Black Block Information

We are Black Block An international team of games industry veterans with offices in Helsinki, Finland. Our mission is to push the boundaries of online worlds. Open Worlds Are In Our DNA We’ve worked on some of the highest grossing open world games of all time and are putting it to good use in our upcoming web3 online world, The Sprawl. Our experience ranges from mobile free-to-play to AAA console, at some of the most well-known game development studios in the world. Our Creative Pillars Underlining everything we do are our creative pillars. These give us the foundations that support all of our key decisions. 1. Fun First, Always We love what we do and we want our players to love what we create. Fun is the key principle that governs our games above all else. 2. Ride The New, New Wave In short: innovate. Operate on the bleeding edge and embrace the unknown. We see risk as playing it safe. 3. Trust In Each Other Our mission is to push the boundaries of online worlds… we empower our team members to be as autonomous as possible to help us get there. 4. Work Without Borders We’re building online worlds and do not allow ourselves to be hampered by the physical limitations of the meatspace. Our Founders Robin Squire Chief Executive Officer Formally Marketing Director at Rovio and Director of Business Development and Marketing at PlayRaven, Robin has a passion for MMO experiences since the early days of Everquest. Paul Kurowski Chief Product Officer Years of experience working at famous studios such as Rockstar North, Psygnosis, Realtime Worlds, Crytek and more. Paul has worked across design, art and production on some of the biggest game franchises of all time. Stanislav Semakin Chief Technology Officer Stanislav has 20+ years of tech experience, working on high-concurrency realtime applications from games to finance and more. Matthew Wilson Advisor & Chairman An early Black Block supporter and board member from day one, Matthew established Rovio's publishing and