A new tabletop games studio has been launched by one of the key people behind the hit series Arcane. Incredible Dream Studios, founded by Jane Chung Hoffacker, is a new tabletop game studio aiming to produce Kinfire Chronicles, a co-op roleplaying game in which players take control of adventurers attempting to save their city from a mysterious global threat. Chung Hoffacker has raised over $2 million in funding for her new venture and has enlisted the help of several big names in the gaming industry to help build it out.
Chung Hoffacker was previously the general manager of Riot Games’ animation department and was a key figure behind Arcane, the successful Netflix series starring League of Legends characters. She helped put together the show’s writers room and guided it through the greenlighting process, but she departed when the first season was nearly finished to start Incredible Games Studios.
Chung Hoffacker told VentureBeat that one of the company’s goals was to make the time players spend together more meaningful. “We managed to get a lot of triple-A gaming talent,” Chung Hoffacker said. “And we’re all here making board games. Part of the reason is that we see gaming as a lifestyle that is not just limited to screens and video games. And we do see an opportunity with, as we move toward the metaverse and online presence, how we spend less time together in person. And I think an outcome of that is that the few moments that we do spend together in person are going to become way more meaningful for us.”
Incredible Dream Studio was co-founded by Tucker Roberts, the president of Comcast’s Spectacor Gaming division, and entrepreneur Jamie Seltzer, in addition to Chung Hoffacker. Chris Butler, the former director of engineering for Riot Games, is on the studio’s team, as is Kevin Wilson, the game designer director.
Chris Butler, the company’s chief technical officer, was previously the director of engineering at Riot Games and co-founded Riot Games, St Louis. He was a key figure in the development of the League of Legends platform. Kevin Wilson (co-creator of A Game of Thrones: The Board Game and Arkham Horror Second Edition), Kate Redesiuk (art director), Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz and Jakub Szamalek (narrative consultants), and Adela Kapuscinska (game designer) are among the others. Actress Felicia Day and former TNT Network CEO Kevin Reilly are among the advisers.
