Guerrilla Games co-founder Arjan Brussee says he is developing a European alternative to Unreal Engine through a new startup based in the Netherlands. Apart from offering competition for the Unreal Engine, the ambitious project could potentially help push the envelope in certain technology segments, particularly modular, agentic AI software architecture.
Arjan Brussee started his gaming industry journey in the 1990s, when he worked as a programmer on Epic's Jazz Jackrabbit platformer series. In 2003, he co-founded Guerrilla Games, where he spent nine years as executive producer and chief operating officer. Sony Computer Entertainment acquired the studio for an undisclosed sum in 2005. Brussee later spent 30 months as an executive producer at Electronic Arts, working on Battlefield Hardline and DLC for Battlefield 3. He went on to found Boss Key Productions, the now-defunct developer of LawBreakers, in 2014 before joining Epic Games in 2017. He spent eight and a half years at the company, holding roles of head of mobile, director of product management, and technical director, in that order.
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Brussee outlined his latest career chapter during a May 2026 episode of the Dutch...
