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Eden Games

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Eden Games SA
FormerlyEden Studios (1998–2002)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded4 January 1998 (1998-01-04)
Founders
  • David Nadal
  • Jean Yves Geffroy
Headquarters,
Key people
David Nadal (CEO)
Number of employees
15
Parent
Atari SA (2002–2013)
Websitewww.edengames.com

Eden Games SA (formerly known as Eden Studios) is a French video game developer based in Lyon, France, that mainly focuses on the development of racing video games.

History

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The company was formed as a development group within Infogrames' European subsidiary Infogrames Multimedia, which had developed the first V-Rally for the PlayStation. The studio would later rebrand into its own separate studio, known as Eden Studios, with Infogrames holding a 19.2% minority share.

In April 2002, Infogrames fully acquired Eden Studios.[1] During this period, the company would continue develop racing games such as Test Drive Unlimited and its sequel, Test Drive Unlimited 2, while also venturing into other game genres with games like Kya: Dark Lineage.

Atari announced that throughout April 2011, they had laid off over 51 of the 80 employees working at the studio, leading to a majority of the employees going on strike.[2] In April 2012, Eden began negotiations as an attempt to separate from Atari.[3] On 29 January 2013 the studio filed for judicial liquidation.[4]

On 31 October 2013, under the impulsion of former employees and with the financing of ID Invest and Monster Capital, Eden Games reopened as an independent game development studio without any involvement of Atari. The company then released its first game, GT Spirit, on Apple TV in December 2015. The game was later followed up with Gear.Club and two Nintendo Switch versions - Gear.Club Unlimited and Gear.Club Unlimited 2.

From 2017 to 2021, the company was a subsidiary of Engine Media.[5]

In April 2022, Eden Games were acquired by the Hong Kong–based blockchain gaming company, Animoca Brands.[5] According to Animoca, the Eden team will be integrated into their business and work on blockchain-based racing games and contribute to Animoca's existing titles build around its REVV crypto token.[5]

Games developed

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Year Title Platform(s)
As Eden Studios
1998 V-Rally Edition '99 Nintendo 64
1999 V-Rally 2 Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
2000 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed PlayStation
2002 V-Rally 3 GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
As Eden Games
2003 Kya: Dark Lineage PlayStation 2
2004 Titeuf: Méga compet' Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
2006 Test Drive Unlimited Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
2008 Alone in the Dark Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2011 Test Drive Unlimited 2
2015 GT Spirit Apple TV
2016 Gear.Club iOS, Android, Amazon Appstore
2017 Gear.Club Unlimited Nintendo Switch
2018 Gear.Club Unlimited 2[6]
2018 F1 Mobile Racing iOS, Android
2019 Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Porsche Edition Nintendo Switch
2020 Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Tracks Edition Nintendo Switch
2021 Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch
2021 Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Ultimate Edition PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
2022 Gear.Club Stradale[7] Apple Arcade
2022 Smurfs Kart[8] Nintendo Switch

References

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  1. ^ "Infogrames Acquires Eden Studios". IGN. April 10, 2002. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Maria Kalash et Netsabes, Le Salaire du labeur, 15 février 2018, Canard PC n°375.
  3. ^ "Atari se sépare d'Eden Games". Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. ^ "EDEN GAMES (LYON 3EME) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 414659607". www.societe.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  5. ^ a b c "Eden Games acquired by blockchain company". GamesIndustry.biz. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  6. ^ Craddock, Ryan (August 16, 2018). "Gear.Club Unlimited 2 Revealed Exclusively For Nintendo Switch". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Apple Arcade exclusive Gear.Club Stradale reminds us of Test Drive Unlimited". 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Test Drive Unlimited Developer Announces Racing Game Set in Smurfs' Universe". 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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