Skygoblin is a Swedish

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based in

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, formed in 2005 as SLX Games. They became Skygoblin in 2011, after they adopted the name used by the development group of the

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version of

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. They developed the casual 3D

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''Nord'' in 2009, which became the first fully 3D virtual world on

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when the game was adapted for that site in 2010. In 2010, they released the freeware version of the first chapter of graphic adventure game ''The Journey Down''. After a two-month delay, they released a commercial high definition remake of ''The Journey Down'' in May 2012. ''The Journey Down: Chapter One'' was part of the

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summer bundle in July 2012.

Video games

*'' Nord'' (2009) *'' The Journey Down: Over the Edge'' (2010) *'' The Journey Down: Chapter One'' (2012) *'' The Journey Down: Chapter Two'' (2014) *'' The Journey Down: Chapter Three'' (2017) *''Hellfront: Honeymoon'' (2018)

References

External links

Skygoblin website''The Journey Down'' website''Nord'' website
Swedish companies established in 2005 Companies based in Gothenburg Video game companies established in 2005 Mass media in Gothenburg Video game companies of Sweden Video game development companies {{Europe-videogame-company-stub