Eden Games

Eden Games, 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.

Eden Games
Formerly
Eden Studios (1998-2002)
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJanuary 4, 1998 (1998-01-04)
FounderDavid Nadal
Jean Yves Geffroy
Headquarters
Lyon
,
France
Key people
David Nadal, CEO
Number of employees
15
ParentAtari, SA (2002-2013)
Websitewww.edengames.com

History

The team that became known as Eden Studios was formerly a development group at Infogrames' European subsidiary Infogrames Multimedia that developed the first V-Rally for the PlayStation. The team later became its own studio as Eden Studios, with Infogrames holding a 19.2% minority share in the studio.

In April 2002, Infogrames fully took over Eden Studios.[1] During this period, the company continued developed racing games like Test Drive Unlimited and its sequel Test Drive Unlimited 2, as well as ventures into other game genres with Kya: Dark Lineage.

Atari announced in April 2011 they had laid off over 51 of the 80 employees working at the studios which led to employees at the studio going on strike[2]. Atari later announced in April 2012 they would try and separate from the developer due to arguments with employees at the studio and the parent company[3]. On January 29, 2013, the studio went into judicial liquidation[4].

On October 31, 2013, under the impulsion of former employees and with the financing of ID Invest and Monster Capital, Eden Games reopened as small independent game developer free from Atari. The company saw the release of its first game, GT Spirit, on Apple TV in December 2015 and has later followed on with Gear.Club and its Nintendo Switch versions Gear.Club Unlimited and Gear.Club Unlimited 2.

Games developed
YearTitlePlatform(s)
As Eden Studios
1998 V-Rally Microsoft Windows, 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
2008 Alone in the Dark Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2011 Test Drive Unlimited 2
As Eden Games (independent)
2015 GT Spirit Apple TV
2016 Gear.Club iOS, Android, Amazon Appstore
2017 Gear.Club Unlimited Nintendo Switch
2018 Gear.Club Unlimited 2[5]
2018 F1 Mobile Racing[6] iOS, Android

References
  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
  4. http://www.societe.com/societe/eden-games-414659607.html
  5. Craddock, Ryan (August 16, 2018). "Gear.Club Unlimited 2 Revealed Exclusively For Nintendo Switch". Nintendo Life. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  6. {{cite web |https://www.mobygames.com/game/f1-mobile-racing |date=October 9, 2018 |accessdate=October 9, 2018 |website=MobyGames |
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