Activision has confirmed that their new studio in Leeds, U.K. is not working on a new version of Pitfall. The mobile based developer was rumored to be working on a Call of Duty title.
“In setting up there has been a lot of interest given the publisher we are working with. In the third week of May we revealed we had the studio, and yes it is based in Leeds, and we have hired some key talent in the form of Mark Washbrook and Mark Lloyd [formerly of Rockstar Games],” said Activision director of partnerships & communication Martyn Brown. “The first game we are making is in fact Pitfall, which is 30 years old this year. We’ve been working on Pitfall since earlier in the year when we set up and it has been really good to revisit that and bring it to a modern audience.”
Brown said that this game will be the first of many classic Activision IPs that will be trotted out for a new generation on smartphones. “Being able to call upon a wide portfolio of properties is really good for us and we are looking forward to finally showing it to more people,” Brown explained.
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
