Reload Studios

Reload Studios
Private company
Industry Virtual reality
Founded 2014
Headquarters Los Angeles, United States
Key people
 James Chung (CEO)
Taehoon Oh (COO)
Products World War Toons
Website reload-studios.com

Reload Studios is an American independent game and VR development studio made up of former Infinity Ward and Disney employees. It is headquartered in Los Angeles.[1]

History

Reload Studios was founded by James Chung (CEO) & Taehoon Oh (COO), former employees from Pixar, Disney, and Infinity Ward[2][3] soon followed to form the core team.[4]

In March 2015, Reload Studios's launched debut title in development, World War Toons, is a class-based multiplayer shooter for VR and consoles.[5][6][7][8][9]

In 2015, Reload Studios received $2 million[10] and $4 million in funding from World Innovation Lab and other venture capitalists.[11]

In September 2015, Reload Studios launched a non-gaming virtual reality division named Rascali. For their first project they worked with WoofbertVR to make a virtual re-creation of the Wolfson room from The Courtauld Gallery in London.[12][13]

Games Developed

World War Toons

World War Toons is a multiplayer VR first-person shooter featuring cartoonish World War II soldiers battling in European maps released in March 2015 for both VR and non-VR platforms.[14][15][16] The cartoony, class-based shooter sees players battle for supremacy as either the indomitable Axis. The game supports variety of play style models.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Rose, Mike. "Call of Duty veterans form VR-focused Reload Studios". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Call of Duty talent forms Reload Studios". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Former Call of Duty Devs Create New Studio Reload to Make VR Games". GameSpot. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Gera, Emily (15 July 2014). "These former Infinity Ward devs are making a first-person shooter for VR and mobile". Polygon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Holzworth, Chris. "Ex-Call of Duty devs form Reload Studios, begin work on VR and next-gen shooter". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Stafford, Patrick. "World War Toons: A Disney-styled shooter in VR The Race for VR". Polygon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "World War Toons Unveils a Symphony of Chaos in New Trailer". PlayStation.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  8. ↑ James, Paul. "Reload Studios' Multiplayer FPS Revealed as 'World War Toons'". Road to VR. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Williamson, Steven. "World War Toons PlayStation VR 'home test' goes down a treat for dev's daughter". PSU.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex. "VR-focused Reload Studios reaps $2M investment to go beyond games". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Reload Studios closes first funding round with $4m". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "World War Toons Dev Launches New VR Lab, Working with WoofbertVR". VRFocus.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Virtual reality can take us to the world’s greatest museums". VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Is Virtual Reality the Future, Or Just a Passing Fad?". Vice.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  15. ↑ Mason, Will (22 March 2015). "Hands on with Reload Studios' new VR FPS, World War Toons". UploadVR. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Treese, Tyler (8 October 2015). "World War Toons for PlayStation VR interview". PlayStation LifeStyle.net. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  17. ↑ Romano, Sal (2 May 2016). "World War Toons announced as free-to-play". Gematsu. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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