The gaming studio is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was co-founded by Frank Gigliotti, Dave Ratti, and Adam Bellefeuil. The team of nine people consists of mostly veterans of Epic Games, Respawn Entertainment, and Infinity Ward. They have worked on some of the most successful game franchises including Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty. Most have been making games for over two decades.

The studio is currently working on an original intellectual property in the early stages of pre-production. It’s apparently a multiplayer action-adventure game with an emphasis on “close-quarters combat set in a fantastical world where players embark on memorable adventures with their friends”.

Ruckus Games was founded in August 2021 by veteran developers formerly of Gearbox Software and Riot Games. The current CEO is Paul Sage. Paul has been a game developer since 1995. He has been an industry staple working in leadership roles on titles such as Ultima Online, Tabula Rasa, Elder Scrolls Online, and Borderlands 3. 

Other notable team members and their previous roles include:

– Jesse McIntyre CTO (Riot, Zenimax Online, and EA Mythic); 

– Scott Kester, art director (Gearbox); 

– Carl Shedd world director and lead lighting artist (id, Gearbox); 

– Keith Schuler, master designer (3d Realms, Gearbox); 

– Chris Strasz, gameplay and UX director (NCSoft, EA, Zenimax Online, Gearbox); 

– Kevin Penrod, character art director (Gearbox).

The Texas-based company is apparently building a cross-platform cooperative game built with proprietary procedural technology.