Pinkerton Road Studio is an American video game developer based in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. The company is responsible for creating ''
Moebius: Empire Rising'' and the remake of ''
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers''.
Jane Jensen
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, the creator behind the
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and
Gray Matter,established Pinkerton Road Studio in 2012 along with Robert Holmes to focus on
graphic adventure game
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s.
On 10 April 2012, Jane Jensen solicited a
Kickstarter
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campaign to fund development of three games, including 'Gray Matter 2', "Anglophile Adventure", and "Moebius". The campaign attracted 5,836 backers, raising a total of $435,316 in funding - $135,316 over the initial goal of $300,000.
On October 8, 2013, Jensen revealed that ''Mystery Game X'' was
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers: 20th Anniversary Edition, a remake of the original ''Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers'' released in 1993. The remake included improved graphics, remastered music, and new puzzles and gameplay. The remake was released on October 15, 2014, for
Windows
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,
Mac OS-X,
Android
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and
iOS
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.
On 29 April 2016, Pinkerton Road announced its forums would close on 6 May the same year, following the poor sales of
Moebius: Empire Rising and
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers: 20th Anniversary Edition.
Developed works
*
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
*
Moebius: Empire Rising
*Lola and Lucy's Big Adventure
Lola and Lucy's Big Adventure Preview
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Cancelled
*Anglophile Adventure
*Gray Matter 2
References
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External links
Pinkerton Road Studio web site
Companies based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Video game companies established in 2012
Video game companies of the United States
Video game development companies
2012 establishments in Pennsylvania