Company:Yager Development
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
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| Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Timo Ullmann (managing director) |
Number of employees | 145[1] (2023) |
| Parent | Tencent (2021–present) |
| Website | yager.de |
Yager Development GmbH is a German video game developer based in Berlin.
History
Yager was founded in 1999 by Uwe Beneke, Roman Golka, Philipp Schellbach, Timo Ullmann and Mathias Wiese.[2][3] They are best known for developing Yager (2003) and Spec Ops (2012). The studio also worked with Deep Silver on Dead Island 2, until Deep Silver cut ties with Yager in July 2015, three years into the game's development.[4] Subsequently, Yager Productions GmbH, the Yager Development sub-studio set up for the development of Dead Island 2, filed for insolvency later that month.[5] The studio is working on and has released The Cycle as an early access game on the Epic Games Store, which is described as a "competitive quest game".[6][7] As of January 2020, the company employs 110 people.[8]
The company received an investment from Tencent Holdings in February 2020, giving Tencent a minority ownership. According to Yager, Tencent's investment was to help with their development and publication of their current and future games.[9] Tencent increased its stake in Yager acquiring a majority stake in June 2021.[10]
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Yager | Microsoft Windows, Xbox | DreamCatcher Interactive, Kemco, THQ |
| 2012 | Spec Ops | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | 2K Games |
| 2017 | Dreadnought | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | Grey Box |
| 2022 | The Cycle | Microsoft Windows | Yager Development |
References
- ↑ Fröhlich, Petra (16 January 2023). "Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2023 (Update)" (in de). https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/groesste-games-studios-deutschland-2023/.
- ↑ Lindemann, Thomas (22 December 2012). "Porträt der Berliner Games-Entwickler von "Yager Design"" (in de). http://games-feuilleton.de/2012/12/yager-erst-der-ddr-klub-dann-die-ganze-welt/.
- ↑ Gießler, Denis (21 November 2018). "Video Games In East Germany: The Stasi Played Along". https://www.zeit.de/digital/games/2018-11/computer-games-gdr-stasi-surveillance-gamer-crowd/komplettansicht.
- ↑ Futter, Mike (14 July 2015). "[Update Deep Silver Drops Yager As Developer Of Dead Island 2, Yager Offers Comment"]. https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/07/15/deep-silver-drops-yager-as-developer-of-dead-island-2-.aspx.
- ↑ Hurley, Leon (29 July 2015). "Yager's fine. It's just the Dead Island 2 bit that's shut down". https://www.gamesradar.com/yagers-fine-its-just-dead-island-2-bit-s-shut-down/.
- ↑ Senior, Tom (20 March 2019). "The Cycle is a 'competitive quester' coming from Spec Ops studio Yager". https://www.pcgamer.com/fps-the-cycle-tries-to-predict-whats-coming-after-battle-royale/.
- ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (19 August 2019). "Yager's The Cycle Now Out in Early Access on Epic Games Store". https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/19/spec-ops-the-line-devs-the-cycle-now-out-in-early-access-gamescom-2019.
- ↑ Fröhlich, Petra (10 January 2020). "Die größten Spiele-Entwickler in Deutschland 2020" (in de). https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/groesste-spiele-entwickler-deutschland-2020/.
- ↑ Ivan, Tom (10 February 2020). "Tencent invests in Spec Ops: The Line studio Yager". Video Games Chronicle. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-invests-in-spec-ops-the-line-studio-yager/.
- ↑ Notis, Ari (June 22, 2021). "Tencent Now Owns Majority Of Spec Ops: The Line Studio". Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/tencent-now-owns-majority-of-spec-ops-the-line-studio-1847148169. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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