Bellevue, Wash.-based video game studio teamLFG spun out of Sony subsidiary Bungie and is a new developer in the PlayStation Studios network.
teamLFG (“Looking For Group”) began at Bungie, but is now under its own roof. Its debut project, announced via the official PlayStation blog, is an unnamed multiplayer action game.
In an unusual move, Sony did not announce any members of teamLFG by name. A representative of the studio noted that the team consists of a mixture of newcomers and experienced game developers, including veterans of projects such as Destiny, Halo, League of Legends, Fortnite, Roblox, and Rec Room.
“We are driven by a mission to create games where people can find friendship, community, and belonging,” teamLFG wrote. “Our first game is a team-based action game that draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and frog-type games. Players will inhabit a lighthearted, comedic world set in a brand-new, mythic, science-fantasy universe.”
The announcement went slightly viral on Wednesday, primarily due to how nobody outside teamLFG understands what they meant by “frog-type” games. Maybe it’s a callback to the arcade classic Frogger, or maybe the new game will be heavily frog-focused. Maybe this is the first step in the long-anticipated frog revolution. Stay tuned, I suppose.
teamLFG is currently hiring for roles that include a UX/UI design lead, a senior gameplay engineer, and a production director. While it plans to have on-site employees at its Bellevue headquarters, its team is distributed across the United States and Canada.
The multiplayer focus of teamLFG’s unnamed debut project suggests that, despite analysts’ speculation and the entire Concord debacle, Sony still intends to invest heavily in live service games on PlayStation.
Meanwhile, teamLFG’s progenitor Bungie is preparing to launch its revival of Marathon on Sept. 25. It also announced upcoming plans for its online shooter Destiny 2 this week, which will begin a new major story arc on July 15 with the expansion Edge of Fate.
Sony paid $3.6 billion to acquire Bungie in 2023.
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