Guerrilla Games co-founder Arjan Brussee publicizes plans to construct European-based video games engine

Guerrilla Games co-founder Arjan Brussee has introduced plans to develop a sport engine positioned as “a European alternative” to opponents resembling Unreal and Unity.

Speaking to Dutch podcast De Technoloog (translated by VGC), Brussee mentioned he’s growing the Immense Engine.

“No one is currently making an engine that is fully European-hosted, built by Europeans, and complies with European rules and guidelines,” he mentioned.

“Creating usable 3D worlds is becoming increasingly important, certainly for purposes other than just gaming.”

Brussee defined that the engine will incorporate new growth rules and full AI integration.

“The rise of AI means that we need to approach the development of this kind of crucial software differently,” he mentioned. “As an old hand with a vision of how things should work, I see opportunities there.”

“If you are smart and know how to put a good framework of AI agents to work, you can do the work of ten or fifteen people.”

Brussee mentioned present engines are “made for and by people who have to click through a menu with a mouse. If you want to change something, it has to be done for the entire engine.”

Before growing the Immense Engine, Brussee spent eight years at Epic Games in numerous roles, together with world director of product administration for Unreal Engine.

He started his profession on the studio within the Nineties, programming Jazz Jackrabbit video games. Brussee additionally served as an govt producer at Electronic Arts and co-founded Boss Key Productions with Cliff Bleszinski, which closed in 2018.

Brussee co-founded Guerrilla Games with Martin de Ronde, Michiel Mol, and Arnout van der Kamp in 2000.