Arkane Studios SA
Overview
Arkane Studios SA is a development studio based in Lyon, France. The company was founded on 1st October 1999 with an initial investment of 1,150,000 Francs ($180 000) with developers coming mainly from
Electronic Arts and
Atari. In 2000, they shopped around a demo of the action RPG
Arx Fatalis (Windows) to secure a publisher. It was picked up by
JoWooD Productions Software AG and the game was released in 2002, followed by a 2003 Xbox release, published by
Dreamcatcher.
In 2004, the company signed with
Ubisoft to develop a title under the
Might and Magic brand, powered by
Valve's Source engine.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic was released in October 2006.
The company is currently headed by
Raphaƫl Colantonio.
Trivia
Address and contact information for the US office in 2006:
Arkane Studios LLC
9111 Jollyville Rd, suite 235
Austin, TX 78759
USA
Tel & Fax +1 512 828 6380
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