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Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva on Horses, Steam, and possible closure of the studio

2 months 2 weeks ago

Original story, November 25, 2025: This year has seen more than a dozen studios close up shop – including Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders and startup Fantastic Pixel Castle. Now, there's a possibility that Santa Ragione, the studio behind such critically acclaimed indie darlings as Saturnalia and Mediterranea Inferno, might join them.

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Ignas Vieversys

BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Cara Ellison

2 months 2 weeks ago

Cara Ellison began her career in the games industry as a QA tester on GTA 4, and went on to become a games journalist writing for publications such as Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and The Guardian. She later moved into narrative design, securing a role as senior narrative designer at Sony Santa Monica, before joining Gravity Well in 2023, a studio formed by Respawn and Infinity Ward veterans Drew McCoy and Jon Shiring. Ellison was chosen as a BAFTA Breakthrough for her work on the VR puzzle adventure Ghost Town by Fireproof Games.

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Lewis Packwood

BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Mark Choi

2 months 2 weeks ago

Mark Choi is a composer and classically trained pianist. He is the founder of Sonaris Ensemble, a quintet of video game musicians, and is the resident composer of Whole Hog Theatre. Choi was chosen as a BAFTA Breakthrough for his work on the soundtrack to Tower Five’s Empire of the Ants; he has also received an Ivor Novello nomination for Best Original Video Game Score for his work on the game.

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Lewis Packwood

BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Sally Beaumont

2 months 2 weeks ago

Sally Beaumont is an actor, playwright, and games writer, and her voice has featured in titles such as Harold Halibut, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Expelled!, and Loco Motive. Beaumont was chosen as a BAFTA Breakthrough for her acting and writing work on the point and click adventure game Old Skies, which was created by Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye Games.

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Lewis Packwood