Black Hole Entertainment (also known as Black Hole Games) was a Hungarian

video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

, founded in 2001 in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population o ...

by seven young game enthusiasts. The company's first title was '' Armies of Exigo'', developed with the financial backing of Andy Vajna, published by

Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted th ...

and released in the end of 2004. The team has developed '' Warhammer: Mark of Chaos'' and '' Warhammer: Battle March'', an expansion for ''Mark of Chaos'', which were released on November 14, 2006 and September 16, 2008, respectively, for the PC. ''Warhammer: Battle March'' was also released for the

Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation ...

game console A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller. These may be home consoles, which are generally placed in a permanent location connected to a ...

on September 2, 2008. Black Hole developed the sixth installment of the ''

Heroes of Might and Magic ''Heroes of Might and Magic'', known as ''Might & Magic Heroes'' since 2011, is a series of video games originally created and developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing. As part of the ''Might and Magic'' franchise, the series ...

'' series, '' Might & Magic Heroes VI'', in collaboration with

Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include ''Assassin's Creed'', ''Far Cry'', ''F ...

. The title was released in October 2011, postponed from its original launch date of March. The studio was reported in various media to have gone bankrupt as a result of the nature of this development, and members of the company blamed Ubisoft for the mistake."Alleged Black Hole Entertainment Developer Takes Ubisoft to Task over Heroes VI."
'Gamer Politics,' April 18, 2012. Retrieved 4 April, 2013. As of July 2012, the company is no longer operating.

Games developed

* '' Armies of Exigo'' - 2004 * '' Warhammer: Mark of Chaos'' - 2006 * '' Warhammer: Battle March'' (expansion for '' Warhammer: Mark of Chaos'') - 2008 * '' Might & Magic Heroes VI'' - October 2011

References

(last 2 are defunct)

External links

Official site
(defunct) 2012 disestablishments in Hungary Video game companies established in 2001 Video game companies disestablished in 2012 Companies based in Budapest Defunct video game companies of Hungary Video game development companies Hungarian companies established in 2001 {{Europe-videogame-company-stub