Triangle Studios is a mid-sized computer game development company based in

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, founded in 2005. It has developed several games for the PC, the

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and

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. On March 2, 2010, the company opened a new branch office in

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. They participated in the

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in 2008 as a part of the Holland Pavilion, in order to establish connections with Japanese publishers and enter the Asian gaming market.

Games

Triangle Studios initial focus was the development of games for the Nintendo DS: * Stratego: Next Edition * K3 en het IJsprinsesje * Plop en de Pinguïn * Eén tegen 100 * 10 voor Taal * Pluk van de Petteflet * Denksport Varia * Winter's Tail * Think Kids 2 * My Virtual Tutor: Pre-K to Kindergarten * My Virtual Tutor: Kindergarten to First Grade * My Virtual Tutor: First Grade to Second Grade * Suske en Wiske: De Texas Rakkers * Calvin Tucker's Redneck Racing Triangle Studios developed a game about the historical figure

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titled Cross of the Dutchman.The game received "mixed or average reviews" per Metacritic, with an average score of 59 out of 100. Together with 'It came from space and ate our brains' this makes up Triangle Studios original IP's. In June 2011, Triangle Studios released the "Visit McKinney Texas" app at the behest of the McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau, which "provides information and links to city restaurants, hotels, attractions, and the city's social media feeds".

Awards

* 2009 Young Entrepreneur Award

References

External links

''Triangle Studios'' Official Site
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