Neon Giant

Neon Giant AB is a Swedish video game developer headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.[2] It was founded by Tor Frick, Arcade Berg, Jonathan Heckley and Erik Gloersen in 2018.

Neon Giant AB
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedApril 2018 (2018-04)
Founder
  • Tor Frick
  • Arcade Berg
  • Jonathan Heckley
  • Erik Gloersen
Headquarters
Uppsala
,
Sweden
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
OwnerAmplifier Game Invest (28%)[1]
Members11
ParentKrafton (2022-present)
Websiteneongiant.se

History

Neon Giant was founded in April 2018 as an independent venture by former AAA employee game developers; Tor Frick, Arcade Berg, Jonathan Heckley and Erik Gloersen. With the support of investor company Goodbye Kansas (now known as Amplifier Game Invest),[3] Neon Giant received an initial investment of 1,000,000 kr (approximately $110,000).[2][4] Upon investing in the company, Amplifier Game Invest CEO, Per-Arne Luundberg said — "Neon Giant consists of a real dream team that not only has enormous experience, they also have an incredibly efficient working process —I'm convinced that their first release will be a milestone in Swedish game development".[5] The founders had previously worked on popular games such as Bulletstorm, Far Cry 3, Gears of War, Wolfenstein and Doom.[5]

On June 28, 2018, Neon Giant were recipients of one of 37 developers grants offered by Epic Games to promising developers working with Unreal Engine 4. They were awarded between $5000 and $50,000 based on their work on an unannounced title "set in a brand new cyberpunk world".[6]

In May 2020, Neon Giant announced their debut game, The Ascent.[7] It is a cyberpunk themed action-roleplaying game which was released on 29 July 2021.[8] The Neon Giant team consists of 11 people.[9]

On November 11, 2022, South Korean video game publisher Krafton announced that it planned to acquire Neon Giant.[10]

On December 14, 2022, they were being acquired by Krafton for un undisclosed sum.[11]

Games developed
Title Year Platform(s)
The Ascent 2021 Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

References
  1. "Annual Report 2021/2022" (PDF). Embracer Group. 8 July 2022. p. 138. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. Novac, Dragos. "Neon Giant secured investment from Goodbye Kansas Game Invest for launching a new gaming studio in Uppsala". Nordic 9. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. Novac, Dragos. "Amplifier Game Invest". Nordic 9. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  4. "Ex-Wolfenstein, Bulletstorm devs forming new studio Neon Giant". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. "Neon Giant is a new studio comprised of ex-Wolfenstein and Bulletstorm devs". Destructoid. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. "Epic Games Announces $1 Million in Unreal Dev Grants". Unreal Engine. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. Shea, Brian. "Indie Studio Neon Giant Announces Cyberpunk-Themed Co-op Shooter The Ascent For Xbox Series X". Game Informer. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. "The Ascent | Xbox". Xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  9. How The Ascent Became an Xbox Series X Launch Exclusive – IGN First - IGN, retrieved 2020-11-23
  10. Batchelor, James. "Krafton profits up to $171.5 million despite lowest quarter since 2020". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  11. "Krafton acquired Neo Giant". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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