Wizarbox was a

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based in

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, France, southwest of

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. They are notable for their

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developed by industry veterans, such as the '' So Blonde'' series by Steve Ince (lead designer of '' Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon'') and ''

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'' by

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(lead designer of the ''Gabriel Knight'' series). The company declared bankruptcy in December 2012 and was placed in

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by a French court. Interaction-Games later acquired Wizarbox.

Background

Wizarbox had been porting video games by other companies to consoles since 2002's ''

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''. In 2007, they released their first in-house developed video game, '' So Blonde'', written and designed by industry veteran Steve Ince. The success of ''So Blonde'' led to the development of '' So Blonde: Back to the Island'', an alternate reality scenario set during the events of the original game, and the spin-off '' Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle''. After the troubled development of ''

'' by Jane Jensen, they took over development of the title and released it in 2010.

Recognition

''So Blonde'' was nominated for "best video game script" at the 2008

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Awards.

Games

*2003 '' CT Special Forces: Back to Hell'' (

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port) *2003 ''

'' (

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port) *2003 ''Football Generation'' (

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(2006) and

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(2012) ports of Windows version) *2006 '' Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory'' (

port) *2006 '' Azur and Asmar'' *2007 '' Scrabble 2007 Edition'' *2008 '' So Blonde'' *2009 '' Imagine: Family Doctor'' *2009 '' Risen'' (

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port) *2009 ''

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(

port) *2010 '' So Blonde: Back to the Island'' *2010 ''

'' *2012 '' Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle'' *2012 '' Risen 2: Dark Waters'' (Xbox 360 and

ports) *2012 ''R.A.W: Realms of Ancient War''

References

External links

Official website
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