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Prison Architect 2 developers part ways with Paradox months before it’s due for releaseNew studio Kokku is taking over
New studio Kokku is taking over
Image credit:Paradox Interactive
Image credit:Paradox Interactive
Prison Architect 2was delayed last month from a planned May release dateuntil September. Now it’s changing developer. Double Eleven are parting ways with publisher Paradox Interactive after nine years working on the series, and a new studio, Kokku, are taking over.
“Double Eleven has been with us since the console port, led the development of the game on all platforms, and has been working on Prison Architect 2 over the last few years. With the sequel passing certification on all platforms, the contract was fulfilled. However, we could not find a commercial agreement that worked for both parties moving forward and mutually agreed to part ways,” saysthe announcement of the change.
Kokku are a Brazilian co-development studio who have worked on projects such as Horizon: Forbidden West, as well as creating a handful of licensed Roblox games. They’ve been contributing to the development of Prison Architect 2 since last autumn and are now leading the efforts to fix the technical issues identified as the reasons for the delay last month.
The sequel switches the series from 2D to 3D, enabling multi-storey prisons for the first time, while including a selection of features from the first gamealongside planned robust modding tools. I hope it’s good.
