Finnish company Futuremark, perhaps known best for their 3DMark PC benchmarking software, has become a game developer now as well. Futuremark Games Studio has apparently already started development on its first game, but further details surrounding genre or platform(s) were not provided.

"Futuremark Games Studio is committed to developing original IP games with the highest quality game play combined with our established track record of creating blow-your-socks-off visuals," said Tero Sarkkinen, CEO of Futuremark Corporation. "For years, our fans have been asking us when will we start making games. Very soon they are going to get it - and then some!"

"Although the new studio will demonstrate its ability to seamlessly integrate the latest technologies into its engines, its mission is to build world class games that bring new and entertaining game play to gamers. This includes games and their engines that deliver stellar performance even on modest platforms right up to the most enthusiastic levels of performance hardware," the company stated in the release.

Futuremark has offices in Saratoga, California in addition to Helsinki, Finland.