Limbic Entertainment
Limbic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer based in Langen. The studio was founded in 2002.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 19 September 2002 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Stephan Winter (managing director)[1] |
| Products | Tropico 6 |
| Owner | Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe (majority stake)[2] |
Number of employees | 90[3] (2023) |
| Website | limbic-entertainment.de |
Company details edit
The company was founded on 19 September 2002, by Stephan Winter, Eike Radunz and Alexander Frey and has about 50 employees. They developed the tenth installment in the Might and Magic video game series, Might & Magic X: Legacy, for Ubisoft. Also for Ubisoft, they developed Might & Magic Heroes VI in collaboration with Black Hole Entertainment and Virtuos. In August 2014, Ubisoft announced that it would produce Might & Magic Heroes VII in cooperation with Limbic Entertainment.[4][5][6]
Limbic Entertainment focuses on game design and programming. Other jobs, as for example graphics, are usually outsourced (in case of Might and Magic X: Legacy they collaborated with Ubisoft Chengdu and Liquid Development).[7][8][9] The three founders of the company are former employees of Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software, a company that published games like Anno 1602, Anno 1503, and Anno 1701. On 11 April 2007, Ubisoft had acquired Sunflowers.
During the development of Might & Magic X: Legacy, the developers wrote a blog post[10] in cooperation with the publisher, where they presented the game and discussed game features. This "OpenDev" phase lasted from August 2013 (release of game Beta containing Act I) until the game's release in January 2014. Two months after Might and Magic X: Legacy release, on 27 March 2014 (together with last patch) the developer announced on game pages end of support for the game.[11]
In October 2016 Ubisoft announced the end of partnership with Limbic.[12]
In June 2017 Kalypso and Limbic announced that they would cooperate on the release of Tropico 6 scheduled for a 2018 release on PC, Linux, MacOS, PS4 and Xbox One.[13] Since then the release date has been pushed to early 2019.[14] As of 2022, the company employs 80 people.[15]
Bandai Namco Holdings acquired a minority stake in Limbic in February 2021[16] and became majority stakeholder in October 2022.[17]
Games edit
| Year | Title | Publisher(s) | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Might & Magic Heroes VI | Ubisoft | Microsoft Windows |
| 2014 | Might & Magic X: Legacy | Ubisoft | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| 2015 | Might & Magic Heroes VII | Ubisoft | Microsoft Windows |
| 2018 | Memories of Mars | 505 Games | Microsoft Windows |
| 2019 | Tropico 6 | Kalypso Media | Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| 2023 | Park Beyond | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
References edit
- ^ Fröhlich, Petra (23 February 2021). "Bandai Namco Entertainment beteiligt sich an Limbic Entertainment" [Bandai Namco Entertainment takes stake in Limbic Entertainment]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Bandai Namco Europe takes majority stake in Limbic". GamesIndustry.biz. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ Fröhlich, Petra (16 January 2023). "Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2023 (Update)" [The largest game studios in Germany in 2023 (update)]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "HOMMage: Might & Magic Heroes VII Announced - Rock, Paper, Shotgun". Rock Paper Shotgun. 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Might & Magic Heroes VII announced, Limbic to develop". IncGamers.com. 13 August 2014.
- ^ "You Can Help Decide The Fate Of The Newly Announced Might & Magic Heroes VII". www.GameInformer.com.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
- ^ "Might & Magic X: Legacy Karthal - Screenshots and Art » Lightning Gaming News". Lightning Gaming News. 12 January 2014.
- ^ Limbic Administrator. . Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-11-13.
- ^ "MMX, The End of a Chapter. - Latest news - Might & Magic x Legacy".
- ^ "Ubisoft cuts ties with Might & Magic dev Limbic Entertainment". 5 October 2016.
- ^ "El Presidente returns in Tropico 6". Kalypso Media Blog. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "El Presidente Reveals 2019 Release Date for Tropico 6". Kalypso Media Site News. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ^ Fröhlich, Petra (13 April 2021). "Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2021" [The largest game studios in Germany in 2021]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Batchelor, James (23 February 2021). "Bandai Namco take minority stake in Might & Magic dev Limbic Entertainment". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Romano, Sal (6 October 2022). "Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe acquires majority stake in Limbic Entertainment". Retrieved 11 January 2023.
Official website edit
- Official website