Targem Games
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Hard_Truck_Apocalypse, Armageddon Riders, GearGrinder, MorphX (Xbox 360) |
| Website | eng.targem.ru |
Targem Games is a game video game developer, based in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Established in 2002, the company has created 9 PC games of various genres: from RTS/RPG to TPS and racing. The company received several awards at the Russian Conference of Game Developers (KRI), including "Best Debut", "Best Game Design" and “Most innovative project”.
History
- 2002 - The company is founded. The first contract with Buka for the creation of Battle Mages is signed.
- 2003 - Battle Mages - an original RTS/RPG mix - the very first game of the company is released in Russia. Later the game is localized into several languages including Chinese. The work on add-on and a new big project starts.
- 2004 - Battle Mages is released in US, Europe and China. The Add-on to Battle Mages named Battle Mages: Sign of darkness is released in Russia.
- 2005 - Hard Truck Apocalypse is released in Russia under the title Ex Machina and is a success there. Next year the game hits the stores of US [1]
- 2006 - Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans is released.
- 2007 - ExMachina: Arcade and Day Watch are released in Russia
- 2008 - The company acquires status of certified Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 developers. The Swarm is released in Russia. GearGrinder is released in Russia.
- 2009 - for the first time the company is presented at the Game connection Europe.
- GearGrinder is released world-wide [2].
- Clutch is released world-wide. It is a first game of the company that can be bought via Steam [3].
- 2011 - Targem games' first downloadable PlayStation 3 game Armageddon Riders was released on the 2nd of June on PSN [4] Targem Games not only developed but also self-published it.
- In May a chess game entitled Battle vs. Chess developed by Targem games was released in Europe [5]
Titles
| Game Name | Release Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Mages | 2003 | RTS/RPG |
| Battle Mages: Sign of darkness | 2004 | RTS/RPG |
| Hard Truck Apocalypse [6] | 2005 | Truck Simulator/Car combat/RPG |
| Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans | 2006 | Truck Simulator/Car combat/RPG |
| ExMachina: Arcade | 2007 | Car combat |
| Day Watch | 2007 | Turn based tactics |
| GearGrinder | 2008 | Racing/Car combat |
| The Swarm | 2008 | TPS/Slasher |
| Clutch | 2009 | Racing/Car combat |
| MorphX (Xbox 360) | 2010 | TPS/Slasher |
| Insane2 | Under development | Off-road Racing |
| Armageddon Riders (PSN) | 2011 | Racing/Car combat |
| Battle vs. Chess | 2011 | Chess |
References
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6152837.html
- ^ http://www.headupgames.com/conpresso/_rubric/detail.php?nr=134&rubric=DE+News&
- ^ http://eng.targem.ru/news/clutch_steam
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/driving/armageddon-riders/index.html
- ^ http://www.zuxxez.com/en/battle-vs-chess-.html
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6152649.html