R. J. Berg

Spicy Horse is the largest Western AAA game development studio in China. Founded by a rag-tag collection of game industry vets, creative artists and adventure-seeking expats in late 2006. Spicy relies on a unique production model, strong culture, and interesting location to inspire and drive development of its game titles. Its production model utilizes local, outsourced content production (near-sourcing) to reduce turn-over and keep their studio headcount low. Only 'core development' groups exist within Spicy Horse - made up of designers, programmers, animators, producers, and concept artists. Large scale asset production is always handled externally. Its studio is actively engaged in development of content for a variety of platforms and markets.