Paramount Games Studio Launches With TMNT and Star Trek Titles, Aims to Make Gaming a Core Business Pillar
Paramount Skydance unveiled Paramount Games Studio on June 5, consolidating its gaming operations under new leadership and announcing AAA titles including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin" and "Star Trek: Shadow Frontier." The move represents a strategic shift from licensing IP to third parties toward internal game development as a primary business driver. The initiative positions Paramount to compete in the crowded gaming market while leveraging its extensive intellectual property library.
Paramount Skydance, led by CEO David Ellison, formally launched Paramount Games Studio at Summer Game Fest, consolidating Skydance's two game studios with Paramount's intellectual property under unified leadership. The new division, headed by president Tony Driscoll, marks the company's first major internal gaming operation, moving beyond its previous model of licensing IP to external developers. The studio's initial slate includes "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin" (developed with Platinum Games), "Star Trek: Shadow Frontier," "Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game," and an original dark academia RPG. Executives framed games as a core storytelling and revenue platform rather than an ancillary business tied to film releases. The consolidation also encompasses Skydance projects including "Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra" and an untitled Star Wars game, positioning Paramount Games Studio to compete with other media conglomerates like Disney, which invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games.
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