Ravn Studio AS is an independent game development studio based in
Drammen,
Norway. It was established in 2002 by Stine Wærn and Tinka Town.
Ravn Studio collaborated with
Gamoola Soft on the ''
Snake''-remake ''
Snakeball'', released in 2007 exclusively for the PS3 (PSN).
Their first gaming project, ''
Englekræsj'', an adventure game for children, was released in August 2008. The game received generally positive reviews,
notably from ''
Verdens Gang'' and ''
Aftenposten''.
Ravn Studio was later sued by
Funcom co-founder Ian Neil, who claimed that the characters in the game were based on his designs.
The district court ruled in favor of Ravn Studio, and Neil was ordered to pay damages and attorney's fees.
Ravn Studio is currently developing a
Nintendo DS
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game based on ''
Kaptein Sabeltann''. They have previously released some of Norway's best selling DS-games like ''
Knerten gifter seg
''Twigson'' (original title: ''Knerten'') is a Norwegian film from 2009 directed by Åsleik Engmark, based on the children's books by author Anne-Cath. Vestly. The movie entered Norwegian cinemas on 16 October 2009.
Plot
Lillebror has recently ...
'' and ''
Flåklypa Grand Prix
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It is t ...
''. These games went to number 1 on the official charts in Norway.
Ravn Studio is the only Norwegian company licensed to develop on all the major gaming platforms;
Nintendo Wii and DS,
Sony PSP,
PlayStation 2
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and
PlayStation 3, and
Xbox 360.
In 2007, Ravn Studio was the recipient of the
Nordic game program.
Games
*''
Snakeball'' (PSN) - (Published by Sony)
*''
Englekræsj'' (PC) - (Published by Norwegian Game Distribution)
References
External links
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Companies based in Drammen
Norwegian companies established in 2002
Video game companies established in 2002
Video game companies of Norway
Video game development companies