This attracted several publishers who wanted to help distribute the game Supergiant Games chose Warner Bros. It was first shown in mid-development at the 2010 Penny Arcade Expo as part of its 'PAX 10' highlight ten upcoming independently developed games. Their first game, Bastion, received high critical praise, including being listed among several 'Game of the Year' lists from game journalists. They used a number of freelancer programmers and developers they could call on for help at various times during the development of this first game. Musician Darren Korb was hired for audio and music work. Artist Jen Zee became the studio's third member, and, later, its art director. In 2009 they agreed to quit their job, move into the same house, and begin to work on a new game together. Both had been working at the Los Angeles studio of Electronic Arts, involved with the Command & Conquer series. Supergiant Games was formed by Amir Rao and Gavin Simon in 2009.

Amir Rao, co-founder of Supergiant Games, in 2012

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