Updated
Updated · Collider · Aug 13
Mattel Launches 300-Person Game Studio, Developing Hot Wheels and Uno Adaptations
Updated
Updated · Collider · Aug 13

Mattel Launches 300-Person Game Studio, Developing Hot Wheels and Uno Adaptations

3 articles · Updated · Collider · Aug 13

Summary

  • Mattel said its new Mattel Game Studios unit is building games based on its toy brands, with a Hot Wheels title in development and UNO Wild next on the slate.
  • Nearly 300 artists, designers, engineers and producers will staff the operation across Los Angeles and Hangzhou, expanding Mattel's push to create and run more games in-house.
  • The studio already launched Skeletor: Until Next Time earlier this year under Mattel Digital Studios, which also oversees licensed titles including Barbie Rewind and Hot Wheels Infinite Rush.
  • The games push extends Mattel's broader effort to turn its IP into entertainment after film and streaming projects tied to Masters of the Universe, Matchbox and Barbie.

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