Trecision
Trecision S.p.A. was an Italian video game developer founded in 1991[1] by Pietro Montelatici, Fabrizio Lagorio and Edoardo Gervino. The company's headquarters was in Rapallo (province of Genoa).
Private | |
Industry | Video games |
Fate | Bankruptcy and liquidation |
Founded | 1991 |
Founder | Pietro Montelatici Fabrizio Lagorio Edoardo Gervino |
Defunct | 2003 |
Headquarters | Rapallo, Genoa, Italy |
Products | Profezia, Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy |
Their first game was Profezia developed for Amiga and PC, followed by a number of titles for different platforms (Amiga, MS-DOS, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Mobile phones).
In March 2000, Trecision acquired fellow Italian game developer Pixelstorm Games and MotherBrain Entertainment becoming the largest game developer in Italy.[1][2]
Trecision was working on two games for Cryo Interactive when that company declared bankruptcy in 2002. Consequently Trecision filed for voluntary liquidation in mid-2003.[3] Trecision accredited Cryo's closure with its own bankruptcy.[4]
List of Trecision games
Developed titles
# | Title | Release year | Platform(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Profezia | 1991 | Amiga, MS-DOS | |
2 | Extasy | 1992 | Amiga | Game published by the Italian company Simulmondo. |
3 | In the Dead of Night | 1994 | Amiga, MS-DOS | |
4 | Alien Virus | 1995 | MS-DOS, PC | |
5 | Spring Time | 1995 | Amiga | |
6 | Ark of Time | 1997 | MS-DOS, PC, PlayStation | |
7 | Syyrah: The Warp Hunter | 1997 | MS-DOS, PC | Game developed by Pixelstorm. |
8 | Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy | 1998 | Amiga, PC | Game co-developed with Team17. |
9 | Puma Street Soccer | 1999 | PC, PlayStation | Game developed by Pixelstorm. |
10 | Chris Kamara's Street Soccer | 2000 | PlayStation | Game developed by Pixelstorm. |
11 | The Watchmaker | 2001 | PC | |
12 | Calcio Championship | 2002 | PC | |
13 | Elf Tales | 2003 | Mobile phones | |
14 | Football Generation | 2003 | PC, PlayStation 2 | The PlayStation 2 version of the game was released in 2006. |
15 | Grande Fratello: Il Gioco | 2003 | Mobile phones, PC, PlayStation | Game released only in Italy. Based on Grande Fratello, the Italian version of Big Brother, aired from 2000 on Canale 5. |
16 | Hiro's Legend | 2003 | Mobile phones | |
17 | Spy Girl: Danger with Diamonds | 2003 | Mobile phones | |
18 | Spy Girl: Missing Masters | 2003 | Mobile phones | |
19 | Nicky Strange: Jungle Daze | Unknown | Mobile phones | |
20 | Nicky Strange: Temple of Destiny | Unknown | Mobile phones |
Cancelled titles
- Popeye: Hush Rush for Spinach (PlayStation 2)
- Scooty Racers (PlayStation 2, and Xbox)[5]
- Zidane Football Generation (PlayStation 2)[6]
References
- "IGN:Trecision". Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- Walker, Trey (2001-01-30). "Trecision Acquires Two Developers". Gamespot. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- Fahey, Rob (2003-07-09). "Trecision goes into liquidation". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20031019033700/http://www.multiplayer.it/b2b/articoli.php3?id=9110
- Scooty Racers (PS2 XBOX - Cancelled)
- Zidane Football Generation (PS2 - Cancelled)