Darkworks

Darkworks S.A. was an independent video game developer and technology company based in Paris, France. The company is known for its games that include Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare and Cold Fear.

Darkworks S.A.
TypeIndependent
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998
Defunct2011
HeadquartersParis, France
Key people
Antoine Villette (President)
Guillaume Gouraud (General Manager and Artistic Director)
Websitedarkworks.com

Darkworks was founded in 1998 by Antoine Villette (President) and Guillaume Gouraud (General Manager and Artistic Director). The studio employed more than 100 people. In October 2011, the studio was placed into compulsory liquidation and was closed.[1][2]

PlayAll

In addition to its game development activities, the company lead several other companies on PlayAll, an integrated multimedia production toolchain and set of engines funded by the Cap Digital cluster.

TriOviz for Games Technology
Main article: TriOviz for Games

TriOviz company in partnership with Darkworks developed the TriOviz for Games Technology, a technological solution that enables smooth stereoscopic 3D conversion of video games or multimedia products. Following Darkworks Liquidation, TriOviz bought the companies stereoscopic activities and teams.[3]

Games
GameReleasePlatformPublisherNotes
1906: An Antarctic Odyssey1998PlayStation 2–Sales demo
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare2001Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, DreamcastInfogrames Entertainment
USS Antarctica–Xbox–Cancelled
Cold Fear2005Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, XboxUbisoft
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter2006Xbox, PlayStation 2UbisoftPS2 version only
I Am Alive2012PlayStation 3, Xbox 360UbisoftGame concept and R&D – Development completed by Ubisoft Shanghai
Black Death–Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360–

Cancelled

References
  1. "Darkworks et Nobilis en redressement judiciaire". gamekult.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. "Darkworks : Game over". factornews.com. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. "TriOviz Buys Darkworks's Stereoscopic Middleware Activities". Gamasutra. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.


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