W!Games
Formerly | Woedend! Games |
|---|---|
Former type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Fate | Merged with Karami |
| Successor | Vanguard Games |
| Founded | February 2005 (2005-02) |
| Founder | Bas van Berkestijn |
| Defunct | 15 September 2010 (2010-09-15) |
| 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 descision 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
^ ab Erwie (23 February 2010). "W! Games en het Mistbound-universum". Gamer.nl..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ GamesIndustry International (13 March 2006). "Dutch Developer Woedend! Games to Showcase First Game Title at Game Developers Conference 2006". GamesIndustry.biz.
^ Martin, Matt (15 September 2010). "Guerrilla founders form Vanguard Entertainment". GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ Nunneley, Stephany (16 September 2010). "Guerrilla co-founders de Ronde and Mol form Vanguard Entertainment". VG247. Videogaming247. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ Graft, Kris (15 September 2010). "Guerrilla Games Co-Founders Form Vanguard". Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ McElroy, Griffin (16 September 2010). "Guerrilla co-founders form Vanguard Entertainment". Engadget. AOL Tech. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
