Massive Development
Encyclopedia
Massive Development was a computer and video game developer
based in Mannheim
, Germany
. The company was active between 1994 and 2005 and is primarily known for their submarine Video games Archimedean Dynasty and AquaNox
.
First product was the porting of a Amiga
game to the PC
platform, The Settlers
, 1994. 1996 followed the successful Science-Fiction Submarine
RPG
Archimedean Dynasty, published by BlueByte.
In December 2000 Massive Development was bought by the Austrian publisher JoWooD
.
Until 2001 Massive Development worked on a own game engine, called KRASS-Engine, which was used for their next title AquaNox
. It was one of the first games which make use of the new capabilities of Graphic cards with T&L, what was the reason why AquaNox was also in Product bundling
with new graphic cards.
In 2003 the second part AquaNox was published.
In May 2005 the development studio was closed by JoWooD, also the development of AquaNox 2: The Angel's Tears for the PS2
was dropped.
Two of the original founders, Alexander Jorias und Ingo Frick, working now on a 3D-Chat with Social Networking Features, Club Cooee.
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 Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The company was active between 1994 and 2005 and is primarily known for their submarine Video games Archimedean Dynasty and AquaNox
AquaNox
AquaNox is a series of submarine-based shooter/simulation games set in the distant future. The collection includes AquaNox, AquaNox 2: Revelation and AquaNox: The Angel's Tears...
.
History
Massive Development was founded 1994 by Alexander Jorias, Ingo Frick and Oliver Weirich in Mannheim.First product was the porting of a Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
game to the PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
platform, The Settlers
The Settlers
The Settlers is a slow-paced simulation computer game by German developer Blue Byte Software, first released in 1993 for Commodore Amiga and in 1994 for the PC...
, 1994. 1996 followed the successful Science-Fiction Submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
RPG
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
Archimedean Dynasty, published by BlueByte.
In December 2000 Massive Development was bought by the Austrian publisher JoWooD
JoWooD
JoWooD Entertainment AG is an Austrian computer game publisher of video games, founded in 1995 by Andreas Tobler and currently led by Franz Rossler....
.
Until 2001 Massive Development worked on a own game engine, called KRASS-Engine, which was used for their next title AquaNox
AquaNox
AquaNox is a series of submarine-based shooter/simulation games set in the distant future. The collection includes AquaNox, AquaNox 2: Revelation and AquaNox: The Angel's Tears...
. It was one of the first games which make use of the new capabilities of Graphic cards with T&L, what was the reason why AquaNox was also in Product bundling
Product bundling
Product bundling is a marketing strategy that involves offering several products for sale as one combined product. This strategy is very common in the software business , in the cable television industry Product bundling is a marketing strategy that involves offering several products for sale as...
with new graphic cards.
In 2003 the second part AquaNox was published.
In May 2005 the development studio was closed by JoWooD, also the development of AquaNox 2: The Angel's Tears for the PS2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
was dropped.
Two of the original founders, Alexander Jorias und Ingo Frick, working now on a 3D-Chat with Social Networking Features, Club Cooee.
Products
- Die Siedler (1994) - international published as Serf City: Life is Feudal, porting to the PC
- Schleichfahrt (1996) - international published as Archimedean Dynasty
- KRASS Engine (2001) - base of AquaNox and SpellForceSpellforceSpellForce: The Order of Dawn is a combination Real-time strategy and Role-playing game developed by German game developers Phenomic and released on 16 December 2003 in Europe and 11 February 2004 in North America....
- AquaNox (2001)
- AquaNox 2: Revelation (2003)
- AquaMark