Avalanche Studios
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Avalanche Studios is an independent, privately held video game developer
based in Stockholm
, Sweden
. It was founded in March 2003 by Christofer Sundberg, Linus and Viktor Blomberg. Avalanche Studios focuses on developing original intellectual properties for games and other media and base their projects on the Avalanche Engine. The Avalanche Engine is a unique games technology powering landscapes in explicit detail.
It has been reported on 24 October 2008 that 77 employees were laid off due to Avalanche losing two publishing contracts.
24 March Avalanche announced that they formed a new development studio called Expansive Worlds which will be the casual and online games division with a strong focus on community-driven subscription-based titles. Avalanche Studios announced Renegade Ops, a digital - downloadable military co-op shooter on March 30, 2011. Renegade Ops is set for a release on the Xbox Live Arcade
, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows
.
Avalanche has reported to be developing Fury Road, a video game adaptation of the Mad Max
series with Cory Barlog
, lead designer of God of War II
.
On June 15th, 2011, Avalanche Studios announced plans to expand into North America by opening a new studio in New York City. The studio will develop a yet unannounced title for next-generation platforms.
In an interview with Edge Magazine, Avalanche announced that it is currently working on five separate projects.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
based in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It was founded in March 2003 by Christofer Sundberg, Linus and Viktor Blomberg. Avalanche Studios focuses on developing original intellectual properties for games and other media and base their projects on the Avalanche Engine. The Avalanche Engine is a unique games technology powering landscapes in explicit detail.
It has been reported on 24 October 2008 that 77 employees were laid off due to Avalanche losing two publishing contracts.
24 March Avalanche announced that they formed a new development studio called Expansive Worlds which will be the casual and online games division with a strong focus on community-driven subscription-based titles. Avalanche Studios announced Renegade Ops, a digital - downloadable military co-op shooter on March 30, 2011. Renegade Ops is set for a release on the Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
.
Avalanche has reported to be developing Fury Road, a video game adaptation of the Mad Max
Mad Max (franchise)
The Mad Max franchise refers to a series of futuristic films, taking place in the "Mad Max Universe", that tell a story of breakdown of society, murder, and vengeance. The first Mad Max was an Australian action film directed by George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy, released in 1979...
series with Cory Barlog
Cory Barlog
Cory Barlog is a video game developer who is best known for his work in on God of War and God of War II for SCE Studios Santa Monica. He previously worked on Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home and X-Men: Next Dimension....
, lead designer of God of War II
God of War II
God of War II is an action-adventure video game released for the PlayStation 2 by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division in March, 2007....
.
On June 15th, 2011, Avalanche Studios announced plans to expand into North America by opening a new studio in New York City. The studio will develop a yet unannounced title for next-generation platforms.
In an interview with Edge Magazine, Avalanche announced that it is currently working on five separate projects.
Games developed
- 2006 – Just CauseJust Cause (video game)Just Cause is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360 on September 22, 2006 in Europe, September 27, 2006 in North America, September 29, 2006 in Australia and...
- 2009 – theHunterTheHunterThe Hunter gathered positive reviews during its launch period. The hunting community was impressed by the game, and has embraced it for its realism. "incredibly tense and gorgeous experience .....
- 2010 – Just Cause 2Just Cause 2Just Cause 2 is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Studios, published by Eidos Interactive, and distributed by Square Enix. It is the sequel to the 2006 video game Just Cause....
- 2011 – Renegade OpsRenegade OpsRenegade Ops is a top-down vehicle-based shooter developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Sega for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Renegade Ops was announced on March 30, 2011, and released on September 13, 2011 for PlayStation 3 and September 14, 2011 for Xbox 360...
- TBA – AionGuardAionGuardAionGuard was a video game in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The game was announced as being canceled in February 2010, though work on the project may resume at a later date.-Background:...
- 2014 – Project Mamba