Former Human Head COO founds Grimm Bros studio

Former Human Head COO Ash Monif has started a new game studio, called Grimm Bros. It will focus on darkly humorous versions of classic fairy tales, for PC and tablet devices.

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The former chief operating officer of Human Head Studios has started a new venture with a very particular focus. Ash Monif announced he is teaming up with art director Randis Albion to form Grimm Bros, a studio centered around darkly humorous versions of classic fairy tales. It will be centering its efforts on PC and tablet devices.

The studio is still in its infancy, having not announced its first project and still inviting job inquiries on its official site. Albion's personal page on DeviantArt states that they're actively working on their first game and will start prototyping a second in a few months. The press release included various pieces of Albion's art, including one (above) that is serving as the "inspiration piece" for the studio's first game, Monif told Shacknews.

Monif's credits include Mercenaries 2 and Fieldrunners, while Albion's include League of Legends and the card game Magic the Gathering.

"I have always been a fan of complex subject matter," Monif said in the press release. "I grew up reading the classics like Grimm, Chaucer, Tolkien - and I feel that today's games gloss over a lot of the richness that can be found within these great works. Our goal is to create classic and immersive RPG and Adventure Games, set in a persistent world for a community of core gamers."

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    March 20, 2013 9:30 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Former Human Head COO founds Grimm Bros studio.

    Former Human Head COO Ash Monif has started a new game studio, called Grimm Bros. It will focus on darkly humorous versions of classic fairy tales, for PC and tablet devices.

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      March 20, 2013 9:47 AM

      "It will focus on darkly humorous versions of classic fairy tales"

      zzzzzzzzzzz

      where's my goddam sequel to Rune?

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      March 20, 2013 9:53 AM

      American McGee Presents Ash Monif's Grimm Bros.

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        March 20, 2013 10:00 AM

        I'm almost sure American McGee can sue Ash over this.

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        March 20, 2013 10:28 AM

        Almost. Since they wrote, "Our goal is to create classic and immersive RPG and Adventure Games, set in a persistent world" it would be more like American McGee's Grimm Bros. World of Alicecraft.

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      March 20, 2013 10:29 AM

      Our goal is to create classic and immersive RPG and Adventure Games, set in a persistent world

      So they're making an MMO for the ipad. I smell microtransactions...

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      March 20, 2013 11:07 AM

      That Little Red Riding Hood is just too goddamn ridiculous.

      10/10 will fap again.

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