Black Element Software is a computer and console game developer

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 Prague

Prague

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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Black Element Software is a member of IDEA Games, who functions as a publisher and consultant for several independent developers, and is one of the development studios owned by Bohemia Interactive Studio

Bohemia Interactive Studio

Bohemia Interactive , also referred to as Bohemia Interactive Studio , is an independent computer and console game developer based in Prague, Czech Republic...

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Games/expansion packs

• Shade: Wrath of Angels
  Shade: Wrath of Angels
  Shade: Wrath of Angels is a 2004 video game for the Microsoft Windows and Xbox, developed by Black Element Software and published by Cenega. The original name was Nefandus, but later was changed to Shade: Wrath of Angels before its release...
  
  (Windows) - 2004
• Alpha Prime
  Alpha Prime
  Alpha Prime is a first-person shooter video game developed by Black Element Software and released in . The script for the game's story was written by Ondřej Neff, and the game is built upon Black Element's proprietary Enforce2 Engine. Like Half Life 2, the North American release of Alpha Prime is...
  
  (Windows) - May 25, 2007 (EU)/ November 8, 2007 (US)
• ArmA: Queen's Gambit (Windows) - September 2007 (EU)

Acquisition

On September 30, 2010, Black Element Software was acquired by fellow IDEA Games member Bohemia Interactive. Despite this acquisition, Bohemia Interactive promises that the acquired companies, including Black Element Software, will continue to operate individually. However, since June 2011, Black Element Software is no longer credited as a developer on Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission is a modern, Next-Gen remake of the original Carrier Command by Bohemia Interactive.-Technical:The game uses Bohemia's newly developed, in-house engine featuring Next-Gen rendering techniques and physics, and contains 2 main modes of play - Strategy and Campaign...

and no news of the company has reported since.