Nadeo (pronounced ''NĂ-dā-yō'') is a French video game developer founded in 2000. The studio is best known for creating the racing game series '' TrackMania''. Other games developed by Nadeo include the '' Virtual Skipper'' series and ''

ShootMania ''ShootMania Storm'' is a first-person shooter video game by Ubisoft and Nadeo. Just like its sister games '' TrackMania 2'' and the yet-unreleased ''QuestMania'', it features 3 different environments, of which two have so far been revealed; a ...

''. Nadeo's latest game was ''TrackMania'' (2020), which was released on July 1, 2020. Since 2009, Nadeo has been a subsidiary of Ubisoft.

History

Nadeo was founded in 2000 in Paris, France, by Florent Castelnérac and Pascal Hérold. Their first game was ''Virtual Skipper 2'', released in 2002. In 2003, Nadeo released the first entry in the ''TrackMania'' series, which received "mixed or average reviews" from critics. TrackMania reached over 700,000 unique players each month, and had 10 million registered players by 2009. In 2009, Nadeo was acquired by Ubisoft for an undisclosed sum. Since 2019, Nadeo has hosted the TrackMania Grand League. In September 2020, CEO Florent Castelnérac was accused of abusive behavior and bullying towards his staff.

Games developed

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{{Ubisoft Video game development companies French companies established in 2000 Ubisoft divisions and subsidiaries Companies based in Paris