Red 5 Studios
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Red 5 Studios | |
Type | Private |
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Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, CA |
Key people | Mark Kern William Petras Taewon Yun |
Industry | Computer and video game industry |
Website | http://www.red5studios.com/ |
Red 5 Studios is a computer game company currently most known for their high ratio of former employees of Blizzard Entertainment, one of the most successful game companies in the world. The founders previously worked on World of Warcraft[1]. Mark Kern was Team Lead, William Petras was Art Director, and Taewon Yun was part of the company's Korean operation which oversaw the launch of World of Warcraft in Asia. The company will be focusing on creating Massively Multiplayer Online Entertainment.
On February 28, 2006, Red 5 Studios announced that Webzen will be publishing an as of yet unannounced MMORPG, using the Offset Engine [2].
[edit] References
- ^ Interview with Mark Kern (Red 5 Studios), Game Tycoon
- ^ WEBZEN Signs Exclusive Worldwide Publishing Deal With Red 5, Red 5 Studios press release
- Red 5 Studios Aims To Be Pixar of Online Gaming, Techcrunch, December 11, 2006