead game development studio right here in India,” Justin said.
"At LightFury Games, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation to deliver unparalleled gaming experiences,” he affirmed.
