Today, Gearbox announced the acquisition of leading remote game development studio Lost Boys Interactive, which has over 220 employees with offices in Madison, Wisconsin and Austin, Texas. Lost Boys Interactive was founded in 2017, but has already helped develop hit games like Gearbox’s Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Visual Concepts’ WWE 2K22, and other heavy hitters like Call of Duty and Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds.
Randy Pitchford, founder of The Gearbox Entertainment Company, said:
Lost Boys is an incredible studio with cutting-edge talent that continues to raise the bar for what gamers expect from their favorite franchises. I’m thrilled that Chase, Rod, Shaun, Mark and my old friend Tim, along with all the incredible talent at Lost Boys, are having an immediate and positive impact on the games secretly in development at Gearbox Software. I also look forward to empowering this incredible team to deliver their world-class development services to partners and allies throughout the gaming industry.
Shaun Nivens, CEO and co-founder of Lost Boys Interactive, will report to Gearbox President Steve Jones. Nivens said in a statement:
We founded Lost Boys with the dream of working on products that would be globally recognized and appreciated. We’re extremely excited to join Gearbox and continue doing what we do best: creating amazing games that entertain and inspire others.
Lost Boys Interactive plans further expansion, with a targeted workforce of over 350 employees by 2024. It will operate independently under Gearbox while working in tandem with it on comprehensive development projects.
In Gearbox related news, the company will host its annual PAX East Main Theater show today from 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT. Yesterday, the official Twitter account also retweeted the teaser video for a new game titled Eyes in the Dark which may be announced at the panel.
⌚️https://t.co/CqtSOFT1N0 👀 pic.twitter.com/y7X5rXejkQ
— Eyes in the dark (@EyesinDark_Game) April 20, 2022
