Avantgarden

It was founded in 2012 by industry veterans Massimo Guarini and Gianni Ricciardi, sold to Digital Bros in 2020.

Before the establishment of the studio, Guarini was the director for Grasshopper Manufacture's Shadows of the Damned and Ubisoft's Naruto: Rise of a Ninja.

[1] After the release of Shadows of the Damned, Guarini decided to move from Japan back to his home country and go independent.

[2] Back to Italy, Guarini reunites with his former colleague Gianni Ricciardi, music composer and audio director for ubisoft and other developers.

[1] The game, Murasaki Baby, was announced at Sony's press conference during Gamescom 2013 for the PlayStation Vita.