Team6 Game Studios

Team6 Game Studios B.V. is a privately-owned Dutch video game developer based in Assen, Netherlands.

Team6 Game Studios B.V.
TypeDivision
IndustryVideo games
Founded2001 (2001)
FounderRonnie Nelis
Headquarters
Assen
,
Netherlands
Key people
  • Nico Braam
  • Niels Kleine
  • Erwin de Vries
ProductsFlatOut 3
Number of employees
>35
ParentLion Castle Entertainment
Websitewww.team6-games.com

Founded in 2001 under a different name, the creative team developed several games. However, in 2003, the founders decided to change the name to Team6 Game Studios B.V. The company currently employs over 35 workers and is headed by Director Ronnie Nelis.

As of 2021, Team6 has developed over 80 games, some of which feature motorsport licenses such as the National Hot Rod Association and Monster Jam.[1] The studio has been criticized for its generally poor quality of games, such as FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction, which is the 5th worst rated game on Steam,[2] Road Rage, which Metacritic lists as the second-worst game of 2017,[3] and Taxi Chaos, which Metacritic lists as the fourth-worst game of 2021.[4] Since 2016, the studio has decided to fully focus on mobile and console games. They are currently also working on health and exercise games and VR titles.[5]

History

Team6 Game Studios was founded by Ronnie Nelis in 2001. Ronnie Nelis' first project was a fighting game called Death Compatible, developed for a contest held by the game magazine PC Zone.[6] Nelis won the first prize in the contest, and as part of the prize, the game was supposed to be released. However, the publisher who was supposed to release it closed its doors shortly after.[7] Despite this setback, Nelis founded Team6 Game Studios V.O.F. and found a new partner to release their first official title: Taxi Challenge Berlin.[8] In the following years, they specialized in racing games and created numerous titles. They also collaborated with car brands like Mercedes, Volkswagen, BMW, and Opel for several of their games.

Most of their games were initially developed for PC. However, starting in 2009, they expanded their development to include several titles for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.[9][10][11] The studio's proprietary engine, Engine Six, was one of the first engines to support Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS.[12]

Since 2012, the studio has served as the official developer for the Monster Jam games published by Game Mill and owned by Feld Motorsports. The decision to partner with Team6 was driven by Feld Motorsports' goal to make the franchise more kid-friendly, shifting away from hardcore simulation.

In 2012, the studio developed the world's first official squash video game simulation in collaboration with the World Squash Federation.[13] The studio also developed a second squash game in 2015 which was officially licensed by the Professional Squash Association.[14][15]

In 2013, Team6 created FlatOut Stuntman in collaboration with Nvidia. The Android game was used as a showcase for Nvidia as it supported specific features of the Tegra mobile processor.[16][17] FlatOut Stuntman received an average score of 4.1 out 5, based on over 25,000 votes on Google Play.

Up until 2014, Team6 created most of their titles in their own Engine Six.

In 2014, they started using Unity for their mobile games, and in 2015 they switched to the Unreal Engine for their console titles.

Along the way, the studio also started developing mobile games for Android and iOS. Originally their first mobile title was New Kids Nitro Racer, however this was ultimately only released on PC.[18]

In 2014, Team6 partnered up with the health and wellness startup Blue Goji. Together they create interactive fitness games made to play while working out on cardio equipment. Their first title was the iOS game Super Sonic Racers.[19]

In 2016, they together released their first VR title: DinoFense.[20]

Games

2002

  • Taxi Challenge Berlin

2003

  • Taxi Racer Hong Kong 2
  • Taxi Racer New York 2

2004

  • Shanghai Street Racer
  • Taxi Racer London 2

2005

  • Taxi 3: eXtreme Rush
  • Downtown Challenge
  • Manhattan Chase
  • Scooter War3z
  • Pizza Dude

2006

  • Glacier
  • Tesco Ice Racing
  • Super Taxi Driver 2006
  • Paris Chase

2007

  • ESR: European Street Racing
  • GSR: German Street Racing
  • Fiat 500
  • Ultimate Motorcross
  • X1 Super Boost / F1 Chequered Flag

2008

  • FSR: French Street Racing
  • Ultimate Monster Trucks
  • Mercedes CLC Dream Test Drive
  • Alpha Zylon

2009

  • Street Racer Europe
  • Amsterdam Taxi Madness
  • Glacier 2
  • Monster Trucks Mayhem

2010

  • Battle Metal: Street Riot Control / Highspeed Control: Carbon-Edition
  • Calvin Tucker's Redneck: Farm Animals Racing Tournament
  • FlatOut (Wii)
  • Glacier 3: The Meltdown
  • Speed
  • Big City Racer
  • Heavy, The (cancelled)

2011

2012

  • WSF Squash
  • Speed 2

2013

2014

  • Super Sonic Racers
  • Engines of War
  • PSA World Tour Squash

2015

  • Monster Jam: As Big As It Gets
  • Monster Jam: Battlegrounds
  • Battle Waves
  • Goji Farm

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

2022

  • NHRA Championship Drag Racing: Speed For All

2023

  • NASCAR Arcade Rush

References
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  2. "Bottom 100 worst Steam Games". Steam 250. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. "The 10 Worst Video Games of 2017". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. "Worst Videogames of 2021". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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  6. "Ondernemer Team6 Games". Ik ben Drents Ondernemer. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. Ajami, Amer (26 April 2000). "Project 2 Bankrupt". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  8. Wichers, Danny Dam (28 July 2005). "Een kijkje in de keuken van Team6". GamersNET. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  9. Lada, Jenni (27 January 2009). "Glacier2 to be one of Team6 Games Studios' first Wii games". Technology Tell. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  10. "TEAM6 GAME STUDIOS ANNOUNCES "SUPERSONIC RACER" FOR WII". Go Nintendo. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  11. Usher, William (2010). "Team6 Decides To Revive FlatOut For Nintendo Wii…Really". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  12. "Our Story". Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  13. "World Squash Federation Launches First 3D Simulation PC Video Game". World SquashTell. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. "PSA WORLD TOUR SQUASH 'AVAILABLE FOR WII". PSA World Tour. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. "Just When You Thought the Humble Wii Was Dead, Here Comes PSA World Tour Squash". Nintendo Life. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. Bartelson, Eric (2 April 2013). "UIT NU! • FLATOUT STUNTMAN VOOR ANDROID VAN TEAM6". Control. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. "Team6 to bring FlatOut-Stuntman to Tegra-based Android devices soon". DroidGamers. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  18. Hulschebosch, Paul (4 January 2013). "Micromedia brengt New Kids Nitro Racer op de markt". Tweakers. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  19. Bartelson, Eric (6 November 2014). "UIT NU! • HOE MEER JE ZWEET, HOE HARDER JE GAAT: SUPER SONIC RACERS VAN TEAM6". Control. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  20. Constam, Kyra (23 January 2017). "Blue Goji Releases Its First VR Game: DinoFense". Gamasutra. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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