Hire Sumo Sheffield

## About Sumo Sheffield Sumo Sheffield is the largest and flagship studio of Sumo Digital, established in 2003 in Sheffield, UK. Now owned by Tencent, they're one of the largest award-winning studios in the UK, specializing in large-scale AAA licensed projects and working on Warframe content. ## Company Overview - **Founded:** 2003 - **Location:** Sheffield, UK (Sumo HQ) - **Parent:** Sumo Digital (Tencent subsidiary) - **Focus:** AAA licensed projects and own IP ## History Founded by Carl Cavers, Paul Porter, Darren Mills, and James North-Hearn from former Infogrames Studios management team. Many developers worked together previously at Gremlin Interactive. ## Scale Sumo Digital now has 16 studios worldwide with 1,200+ employees globally across UK, Europe, India, and Canada. Sumo Sheffield is the largest of these studios. ## Notable Partnerships - Microsoft - Sony - SEGA - Activision - Digital Extremes (Warframe) ## Current Projects Working on content updates for Warframe in partnership with Digital Extremes (announced October 2024, ongoing as of October 2025). ## Corporate History - 2017: Sumo Group formed - 2022: Acquired by Tencent ## Why Choose Sumo Sheffield - **Tencent-owned** major backing - **1,200+ employees** Sumo group scale - **Warframe** active development - **Sheffield HQ** UK's leading studio - **Microsoft, Sony, SEGA** AAA partners