Company:Storm in a Teacup
Type | Privately held company |
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Founded | 2013 in Rome, Italy |
Founder | Carlo Ivo Alimo Bianchi |
Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
Key people | Carlo Ivo Alimo Bianchi, CEO
Sonia Tatti, CFO Roberto Semprebene, Studio Manager |
Products | N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure, Enki, Lantern, Close to the Sun |
Website | stcware.com |
Storm in a Teacup is an Italian video game developer founded in 2013, based in Rome. The company was founded by Carlo Ivo Alimo Bianchi, an industry veteran.[citation needed]
History
N.E.R.O .: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure was the first project of the company, presented as a Microsoft Xbox One exclusive at E3 2014[1] Developed with Unity, the game was released in May 2015 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and Steam in 2016. N.E.R.O. has been awarded 2 Drago D’Oro Italian Video Game Awards for the Best Italian Game 2016 and the Best Artistic Direction 2016[2] and it won the Best Video Game Trailer Award at the Trailers FilmFest 2014.[3]
In 2015 Storm in a Teacup developed ENKI, a first-person horror adventure, featuring multiple endings that provides gamers with a replayable gaming experience. The game was developed with Unreal Engine and published on Steam.[4]
Lantern is the third product of Storm in a Teacup, it aimed virtual reality market thanks to the technology of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, maintaining a PC gaming experience without virtual reality.[clarification needed] It was published by 1C Company on Steam in November 2016.[5]
In 2019 Storm in a Teacup released Close to the Sun, a first person horror adventure set in an alternative late 19th century and involving Nikola Tesla. The game was published by Wired Productions[6] and released as an exclusive on Epic Games Store on May 2 2019.[7] Console versions followed on October 29 2019.[8]
Games developed
- N.E.R.O .: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure (2015)
- ENKI (2015)
- Lantern (2016)
- Close to the Sun (2019)
References
- ↑ .Heywood, Matt. "Nero E3 2014 Preview and Impressions" (in en-US). http://www.entertainmentbuddha.com/nero-e3-2014-preview-and-impressions/.
- ↑ "I vincitori del premio Drago d'Oro 2016" (in it). 2016-03-10. https://it.ign.com/the-witcher-3-ps4/108585/news/i-vincitori-del-premio-drago-doro-2016.
- ↑ "VINCITORI VIDEOGAME TRAILER PASSATE EDIZIONI" (in it-IT). http://www.trailersfilmfest.com/i-videogame-trailer-vincitori-delle-passate-edizioni/.
- ↑ "ENKI" (in en). https://www.hrkgame.com/en/games/product/enki.
- ↑ Groenewald, Arline (2016-11-10). "Lantern VR is Here to Spread Some Bright Virtual Reality Joy" (in en-US). http://vrthegamers.com/lantern-vr-spread-bright-virtual-reality-joy/.
- ↑ Malgieri, Fabrizia. "Wired Productions to publish Close to the Sun" (in en). https://www.gamereactor.eu/wired-productions-to-publish-close-to-the-sun/.
- ↑ Stevenson, Leo (2019-04-11). "Close to the Sun is the latest PC title exclusive to the Epic Games Store; releasing in May" (in en-AU). https://powerup-gaming.com/2019/04/11/close-to-the-sun-is-the-latest-pc-title-exclusive-to-the-epic-games-store-releasing-in-may/.
- ↑ (in en) Close to the Sun - Console Launch Trailer - IGN, https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/29/close-to-the-sun-console-launch-trailer, retrieved 2019-10-31
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