The Collective

The Collective is a video game development company, based in San Diego and Lyon, and owned by Krafton Pearl Abyss, a division of Pureband. Their first projects include an unannounced AAA mobile project and Oni 2.

History
The Collective started as a subsidiary for KPA division NC Krafton's mobile division NC Plarium, itself formed out of an acquisition of Plarium by KPA. The studio itself was made from ground-up, through a merger between Zynga San Diego, Faceware Technologies and Playdek, integrated with former THQ San Diego/Concrete Games/Incinerator Studios employees.

In November 2020, a few months after its formation, the studio opened positions to hire around 325 more employees for an undisclosed project, set to be one of NC Plarium's most ambitious titles.

In June 2021, the studio was spun off from NC Plarium, and rebranded itself as The Collective, with focus shifted to making AAA narrative games "like no other, with focus on interaction and innovation". They also announced that they will be working on a sequel to Oni, part of a franchise acquired from Rockstar Games. For its development, they hired 500 more employees (including talent from Psyonix, Rockstar Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Daybreak Game Company), and opened a satellite studio in Lyon, France.

In December 2021, under Krafton Pearl Abyss's integration into Pureband, The Collective became part of THQ Nordic. They also announced one of their new projects, the rebooted Insane.

Games

 * Insane (2023)
 * Oni 2 (TBA)
 * AAA mobile project (TBA)