Aside from the occasional contribution of Hollywood talent to film sessions for the needs of a video game, very few actors have stepped up their involvement in the video game world to the point of founding their own studio.
The most emblematic examples in this sense are Vin Diesel, who founded Tigon Studios, or Elijah Wood, who launched SpectreVision in 2010, during the emergence of the interactive VR thriller in 2018. transferDeveloped with Ubisoft.
Raised by wolves and video games
In December 2019, it was British actor Abubakar Salim’s turn to join the ranks, along with Melissa Phillips, former BAFTA Games Head of Programs and Events, development studio Silver Rain Games.
If the general public knows Abubakar Salim for his contributions to TV series such as Black Mirror, Raised by Wolves, Fortitude or Jamestown: Invaders, the actor has made several vocal contributions to video games, including the voice of Bayek. Assassin’s Creed Origins.
Abubakar Salim
in his silver rain studio, Renamed Surgent Studios in April 2023He especially recruited Lou Rigudi, an artist from Hollywood who specializes in visual effects, who notably worked on Godzilla II: King of the Monsters and Call of the Wild; Also composer Nainita Desai, who composed the soundtrack for the moving documentary Pour Sama. The studio doesn’t just work on video game-related projects; He also has a calling to develop transmedia projects.
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It is with this legacy that he revealed images of his first game yesterday, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Developed in partnership with the EA Originals label, this Metroidvania-style action-adventure game features a character named Zaw as he tries to defeat powerful spirits and bring his father’s soul back to the world of the living.
The gameplay footage in this trailer is narrated by Abubakar Salim, who was inspired by his own story after his father’s death and their shared passion for creating video games. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU.
The title will be available on April 23 on PlayStation5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC.
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