Crystal Dynamics opens a new studio in Austin to support future development

Publisher Square Enix is expanding one of its biggest Western studios with another new office. Crystal Dynamics is starting a new team in Austin, Texas. It is calling this studio Crystal Southwest, and it will contribute to all of Crystal Dynamics’ projects.

Executive producer Dallas Dickinson is overseeing the studio. Dickinson has worked at Crystal Dynamics for nearly two years. Prior to that he led Austin-based studio QCGames as its president and chief executive officer. That came after more than six years as a producer and director at BioWare.