2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’

2K is launching a new AAA game development studio, Small Axe Studios, with an ambitious goal: to build the company's "next blockbuster sports franchise," according to a LinkedIn post . The post doesn't explicitly say what sport this new game will focus on. But an image included in the post features what appears to be a mockup soccer badge, indicating that Small Axe might be making a soccer game that goes head-to-head with EA Sports FC . The Small Axe website also lists senior staffers with experience working on EA's FIFA series ( the former name of EA Sports FC ), including studio head Aaron McHardy, who once led that franchise. Small Axe was … Read the full story at The Verge.