Ravn Studio
| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Drammen, Norway |
Key people | Stine Wærn, Tinka Town |
Number of employees | ca. 20 |
| Website | http://www.ravnstudio.no/ |
Ravn Studio AS is an independent game development studio based in Drammen, Norway. It was established in 2002 by Stine Wærn and Tinka Town.[1]
Ravn Studio collaborated with Gamoola Soft on the Snake-remake Snakeball, released in 2007 exclusively for the PS3 (PSN).[2]
Their first gaming project, Englekræsj, an adventure game for children, was released in August 2008. The game received generally positive reviews,[3] notably from Verdens Gang and Aftenposten.[4][5] Ravn Studio was later sued by Funcom co-founder Ian Neil, who claimed that the characters in the game were based on his designs.[3] The district court ruled in favor of Ravn Studio, and Neil was ordered to pay damages and attorney's fees.[6]
Ravn Studio is currently developing a Nintendo DS game based on Kaptein Sabeltann. They have previously released some of Norway's best selling DS-games like Knerten gifter seg and Flåklypa Grand Prix. These games went to number 1 on the official charts in Norway.[6]
Ravn Studio is the only Norwegian company licensed to develop on all the major gaming platforms; Nintendo Wii and DS, Sony PSP, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[1] In 2007, Ravn Studio was the recipient of the Nordic game program.
Games[edit]
- Snakeball (PSN) - (Published by Sony)
- Englekræsj (PC) - (Published by Norwegian Game Distribution)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bødtker, Mattis (27 April 2009). "Ravn Studio". TV 2 Underholdning (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Snakeball: Gamoola & Ravn Studio Talk (PlayStation Network Coverage, Page 5)". Video Games Daily. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ a b Baugerød Stokke, Ole Petter (23 February 2009). "Juridisk krasj for Englekræsj". Computerworld. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Storli Hemmingsen, Kristine (25 August 2008). "Himmelsk, norsk barnespill — om spill på VG Nett". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Sand, Tore (29 August 2008). "Englebarn på eventyr". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ a b Schou, Øyvind. "Ravn Studio får millionbeløp for å lage Flåklypa-spill for Nintendo". Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
