A new AAA games studio has been announced by Respawn Entertainment alumni Drew McCoy and former Apex Legends lead programmer Jon Shiring. Drew McCoy the Co-founder of Gravity Well, newly formed studio today via its official twitter account announced that ”I am beyond excited to announce Gravity Well – a new AAA studio @jonshiring and I are starting in Los Angeles”!
According to Drew McCoy, the new Studio will be located in Los Angeles but will currently be operating remotely from home due to the current Covid-19 epidemic around the world. Notably, the Gravity Well official website is also live now and has a number of open positions seeking talented people related to Development, Studio, and more.
It’s worth noting here that, Drew and Jon have been making games together for 14 years. They have both worked on some of the popular AAA titles in the past including games such as CoD4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Titanfall 1 and 2, and Apex Legends.
Hi! I’m Drew, and I’m stoked to start a new studio here in LA with Slothy. We’ve been making games together for a long time and have learned a ton about ways to lead teams and ship games. We believe the time is right to shake things up in AAA game dev. said, Drew on the official Gravity Well website.
Drew alone has produced multiple award-winning Titanfall games, and was Executive Producer on Apex Legends. While, Jon has given his 20 years working on some of the biggest multiplayer games including the launch of net code, servers, and online services for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Titanfall, and Apex Legends.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re starting the studio for remote work from the very start. Since one of the core values of Gravity Well is increased diversity, we’re excited about not being hamstrung by relocation or work visa issues. We want to hire the best talent in the industry, regardless of where you live. said, Jon Shiring on the official website.
However, Drew McCoy didn’t reveal anything about what AAA titles the newly formed Gravity Well studio will be working. But, Drew did note, that they are building this studio to last for decades. You can check out more details on the official website here.
