X-Wing, Crysis leads team up for new studio — and take advice from Space X

Want to launch a new development house? It’s probably a good idea to tap two of the minds behind the X-Wing and Crysis games.

Today, Impeller Studios came out stealth mode, touting two experienced and impressive names: creative director Jack Mamais (he was the lead designer for Crysis and Far Cry, and his game credits stretch back to MechWarrior 2 expansions) and lead designer David Wessman (who was one of the main devs behind all of the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, and Secrets of the Luftwaffe games at LucasArts). It will announce its first project — an online multiplayer game for the hardcore audience — on May 5.