• Masthead Studios, based in Bulgaria is a fast-growing international game development studio focused on creating next-generation MMORPGs.
Read more about us• Earthrise is our upcoming post-apocalyptic MMORPG. Intense action combat. Unique skill-based advancement. Meaningful player-versus-player combat. All built on our proprietary game engine and platform.
Learn more• Masthead Studios is looking for people with desire to create a world-class game, strong "can-do" attitude, strive to push the technology to its limits, and ability to solve unsolvable problems.
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Masthead Studios is expanding its team.Masthead Studios is expanding its team for development of the Massively Multiplayer Online RPG Earthrise and the proprietary engine that powers it. Check the available positions
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Article submitted on: 2009-11-26 17:28:39BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 2, 2009 – Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC BB:IPLY) announced today that the company has signed a binding letter of intent with Masthead Studios to fund the development of a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), code named “Project: V13.”
The game has been in design and development at Interplay since November 2007. Masthead and Interplay teams will work together under the direction and control of Interplay to complete development of the project.
As a part of the agreement, the game will utilize Masthead’s proprietary tools and MMOG technology developed for Masthead’s “Earthrise” project.
Commenting on the announcement, Interplay Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Herve Caen said, “We are looking forward to turning the vision of our game designers into a compelling online gaming experience. The planning and design completed for Project: V13 thus far, combined with Masthead’s resources, tools, and growing team of dedicated MMOG developers, will bring this unique game to reality.”
Masthead Studios President Atanas Atanasov said, “This arrangement is ideal because it leverages the technology our professionals have specifically built for advanced Massively Multiplayer Online Games into what we expect will be a groundbreaking Interplay gaming title.”
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About Interplay Entertainment
Founded in 1983, Interplay Entertainment is a developer, publisher and licensor of video game software headquartered in Southern California. The company has produced and licensed titles for many of the most popular interactive entertainment software platforms in the action/arcade, adventure/RPG and strategy/puzzle categories. Its portfolio of well-recognized Intellectual Properties includes Battlechess, Clayfighter, Dark Alliance, Descent, Earthworm Jim, Freespace, Giants, Messiah, MDK, Run Like Hell, Sacrifice. Interplay also holds exclusive distribution rights to certain existing Fallout and Redneck titles.
About Masthead Studios
Masthead Studios is a growing game development company focused on MMORPG games, founded in 2005 in Bulgaria. Masthead has access to abundant local and international talent, and is employing some of the best programmers and graphic artists in Europe. The company is currently developing Earthrise, a next-generation post-apocalyptic MMORPG, using its proprietary game engine and platform.Article submitted on: 2009-04-08 20:12:32
Masthead Studios is Hiring!Masthead Studios, the innovative independent game development studio based in Sofia, Bulgaria, is actively expanding its dynamic team currently at work on their first title, Earthrise, a futuristic sci-fi MMO.
The company is seeking professionals with the desire to create world-class games who strive to push the boundaries of technology and who love a good challenge. Masthead Studios has positions open for software engineers.
Founded in 2005, Masthead Studios is a rapidly growing development studio centrally located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Equipped with modern, spacious facilities and high-tech infrastructure, Masthead creates an environment that fosters fun, creativity and production. Article submitted on: 2008-01-15 11:41:27
Masthead Studios Launches New Web Site for EarthriseMasthead Studios, the innovative independent game development studio based in Sofia, Bulgaria, launched the official website for Earthrise, a futuristic sci-fi MMO to be released in 2009.
At www.play-earthrise.com fans can find the latest announcements with new and updated screenshots directly from the developers. Explore initial concept art and Earthrise game lore, getting a first hand look at the post-apocalyptic world of this MMO. Fans can get involved with Earthrise by jumping into the community forums or submitting their own art inspired by the game.
Earthrise is the highly anticipated sci-fi MMO, said to be the next advancement in the genre. Giving the player a choice in his or her role in a new world, Earthrise begins in the post-apocalyptic future within the rising conflict of a new society. Players will discover new territories ranging from mysterious jungles to ultramodern architecture to underground anarchy headquarters. Article submitted on: 2008-01-15 11:38:53
