Company:Asobo Studio

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Short description: French video game developer
Asobo Studio SAS
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded17 October 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-17)
Founders
  • Sébastien Wloch
  • David Dedeine
  • Ralph Musti
  • Martial Bossard
  • Nicolas Coquard
  • Cédric Rousseau
  • Frédéric Seiss
  • Franck Manon
  • Alain Guyet
  • Nicolas Becavin
  • Patrice Bourroncle
  • Andreas Nick
Headquarters
Bordeaux
,
France
Key people
  • Sébastien Wloch
  • David Dedeine
RevenueIncrease €7 million (2014)
Number of employees
250[1] (2022)
Websitewww.asobostudio.com

Asobo Studio SAS is a French video game developer based in Bordeaux and founded in 2002. The studio is most known for developing video game adaptations of several Pixar movies, A Plague Tale, and the 2020 and 2024 versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator. To develop most of their games, they use their own game engine called Zouna, which was originally developed in the 1990s by some of their own employees who used to work at Kalisto Entertainment. It was later further developed by Asobo.[2][3] The studio's name is derived from the Japanese word "asobō" (遊ぼう) that means "let's play".

History

In 2002, a group of twelve video game developers purchased the rights to the multiplayer PlayStation 2 video game Super Farm from their previous employer, Kalisto Entertainment and founded Asobo Studio. The game was published in 2003 by Ignition Entertainment as their debut title.[4] During the following years, the studio developed several games for various platforms, until being chosen by publisher THQ to create the video game adaptation of Pixar film Ratatouille.[5] Asobo started increasing its growth-speed, recruiting about 20% new employees a year, leading to two separate production lines. Asobo was selected to develop the video game adaptation of Pixar's following films WALL-E and Up.[6][7]

During the 2008 Games Convention, the video game publisher Codemasters announced Fuel, a racing game developed by Asobo Studio. Fuel was released in 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.[8] The studio worked on Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure for Xbox 360 Kinect between 2010 and 2012. The game features a scanning process, enabling the player to create their own Pixar avatar, looking like them. It features characters from Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Cars, Up and Toy Story. The game was published by Microsoft and Disney Interactive Studios in March 2012.[9]

In 2014, Asobo Studio partnered with Ubisoft to release Monopoly Family Fun pack on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, including Monopoly Plus, My Monopoly and Monopoly Deal,[10] as well as The Crew for Xbox 360.[11] In 2016, Asobo Studio partnered with Microsoft again to release two games on HoloLens: Fragments and Young Conker.[12] Both games are available in the Development Edition, released on March 30, 2016.[13] Asobo Studio was the first independent developer in Holographic Entertainment and won the 2016 French Video Game Creator Prize awarded by Syntec Numérique EY and SNJV.[14][citation needed] In 2017, the studio announced A Plague Tale, an adventure game,[15] released for PC and consoles in 2019 and published by Focus Home Interactive.[16] They also worked with Engine Software to develop Monopoly for Nintendo Switch, which came out later that year. On August 18, 2020, their next game, Microsoft Flight Simulator, was released for Microsoft Windows.[17]

In 2021, Sagard NewGen purchased a stake of just over 30% for €20 million, valuing the company at approximately €65 million.[18]

In March 2021, Asobo's Microsoft Flight Simulator won the Pégase for Best French video game of the year.[19] This is the second consecutive year that the studio has been awarded after A Plague Tale in 2020.[20] The sequel of A Plague Tale, titled A Plague Tale, was released on October 18, 2022.[21]

Games developed

Year Game Publisher Platform(s)
PS2 Xbox Win Mac NGC PSP Wii X360 PS3 PS4 XOne NS PS5 XSX
2003 Super Farm Ignition Entertainment Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
2004 Sitting Ducks LSP Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
The Mummy: The Animated Series HIP Interactive Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
2005 CT Special Forces Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties The Game Factory Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
2007 Ratatouille THQ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No
2008 WALL-E Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
2009 Fuel Codemasters No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Up THQ Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
2010 Racket Sports Party Ubisoft No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No
Toy Story 3 Disney Interactive Studios Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
Racket Sports Ubisoft No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No
2012 Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure Microsoft Studios No No Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No
2014 The Crew Ubisoft No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Monopoly Plus No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
2016 Fragments – HoloLens Microsoft Studios No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Young Conker – HoloLens No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
ReCore No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No
2017 Disneyland Adventures No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Ani­mal Collection No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No
2018 The Crew 2 Ubisoft No No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No
2019 A Plague Tale Focus Home Interactive No No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator[22] Xbox Game Studios No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes
2022 A Plague Tale Focus Entertainment No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
2024 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Xbox Game Studios No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes

References

  1. ↑ "A Plague Tale Requiem Presentation: Tribeca Games Spotlight 2022". Tribeca Games Spotlight. June 11, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUP7TUatH8Y. Retrieved June 12, 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Engine:Zouna - PCGamingWiki PCGW". https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:Zouna. 
  3. ↑ "Game Engine: Zouna" (in en). https://www.mobygames.com/group/19209/game-engine-zouna/. 
  4. ↑ César, Nicolas (January 22, 2013). "Asobo, le studio de jeux vidéo français qui a séduit Microsoft" (in french). https://www.latribune.fr/regions/aquitaine/20130121trib000743842/asobo-le-studio-de-jeux-video-francais-qui-a-seduit-microsoft.html. 
  5. ↑ Casamassina, Matt (July 31, 2007). "Ratatouille Review" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/31/ratatouille-review-6. 
  6. ↑ "Disney•Pixar WALL-E on Steam" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/331750/DisneyPixar_WALLE/. 
  7. ↑ Clayman, David (July 24, 2009). "Up Review" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/24/up-review-2. 
  8. ↑ VanOrd, Kevin (June 10, 2009). "Fuel Review" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fuel-review/1900-6211794/. 
  9. ↑ Whitehead, Dan (April 6, 2012). "Kinect Rush Review" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/kinect-rush-review. 
  10. ↑ Wright, James (December 12, 2014). "Monopoly Family Fun Pack XBox One Review - Impulse Gamer" (in en-US). https://www.impulsegamer.com/monopoly-family-fun-pack-xbox-one-review/. 
  11. ↑ "The Crew" (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/the-crew. 
  12. ↑ Saed, Sherif (March 1, 2016). "Fragments sounds like the most exciting game for HoloLens" (in en). https://www.vg247.com/hololens-game-fragments. 
  13. ↑ Martin, Matt (2016-02-29). "Microsoft HoloLens dev kit costs $3,000, Young Conker revealed in new video" (in en). https://www.vg247.com/microsoft-hololens-dev-kit-costs-3000-comes-with-young-conker. 
  14. ↑ "6ème édition du Top 250 des éditeurs et créateurs de logiciels français | Numeum". https://syntec-numerique.fr/editeurs-logiciels/top-250/2016. 
  15. ↑ Foxell, Sam (7 January 2017). "Focus Home Interactive and Asobo Studios collaborate on new adventure game, The Plague". PCGamesN. https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-plague/the-plague-announcement. Retrieved 14 May 2019. 
  16. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (24 January 2019). "A Plague Tale: Innocence Launches This May". Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/24/a-plague-tale-innocence-launches-this-may. Retrieved 14 May 2019. 
  17. ↑ "Microsoft Flight Simulator Set for Launch on August 18 for PC, also with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta)" (in en-US). 2020-06-13. https://www.flightsimulator.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-set-for-launch-on-august-18-for-pc-also-with-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-beta/. 
  18. ↑ "Jeux vidéo : la pépite française Asobo valorisée 65 millions d'euros" (in fr). 2021-01-21. https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/jeux-video-la-pepite-francaise-asobo-valorisee-65-millions-deuros-par-sa-premiere-levee-de-fonds-1283123. 
  19. ↑ "Pégase 2021 : «Flight Simulator» sacré jeu vidéo français de l'année" (in fr). 2021-03-17. https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/961841/article/2021-03-17/pegase-2021-flight-simulator-sacre-jeu-video-francais-de-l-annee. 
  20. ↑ "Flight Simulator, du studio bordelais Asobo, sacré jeu vidéo français de l'année" (in fr). 17 March 2021. https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/flight-simulator-du-studio-bordelais-asobo-sacre-jeu-video-francais-de-l-annee-20210317. 
  21. ↑ Stewart, Marcus (June 23, 2022). "A Plague Tale: Requiem Gets October Release Date And 10-Minute Gameplay Demo" (in en). https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/06/23/a-plague-tale-requiem-gets-october-release-date-and-10-minute-gameplay-demo. 
  22. ↑ "Microsoft Flight Simulator | Asobo Studio". https://www.asobostudio.com/news/microsoft-flight-simulator. 

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