A new online game codenamed Project Astrid will characteristic enter from a pair of prime Twitch streamers. Sacriel and Shroud, whose respective actual names are Chris Ball and Mike Grzesiek, have teamed up with developer Splash Damage to design the upcoming recreation.
Project Astrid will be an open-world survival recreation that includes AAA manufacturing values. It is the primary unique IP developed by Splash Damage, which has beforehand created games based mostly on present franchises like Transformers and Wolfenstein.
Loaded, the expertise management firm that represents both Ball and Grzesiek, facilitated the partnership between the streamers and Splash Damage. Ball and Grzesiek usually play survival games like DayZ on their broadcasts, and they’re known for offering detailed analysis of sport mechanics. Ball, who has been streaming beneath the Sacriel name since 2012, identifies himself as an expert in fight strategy.
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Ball and Grzesiek’s insights about sport design will inform the development process for Project Astrid. The game’s Creative Director, Lance Winter, mentioned that the streamers are “core members of our growth team” who can represent the wishes of fans and creators. A video shared on the studio’s YouTube page provided an inside look at the conversations which may be shaping Project Astrid.
“This venture means everything to me,” Grzesiek added in an announcement. “Chris and I even have refined a vision for what’s next within the survival genre and with Splash Damage we’re getting down to construct it. We want to construct the best survival game ever, and with Sacriel’s mind and Splash Damage’s group, I know we can do it.”
Grzesiek, who used to stream on the defunct Microsoft-owned platform Mixer, now reaches greater than 10 million followers on Twitch. He signed with Loaded earlier than returning to the Amazon-owned gaming hub. Ball joined the talent firm’s roster in 2020.
Project Astrid doesn’t but have a clear launch timeline — or an official identify. To maintain tabs on Splash Damage’s exercise, you can subscribe to the studio’s official newsletter.
