Spiders is a French

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founded by developers who previously worked on the game

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. They specialize in

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s, owing to their previous experience. In July 2019, French publisher Bigben Interactive, now known as

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, announced that they had acquired Spiders. In addition to its role as service provider to other developers, in particular by porting games to Xbox 360, the studio has specialized in a specific genre, namely role-playing games.La fiche du studio sur le site de l'AFJV
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Foundation of the studio

Spiders was created in 2008 by former Monte Cristo developers who had worked together the previous year on the game ''

''. Wanting to stay together after the completion of this game, some developers team up to found Spiders. Jehanne Rousseau is the director.

Games

Game engine

All Spiders games are produced and developed using the company's own modified version of

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, called the "Silk Engine". It includes most of the features of its parent engine, and is modified to add its own unique features.

References

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External links

Giant Bomb articleSpiders at MobyGames''Spiders at UVL''
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