Five Pixar Artists Form Their Own Game Studio

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on March 18, 2013 AT 04:15pm

Pixar artists Sequoia Blankenship, Andrew Dayton, Jonathan Hoffman, Joshua Qualtieri, and Jason Topolski have formed their own game studio: Steel Wool Games.

With Pixar, the various artists worked on films such as as The Incredibles and Toy Story.

Their first game, titled Flyhunter, is scheduled for release this summer this year, and will be published by Ripstone.

“We have an internal phrase that we use to describe our style: ‘Grimsical.’” said Dayton, describing their art style. “It’s our fundamental principle as a company. We create worlds that are funny and whimsical but dipped in gritty tones.”

Source: Edge Online

Chris Holzworth has wanted to report on and critique games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, then took a break from gaming to study English, creative writing, and linguistics at Rutgers University. Started out as EGM's obligatory east coast correspondent before selling out and moving to the west coast. Chris is particularly keen on examining narrative structure, character development, and writing in video games. Frequently opens mouth, inserts foot, often where twittery things happen: @chrisholzworth. Meet the rest of the crew.

Share on Tumblr