The formation of Paramount Games—the video game division of the entertainment giant—was announced shortly before this year's Summer Game Fest.
Paramount's debut publishing title, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, was announced at the show. Following that announcement, Paramount Games' head Shawn Kittelsen spoke to Polygon about the studio's plans.
The "core four" properties Paramount is focused on are Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, Avatar: The Last Airbender and SpongeBob SquarePants. However, Kittelsen also revealed the "Sheridanverse"—Yellowstone, Tulsa King and Landman—is also something the studio is interested in adapting.
"All of the Yellowstone and Yellowstone-adjacent titles, Landman, Tulsa King, these are all priorities for us," said Kittelsen. He was also quick to stress that they wouldn't be giving away their properties to just any studio, and they're exercising care in choosing good partners for Paramount Games.
"We are not brand managers, and we are not IP value extractors," he explained. "We are cultural stewards, and these stories, characters, and worlds mean something to the fans who invest so much of their time and money in them. We need to honour that relationship, or we will lose them."
The Last Ronin game is still happening, but it's now being made...
