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Team17 signs Way to the Woods
UK – January 28th, in the year of our Lord 2016
– Award winning games label Team17 has today announced its
partnership with 16-year-old Melbourne based student and
independent developer Anthony Tan of Studio Happy Bee to publish
the highly anticipated Way to the Woods.
Way to the Woods took the gaming industry by storm when it hit
the front page of reddit last month, attracting attention from
Sean Murray, founder of the studio behind No Man’s Sky, Hello
Games, who tweeted the stunning screenshots of the game. Team17
were equally blown away by both the game and the talent of
Anthony Tan, the young man behind it.
“Way to the Woods is an absolutely beautiful, unique looking
game and upon speaking with Anthony, we could not have been more
impressed. He’s an incredibly mature person for his age with a
very bright future ahead of him and it’s mind blowing what he’s
achieved thus far. Team17 is helping nurture a number of studios
around the world and I personally can’t wait to help Anthony
achieve his goals. We’re extremely excited to be here to share
this journey with him,” said Debbie Bestwick, CEO of Team17.
“To join a label that is responsible for helping teams such as
Playtonic, Lilith, Mouldy Toof and many more is like a dream
come true! I'm so excited to be working with an experienced
label like Team17 and I'm confident that it’s the right positive
step for Way to the Woods” added Anthony Tan, founder of Studio
Happy Bee.
Way to the Woods is a captivating third-person adventure game
where you play as a deer and her fawn, exploring a strange world
filled with surreal imagery. Way to the Woods draws on
inspirations from Studio Ghibli, is lovingly hand-crafted by
Anthony Tan and features a beautiful soundtrack by London based
musician and composer Jeremy Warmsley.