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Nacon
Nacon SA (formerly Bigben Interactive SA) is a French video game publisher, holdings company and gaming peripherals manufacturer based in Lesquin. It designs and distributes gaming accessories, and publishes and distributes video games for various platforms. In 2020, Bigben Group was consolidated to form Nacon. History In 2001, the company reached an agreement with Sega to distribute the remaining stock of Sega's Dreamcast consoles, accessories and software across Europe. In December 2016, three years after Atari's initial bankruptcy sale, Atari sold the ''Test Drive'' franchise to Bigben Interactive. The ''V-Rally'' series was also sold to Bigben Interactive around this time without a formal announcement. Through 2020, Bigben Interactive was subsidiary of the Bigben Group, which also oversaw Nacon, its video game accessory company. On 11 February 2020, the parent company announced they were merging Bigben Interactive and Nacon into a single entity to go as Nacon. In Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyanide (company)
Cyanide SA (also known as Cyanide Studio) is a French video game developer based in the Nanterre suburb of Paris. The company was founded in 2000 by Patrick Pligersdorffer, formerly of Ubi Soft. Since 2007, Cyanide operates a second studio, Amusement Cyanide, in Montreal, Canada, and employs a total of 110 staff members as of 2018. Cyanide was acquired by French publisher Bigben Interactive (now Nacon) in May 2018. Big Bad Wolf, founded in 2015 at Bordeaux, and Rogue Factor, founded in 2013 at Montréal, are branches of Cyanide. History Before founding Cyanide, Patrick Pligersdorffer began working in the video game industry with Ubi Soft, where he assisted the opening of an internal development studio in Japan. After leaving Ubi Soft, Pligersdorffer established Cyanide in Nanterre in 2000. In November 2007, Cyanide announced that they had set up a new studio in Montreal, Canada. At the time, the new studio, known as Amusement Cyanide, was tasked with creating a new proprietar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sinking City
''The Sinking City'' is an action-adventure game developed by Frogwares and inspired by the works of horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft. Set in the fictional city of Oakmont, Massachusetts during the 1920s, the story follows private investigator and war veteran Charles W. Reed as he searches for clues to the cause of the terrifying visions plaguing him, and becomes embroiled in the mystery of Oakmont's unrelenting flooding. ''The Sinking City'' was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2019, for Nintendo Switch in September 2019, for PlayStation 5 in February 2021 and for Xbox Series X/S in April 2021. A Remastered version of the game released in May 2025 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. A sequel, '' The Sinking City 2'', is set to be released in 2025. Gameplay ''The Sinking City'' is an open-world detective game with a third-person camera perspective. It features an investigation system in which the outcome of the play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylotonn
Kylotonn SARL is a French video game development studio founded in 2006 in Paris. They are best known for their racing games, and were the official developer of the ''World Rally Championship'' video game series from 2015 to 2023. History 4X Studio was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of 4X Technologies. After releasing only one game under that name, '' Iron Storm'', they closed and later reformed by Roman Vincent and Yann Tambellini as Kylotonn in 2006. In 2012, Kylotonn developed the ''Play All'' technology with Wizarbox and Darkworks. In 2014, the studio launched the KT Racing label. In 2015, the company opened a facility in Lyon, Kylotonn Racing Games. In 2017, the company won the 2017 Ping Award for "Best Sports Game" for '' WRC 7''. On 2 October 2018, French publisher Nacon Nacon SA (formerly Bigben Interactive SA) is a French video game publisher, holdings company and gaming peripherals manufacturer based in Lesquin. It designs and distributes gaming accesso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg office by chief executive officer (CEO) Carsten Fichtelmann and creative director Jan Müller-Michaelis. Prior to founding Daedalic, Fichtelmann was marketing director for German publisher DTP Entertainment. Shortly afterwards, the adventure game ''1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde'' was developed, named after the same film. On 28 August 2009, the adventure game ''The Whispered World'' followed and the adventure title ''A New Beginning (video game), A New Beginning'', which focuses on climate change, was published on 8 October 2010. In 2011, the sequel to ''Edna & Harvey: The Breakout'' was released with the title ''Harvey’s New Eyes''. A year later, a new adventure named ''Deponia (video game) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. Founded in 2000 by chief executive officer Ross Symons, the company specialises in the development of sports games. Big Ant's games include '' Cricket 22'', '' Rugby League Live 4'', '' AFL Live'', '' AFL 23,'' '' Cricket 24'' and '' Rugby 25'' and '' Tiebreak: Official game of the ATP and WTA''. History The studio was founded in 2001 and was originally named Bull Ant Studios, but renamed as "it was getting mispronounced all around the world because they don’t have bull ants", according to Ross Symons. The studio initially worked primarily as a "studio for hire" with publishers such as THQ and Konami before moving towards sports games. Symons has explained this move on the basis that "Sport is renewable. There’s always a sequel. There’s always another season”. The studio's first sports game was Rugby League title '' Rugby League Live'', released in 2010, for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eko Software
Eko Software is a French video game developer A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with em ... located in the Choisy-le-roi suburb of Paris. The company was established in 1999 by Jules-Benjamin Lalisse. In 2018, Bigben Interactive (now Nacon) acquired the company for an estimated €8.5 million. Games References {{reflist French companies established in 1999 Video game companies established in 1999 Video game companies of France Companies based in Île-de-France Val-de-Marne 2018 mergers and acquisitions Nacon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frogwares
Frogwares is a Ukrainian video game development studio headquartered in Kyiv with subsidiary offices in Dublin, Ireland. The studio and its subsidiaries develop adventure games for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch as well as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, and mobile. Frogwares created the '' Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' series, which sold around seven million copies worldwide. The studio released its first open world investigation video game, '' The Sinking City'', inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft, in 2019. History Frogwares was founded in 2000 in Ukraine and Ireland by French expatriates. Waël Amr is the CEO. The name "Frogwares" comes from the derogatory term "froggies" to designate people of French origin. When it was created, the studio was made up of a team of six people which then expanded to reach eighty employees in 2018. The studio specialized in the ''Sherlock Holmes'' adventure games series. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiders (company)
Spiders is a French video game developer specializing in action role-playing games, owing to their previous experience. History Spiders was created in 2008 by former Monte Cristo developers who had worked together the previous year on the game '' Silverfall''. Wanting to stay together after the completion of this game, some developers team up to found Spiders. Jehanne Rousseau is the director. 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. In July 2019, French publisher Bigben Interactive, now known as Nacon, announced that they had acquired Spiders. Game engine All Spiders games are produced and developed using the company's own modified version of Sony's PhyreEngine, called the "Silk Engine". It includes most of the features of its parent engine, and is modified to add its own unique features. Games References External linksSpider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atari SA
Atari SA (formerly Infogrames Entertainment SA ()), also known as Atari Group, is a French holding company headquartered in Paris that owns mainly video gaming-related interactive entertainment properties. Atari SA's core subsidiaries include the publisher and marketer Atari, Inc. (1993–present), Atari, Inc., developers Nightdive Studios and Digital Eclipse, and publisher Infogrames. It also has a blockchain division, Atari X, and additionally owns the websites MobyGames and AtariAge. Through these divisions, the company owns the rights to many video game properties that originated from Accolade, Inc., Accolade, Atari, Inc., Atari Corporation, GT Interactive, Ocean Software, M Network via Intellivision and others. It is the sole owner of the Atari, Atari brand since 2001, through its subsidiary Atari Interactive, Atari Interactive Inc. which licenses the brand to other entities in the group. Infogrames published numerous video games during the 1990s and eventually became one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, and the main city of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, European Metropolis of Lille. The city of Lille proper had a population of 236,234 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its French suburbs and exurbs the Lille metropolitan area (French part only), which extends over , had a population of 1,515,061 that same year (January 2020 census), the fourth most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. The city of Lille and 94 suburban French municipalities have formed since 2015 the Métropole Européenne de Lille, European Metropolis of Lille, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, northeast of Saint-Étienne. The City of Lyon is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city in France with a population of 522,250 at the Jan. 2021 census within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 2,308,818 that same year, the second largest in France. Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Lyon Metropolis, Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,424,069 in 2021. Lyon is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region and seat of the Departmental co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cévennes, the Communes of France, commune of Nîmes had an estimated population of 148,561 in 2019. Dubbed the most Roman city outside Italy, Nîmes has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire when the city had a population of 50,000–60,000 and was the regional capital. Several famous monuments are in Nîmes, such as the Arena of Nîmes and the Maison Carrée. Because of this, Nîmes is often referred to as the "French Rome". Origins Nimes is situated where the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River abuts the hills of Mont Duplan to the northeast, Montaury to the southwest, and to the west Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc. Its name appears in inscriptions in Gaulish as ''dede matrebo Namausikabo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
