Company:W!Games
| Formerly | Woedend! Games |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Fate | Merged with Karami |
| Successor | Vanguard Games |
| Founded | February 2005 |
| Founder | Bas van Berkestijn |
| Defunct | 15 September 2010 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| Products |
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| Parent | Woedend! |
W!Games was a Dutch video game developer based in Amsterdam. Founded by Bas van Berkestijn in February 2005, as a subsidiary of communications company Woedend!, the company developed My Horse & Me and Greed Corp. In April 2016, W!Games merged with Karami and formed Vanguard Games.
History
Woedend!, a Dutch communications company based in Amsterdam, founded Woedend! Games in a business decision when it landed a deal to develop a video game centered around horses.[1] The company debuted their first game, My Horse & Me, at the 2006 Game Developers Conference.[2] Following the release of My Horse & Me, Woedend! Games was renamed W!Games.[1]
On 15 September 2010, W!Games merged with Karami, a developer founded by Martin de Ronde and Michiel Mol (also founders of developer Guerrilla Games) earlier that year, and formed Vanguard Games.[3][4][5][6]
Games developed
- My Horse & Me (2007)
- Greed Corp (2010)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erwie (23 February 2010). "W! Games en het Mistbound-universum". https://gamer.nl/artikelen/achtergrond/w-games-en-het-mistbound-universum-1/.
- ↑ GamesIndustry International (13 March 2006). "Dutch Developer Woedend! Games to Showcase First Game Title at Game Developers Conference 2006". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/dutch-developer-woedend-games-to-showcase-first-game-title-at-game-developers-conference-2006.
- ↑ Martin, Matt (15 September 2010). "Guerrilla founders form Vanguard Entertainment". Gamer Network. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2010-09-15-guerrilla-founders-form-vanguard-entertainment. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (16 September 2010). "Guerrilla co-founders de Ronde and Mol form Vanguard Entertainment". Videogaming247. https://www.vg247.com/2010/09/16/guerrilla-co-founders-de-ronde-and-mol-form-vanguard-entertainment/. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ↑ Graft, Kris (15 September 2010). "Guerrilla Games Co-Founders Form Vanguard". UBM TechWeb. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/121188/Guerrilla_Games_CoFounders_Form_Vanguard.php. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ↑ McElroy, Griffin (16 September 2010). "Guerrilla co-founders form Vanguard Entertainment". AOL Tech. https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/guerrilla-co-founders-form-vanguard-entertainment/. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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