Game Director of Cyberpunk & Witcher 3 co-founded Studio BLANK. with CD Projekt Red Alumni – That’s Gaming

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Today, a group of gaming industry veterans, with credits from iconic titles such as The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077, officially announced their vision for a bold new game studio: Blank. Applying their years of experience to a clean slate, the new team is committed to bringing beautifully designed games and unique experiences to players, favoring new territory over well-trodden territory (i.e. no clones or predictable entries). In addition to the studio’s unveiling, Blank. co-founders teased concept art of the studio’s unannounced project – a character-driven game set in an apocalypse, with a few twists.

The co-founders of Blank. include Mateusz Kanik (CD Projekt Red) taking on the role of Game Director, Jędrzej Mróz (CD Projekt Red) and Marcin Jefimow (CD Projekt Red, 11 Bit Studios) joining as executive producers, and Mikołaj Marchewka (Rookiez from Warsaw S.A) joining as Managing Director. The founders have assembled an exceptional team of developers: Michal Dobrowolski (CD Projekt Red) joins as Design Director, Artur Ganszyniec (CD Projekt Red, 11 Bit Studios) as Narrative Director, with Grzegorz Przybyś (Division 48 Studio, Artificer) as Art Director.

“We are excited to announce Blank. and to expand our incredible team,” said Mateusz Kanik, Blank. Co-Founder and Game Director. “After years of working in an increasingly conservative industry, we are ready to create bold, impactful projects that share our unique creativity and values. Where the industry favors a dictatorship of the creative individual, we want to give ownership to the team. Where the industry leans toward a crunch culture, we prefer work-life balance. Where the industry says bigger is better, we focus on highly polished games with a focus on emotion, story and craftsmanship,” Kanik said.

Discussing the formation of Blank. Marcin Jefimow, Blank. Co-founder and executive producer: “Our philosophy for game development comes from our own stories and experiences. With Blank. we want to build a space where we can honor our history, but also be playful and open to brand new inspirations while collaborating creatively. We already have a head start on a new project in the making that we can’t wait to share with players and create with new team members.”

Jędrzej Mróz, blank. Co-founder and executive producer told how the team plans to tackle game development and scaling up the studio: strong team and realistic budget. We are committed to quality craftsmanship and running the studio in a sustainable way; we plan to increase the scope of our projects as we expand the team and its capabilities.