Starlight Games has a senior management team of industry professionals, including the co-creator of WipEout, Nick Burcombe, Design Director and Producer, Andy Santos, who co-created Skate, directed a global #1 game in the Resident Evil franchise, and more recently, Horizon: Call of the Mountain and Production Director Ben Cronin who was a founding team member of Gamesys, the company behind Jackpotjoy, the UK's biggest online bingo provider.

The company has a mission to create the best experiences using the power of Unreal Engine 5 with a focus on nurturing young talent from the local community with the aim to fuel the next generation of game developers and innovate in gameplay mechanics.

"Our vision is to foster a creative ecosystem where talent can flourish and dreams can be turned into reality," said Gary Nichols, Founder of Starlight Games. "We want to provide the platform and resources for young talent to thrive and leave a lasting impact on the industry."

With the creation of the new studio, Starlight Games also is pleased to announce House Of Golf 2for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S releasing in Summer 2024. Two additional games are also in development - an exciting futuristic sports title, which is being directed by WipEout creator Nick Burcombe and more details will be revealed in the coming months.

The studio is also working on a strategy sci-fi rogue-lite action experience that will also be revealed soon. Also, in development are several Unreal Engine Fortnite experiences lead by the team’s young new talent the first of which is Jungle Jam and will launch at the end of April 2024.