2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’

2K 成立新工作室，旨在打造“下一个重磅体育游戏系列”

2K is launching a new AAA game development studio, Small Axe Studios, with an ambitious goal: to build the company’s “next blockbuster sports franchise,” according to a LinkedIn post. 根据 LinkedIn 上的一篇帖子显示，2K 正在成立一家名为 Small Axe Studios 的全新 3A 游戏开发工作室，其目标宏大：打造该公司“下一个重磅体育游戏系列”。

The post doesn’t explicitly say what sport this new game will focus on. But an image included in the post features what appears to be a mockup soccer badge, indicating that Small Axe might be making a soccer game that goes head-to-head with EA Sports FC. The Small Axe website also lists senior staffers with experience working on EA’s FIFA series (the former name of EA Sports FC), including studio head Aaron McHardy, who once led that franchise. 该帖子并未明确说明这款新游戏将聚焦于哪项运动。但帖子中包含的一张图片展示了一个看起来像是足球队徽的草图，这表明 Small Axe 可能正在开发一款旨在与《EA Sports FC》正面竞争的足球游戏。Small Axe 的官网上也列出了多位拥有 EA《FIFA》系列（《EA Sports FC》的前身）开发经验的资深员工，其中包括曾领导该系列的现任工作室负责人 Aaron McHardy。

Small Axe was born from 2K Sports Lab, a project 2K announced in 2023. Whatever this new game is, it will add to 2K’s existing roster of games covering sports such as basketball (NBA 2K), wrestling (WWE 2K), and golf (PGA Tour 2K). Small Axe 源自 2K 在 2023 年宣布的“2K Sports Lab”项目。无论这款新游戏最终是什么，它都将扩充 2K 现有的体育游戏阵容，该阵容目前已涵盖篮球（《NBA 2K》）、摔角（《WWE 2K》）和高尔夫（《PGA Tour 2K》）等领域。