NeocoreGames
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Budapest, Hungary |
| Products | King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame The Kings' Crusade King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Broken Sea |
| Website | NeocoreGames |
NeocoreGames is a Hungarian video game developer that focuses on creating and publishing role-playing video games.[1] The company has their own development studio that is headquartered in Budapest,[1] and the video games developed at NeocoreGames are created using their custom-built game engine named Coretech.[2] The company is best known for their King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame series.
History
NeocoreGames was founded in 2005 and began working as a small game development studio.[3] The studio is known for their work in the role-playing game genre exemplified by their King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame series.[4][3] The sequel, King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame, was developed using Coretech 2, NeocoreGames's new game engine.[5]
In 2012 with the announcement of the action-RPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing and the party-based tactical RPG Broken Sea, NeocoreGames has returned to independent video game development.[6][7] In May 2012 the company announced the development of a role-playing game based on Bram Stoker's Dracula.[4] Titled The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, the game follows Van Helsing's son as he travels to the eastern-European kingdom of Borgovia to slay the monsters that are overrunning the land.[4] The game was to be the start of a new intellectual property for NeocoreGames.[8] In June 2012 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, NeocoreGames announced a second new game they were developing: Broken Sea is a fantasy tactical role-playing game developed for the PC.[6][9][10] In August 2014, NeocoreGames announced their first tower defense game, titled Deathtrap.[11] In February 2017, NeocoreGames launched the Founding for their upcoming Action-RPG titled Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr.[12]
Games developed
| Title | Year | Platform | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
| King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame' | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
| King Arthur – Legendary Artifacts | 2010 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| King Arthur – Knights and Vassals | 2010 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| King Arthur – The Saxons | 2010 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| King Arthur – The Druids | 2010 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| The Kings' Crusade | 2010 | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
| The Kings' Crusade: Arabian Nights | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| The Kings' Crusade: Teutonic Knights | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| The Kings' Crusade: New Allies | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| King Arthur: Fallen Champions | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | Stand-alone expansion |
| King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame | 2012 | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
| King Arthur II: Dead Legions | 2012 | Microsoft Windows | Downloadable content |
| The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing | 2013 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Full game |
| Van Helsing: Blue Blood | 2013 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Downloadable content |
| Van Helsing: Thaumaturge | 2013 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Downloadable content |
| Van Helsing: Arcane Mechanic | 2013 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Downloadable content |
| The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II | 2014 | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
| Van Helsing II: Ink Hunt | 2014 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Downloadable content |
| Van Helsing II: Pigasus | 2014 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Downloadable content |
| Deathtrap | 2015 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
Full game |
| The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III | 2015 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Full game |
| The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut | 2015 | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
| Broken Sea | TBA | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
| Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr | 2018 | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 |
Full game |
| Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Prophecy | 2019 | Microsoft Windows | Full game |
References
- ^ a b "About Us". NeocoreGames. Retrieved Dec 4, 2012.
- ^ Rick, Christophor (Aug 26, 2010). "GDN Company Spotlight: Neocore Games". Gamers Daily News. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved Jan 21, 2013.
- ^ a b NeocoreGames Developer Blog
- ^ a b c Mitchell, Richard (May 31, 2012). "The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing stakes claim on XBLA, PC". Joystiq. Retrieved Dec 4, 2012.
- ^ "King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame. Interview with NeocoreGames". GameScope.ru. June 1, 2012. Retrieved Jan 21, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ a b Broken Sea Announced at E3
- ^ Action RPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Announced
- ^ Yoon, Andrew (May 9, 2012). "The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing coming to PC and Xbox 360". Shacknews. Retrieved Dec 4, 2012.
- ^ NeocoreGames (June 8, 2012). "NeocoreGames Reveals Broken Sea at E3 2012". Gamasutra. Retrieved Dec 15, 2012.
- ^ Walker, John (June 11, 2012). "King Arthur Devs Reveal Broken Sea". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved Dec 15, 2012.
- ^ "Deathtrap, the First Tower-defense Game from NeocoreGames Announced".
- ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr | 'The Founding' Alpha is Available Now, New CGI Trailer Released!". press.neocoregames.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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