Neon Giant
Type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | April 2018 |
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Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Owner | Amplifier Game Invest (24%) |
Members | 11 |
Website | neongiant.se |
Neon Giant AB is a Swedish video game developer headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.[1] It was founded by Tor Frick, Arcade Berg, Jonathan Heckley and Erik Gloersen in 2018.
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),[2] Neon Giant received an initial investment of 1,000,000 kr (approximately $110,000).[1][3] 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".[4] The founders had previously worked on popular games such as Bulletstorm, Far Cry 3, Gears of War, Wolfenstein and Doom.[4]
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".[5]
In May 2020, Neon Giant announced their debut game, The Ascent.[6] It is a cyberpunk themed action-roleplaying game which was released on 29 July 2021.[7] The Neon Giant team consists of 11 people.[8]
Games developed[]
Title | Year | Platform(s) |
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The Ascent | 2021 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One |
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Novac, Dragos. "Amplifier Game Invest". Nordic 9. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "Ex-Wolfenstein, Bulletstorm devs forming new studio Neon Giant". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ a b "Neon Giant is a new studio comprised of ex-Wolfenstein and Bulletstorm devs". Destructoid. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Epic Games Announces $1 Million in Unreal Dev Grants". Unreal Engine. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Shea, Brian. "Indie Studio Neon Giant Announces Cyberpunk-Themed Co-op Shooter The Ascent For Xbox Series X". Game Informer. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "The Ascent | Xbox". Xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ How The Ascent Became an Xbox Series X Launch Exclusive – IGN First - IGN, retrieved 2020-11-23
External links[]
- Swedish companies established in 2018
- Video game companies established in 2018
- Video game companies of Sweden
- Video game development companies