Pogo Austin Open For Business

Electronic Arts has opened a new studio in Austin, Texas to develop games for its popular casual online game portal, Pogo.com. The new studio, Pogo Austin, will focus on creating family-friendly casual titles based on Hasbro properties. The initial team of 12 features a strong foundation of Austin natives who boast more than 108 years of collective game experience and have shipped titles at companies such as LucasArts, Aspyr Media, Acclaim, Amaze Entertainment, Human Code, Origin Systems and Family Time Interactive.

The first title to be released from Pogo Austin is PICTUREKA! MUSEUM MAYHEM. a “quirky seek and find game” based on the Hasbro game of the same name. In the digital version, a player becomes the new curator for a museum and investigates some odd things that are afoot. The game is set to launch online in November at Pogo.com for $19.95 (US) and GBP11.95 (UK); it will be available at retail in early winter.