Targem Games is a Russian

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, based in

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

, geographically in

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

. Established in

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, the company has created nine PC games of various genres. The company received several awards at the

Russian Game Developer's Conference The Russian Game Developers' Conference (russian: Конференция Разработчиков Игр), or KRI (russian: КРИ, KRI), was an annual event for industry professionals devoted to game development, publishing and distribution in ...

, including "Best Debut", "Best Game Design" and "Most innovative project".

History

- The company is founded. The first contract with Buka for the creation of is signed. *

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- Battle Mages - an original RTS/RPG mix - the very first game of the company is released in

. Later the game is localized into several languages including

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. The work on add-on and a new big project starts. *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

- Battle Mages is released in US,

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and

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. The Add-on to Battle Mages named Battle Mages: Sign of darkness is released in

. *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Hard Truck Apocalypse ''Hard Truck: Apocalypse'', known in Europe as ''Ex Machina'', is a vehicular combat post-apocalyptic science fiction video game developed by Russian game developer Targem Games. It is part of the ''Hard Truck'' series. It is a Privateer-like game ...

is released in Russia under the title Ex Machina and is a success there. Next year the game hits the stores of US *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

- Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans is released. *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

- ExMachina: Arcade and Day Watch are released in Russia *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

- The company acquires status of certified

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and

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developers. The Swarm is released in Russia. GearGrinder is released in Russia. *

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- for the first time the company is presented at the

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. **GearGrinder is released world-wide. **Clutch is released world-wide. It is a first game of the company that can be bought via

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. *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

- Targem games' first downloadable PlayStation 3 game Armageddon Riders was released on 2 June on PSN Targem Games not only developed but also self-published it. **In May a chess game entitled Battle vs. Chess developed by Targem games was released in Europe *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

- Targem games releases its second downloadable game for PlayStation 3 - Planets Under Attack in November. The game is also released on Steam and on

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with the help of

Topware TopWare Interactive – AC Enterprises e.K. is a German video game publisher based in Karlsruhe. The company is best known for publishing the '' Two Worlds'' series developed by its Reality Pump Studios division. History TopWare Interactive w ...

Titles

Star Conflict was developed by Star Gem Inc., a branch of Targem Games

References

External links

Official website

Official website
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