How the Journey From Typhoon Studios to Raccoon Logic Came to Be
Raccoon Logic has a pretty wild history, as the studio was founded by many members of the former Typhoon Studios, which merged with Stadia Games & Entertainment in 2019 and shut down after Google decided to stop all things gaming. We spoke to Creative Director and Co-Founder Alex Hutchinson about this wild ride.
Alex Hutchinson worked at Maxis (Electronic Arts) as Lead Designer on The Sims 2 and Spore, and then as Creative Director on Army of Two: The 40th Day. He then joined Ubisoft Montreal as Creative Director on Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4. In 2017, he co-founded Typhoon Studios with Yassine Riahi and Reid Schneider. Their first game was Journey to the Savage Planet. In December 2019, Google acquired Typhoon Studios under the Stadia brand, but the studio was shut down in February 2021, along with Google's whole Stadia Games and Entertainment division, as the Covid-19 pandemic raged. Undeterred, Hutchinson teamed up with former Typhoon employees and confidants to form Raccoon Logic in 2021, which also reacquired the rights to Savage Planet. Their perseverance paid off, as Revenge of the Savage Planet is set for release in May 2025.