Dying Light

Former Techland COO starts a new game studio in Poland

Strange New Things, a game development studio based in Wroclaw, Poland, announced its opening today. Pawel Zawodny, the former chief operating officer of Techland, formed the company. Techland is the Poland-based studio responsible for the open-world zombie game Dying Light.

The developer has other former employees from Techland, as well as some from The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red, which is also based in Poland, and IO Interactive, the Denmark-based Square Enix subsidiary responsible for the Hitman stealth/assassination series.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.