Company:Spellbound Entertainment
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Short description: Former German video game developer
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Administration |
| Successor | Black Forest Games |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Offenburg , |
| Products | Desperados series |
Number of employees | 65 (2012) |
Spellbound Entertainment AG was a German video game developer based in Offenburg. The company is best known for the Desperados series.
They also developed Arcania, part of the Gothic series and later its expansion, Arcania. It was Spellbound's first entry into the series, which was previously developed by Piranha Bytes.
History
Spellbound was founded in 1994 by Armin Gessert. They created video games for Windows computers, and other gaming systems.
In 2012 the company went into administration.[1] On 13th July 2012, they were re-founded as Black Forest Games, employing 40 of the former 65 staff members. [2][3][4][5]
Games developed
- Perry Rhodan: Operation Eastside (1995; Fantasy Productions)
- Desperados (2001; Infogrames)
- Untitled Desperados addon (unreleased)[6]
- Robin Hood (2002; Mindscape, Free verse, Wanadoo Edition)
- Airline Tycoon (1998–2003; Infogrames, Monte Cristo, RuneSoft)
- Smoking Colts (2003; Spellbound Entertainment)
- Starsky & Hutch (2003; Empire Interactive)
- Chicago 1930 (2003; Wanadoo Edition)
- Desperados 2 (2006; Atari)
- Helldorado (2007; Viva Media)
- Giana Sisters DS (2009; Destineer, DTP Entertainment)
- Arcania (2010; JoWooD Entertainment, DreamCatcher Interactive)
- Arcania (2011; Nordic Games)
- Desperados Gangs (cancelled).[7]
References
- ↑ "Gameswelt - Dein Spielemagazin mit News, Tests, Specials, Videos, Tipps und Lösungen für PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, Wii U, 3DS und Nintendo Switch". http://www.gameswelt.ch/news/157432-Spellbound_Entertainment_AG_-_Deutscher_Entwickler_meldet_Insolvenz_an.html.
- ↑ "Spellbound Entertainment - Insolvenz überstanden & Umbenennung". http://www.gamestar.de/news/branche/2569952/spellbound.html.
- ↑ "Black Forest Games - Studio". http://www.black-forest-games.com/company/studio.html.
- ↑ "Golem.de: IT-News für Profis". https://www.golem.de/sonstiges/zustimmung/auswahl.html.
- ↑ emilygera (2012-07-13). "'Gothic 4' developer emerges from insolvency as Black Forest Games" (in en-US). https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/7/13/3156564/gothic-4-developer-emerges-from-insolvency-as-black-forest-games.
- ↑ "Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive for Macintosh (2015) Trivia - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/desperados-wanted-dead-or-alive/trivia.
- ↑ "Desperados Gangs [Cancelled - Xbox 360 / PS3 / PSvita / PC - Unseen64"] (in en-US). Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. 2012-05-28. https://www.unseen64.net/2012/05/28/desperados-gangs-cancelled-xbox-360-ps3-psvita/.
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