Warhorse Studios
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| Private | |
| Industry |
Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Founded | August 31, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic, European Union |
Key people | Daniel Vávra, Martin Klíma, Viktor Bocan, Zbyněk Trávnický |
| Products | Video games |
Number of employees | 90 (2016)[1] |
| Website |
warhorsestudios |
Warhorse Studios is a Czech video game developer headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic.[2] It was founded in 2011 by a group of senior developers of the gaming industry:[3]
- Daniel Vávra (ex-2K Czech - Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Mafia II) - game designer, screen writer.[4]
- Martin Klíma (ex-Altar Games - Fish Fillets, Original War, UFO trilogy; ex-Codemasters - Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising) - executive producer
- Viktor Bocan (ex-Bohemia Interactive - Operation Flashpoint, ARMA: Armed Assault; multiple games for Nintendo DS, XBLA, iPhone etc.) - game designer, screenwriter
- Zbyněk Trávnický (Mafia and Mafia II; Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Tristan + Isolde) - animator and CG/FX specialist
- Roman Zawada - lead graphic artist (ex-Bohemia Interactive and Crytek)
- Tomáš Blaho - lead programmer (ex-2K Czech and Playground Studios)
The studio is currently developing Kingdom Come: Deliverance, scheduled for a 2016 release.
History
The original name of the company is Prague Game Studios,[5] a company which uses Warhorse as a trademark. Renaming the company itself to Warhorse was expected and happened on July 8, 2014.[6] At the end of 2011, ownership equity of PGS amounted to CZK 240 thousand (3% of assets).[7] As of October 2, 2014, ownership equity of Warhorse Studios s.r.o. is 200.000,- CZK with shares distributed as follows: Zdeněk Bakala 70%, Daniel Vávra 17%, Martin Klíma 13%.[8]
Upcoming projects
The studio is currently developing Kingdom Come: Deliverance, an open-world historical role-playing game. The game runs on CryEngine 3[9] and aims for PC and next generation consoles (mentioned as being the Xbox One and PlayStation 4). The story of this game takes place in central Bohemia and begins in 1403. The game is currently slated for release in Q2/Q3 of 2016.[10]
References
- ↑ Formánek, Ondřej (22 January 2016). "Čeští vývojáři hrají vabank". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Warhorse Studios Licensed CryENGINE®3 to Develop Role-Playing-Game".
- ↑ "Czech Veterans Form New Studio, Warhorse".
- ↑ "GameStar.ru Shooting Range. Daniel Vavra: "Good things can’t be free"".
- ↑ "Bakalovi expandují do počítačových her, začnou s husity".
- ↑ "Euro 10/2014".
- ↑ Accounting statements of Prague Game Studios s.r.o. for financial year ending December 31, 2011, unfinished long-term intangible assets amounted to CZK 6 million.
- ↑ "Justice.cz Business register".
- ↑ "Warhorse Studios Licensed CryENGINE®3 to Develop Role-Playing-Game".
- ↑ "Announced in Video Update #10 on official YouTube channel (timestamp: 12:48)".