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| Company type | Division |
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| Industry | Video Games |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, US |
Area served | Wolrdwide |
Key people | Steve Martin (GM) |
| Parent | Lightspeed Studios |
| Website | lightspeed |
Lightspeed LA is an American video game developer and a studio of Lightspeed Studios based in Irvine, California. The studio was founded by Tencent in 2019 to develop high-budget AAA games.[1]
Lightspeed Studios is a video game studio established by Tencent in 2019 with the aim of developing AAA blockbuster titles. LightSpeed LA is led by a former Rockstar Toronto employee, Steve Martin, who previously worked on Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 as a video game producer.[2] The studio has a team with diverse backgrounds, including former employees of gaming companies such as Rockstar Games, BioWare, Naughty Dog, 2K, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Insomniac Games.[3][4]
Some of the other video game industry veterans working at Lightspeed LA include Sergei Kuprejanov, the design director of Max Payne 3, and Reuben Shah, the environment artist of The Last of Us Part II.[5][better source needed]
AtThe Game Awards 2023, LightSpeed LA announced their first video game, Last Sentinel. It is an open world game set in dystopian Tokyo.[6][7]
