Targem Games
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Hard Truck Apocalypse Armageddon Riders GearGrinder MorphX |
| Website | www |
Targem Games is a Russian video game developer, based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, geographically in Siberia. Established in 2002, the company has created several PC and console games of various genres. The company received several awards at the Russian Game Developer's Conference, including "Best Debut", "Best Game Design" and "Most innovative project".
History
[edit]- 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 hybrid, is the first game of the company released in Russia.[1] 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 the Battle Mages named 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.[2]
- 2006 - Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans is released.
- 2007 - Ex Machina: Arcade and Day Watch are released in Russia.
- 2008 - The company acquires status of certified Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 developers. The Swarm and GearGrinder are released in Russia.
- 2009 - The company is presented at the Game connection Europe.
- 2011 - Targem Games' first downloadable PlayStation 3 game Armageddon Riders was released on 2 June on PSN.[5] 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.[6]
- 2012 - Targem Games releases its second downloadable game for PlayStation 3 titled Planets Under Attack in November.[7] The game is also released on Steam and on XBLA with the help of Topware.[8]
Titles
[edit]| Game name | Release year | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Mages | 2003 | RTS/RPG |
| Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness | 2004 | RTS/RPG |
| Hard Truck Apocalypse[9] | 2005 | Truck simulator/Car combat/RPG |
| Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans | 2006 | Truck simulator/Car combat/RPG |
| Ex Machina: Arcade | 2007 | Car combat |
| Day Watch | 2007 | Turn based tactics |
| Sledgehammer/GearGrinder | 2008 | Racing/Car combat |
| MorphX | 2008 | TPS/Slasher |
| Clutch | 2009 | Racing/Car combat |
| Insane 2 | 2011 | Off-road Racing |
| Armageddon Riders | 2011 | Racing/Car combat |
| Battle vs. Chess | 2011 | Chess |
| Planets Under Attack | 2012 | RTS |
| Star Conflict | 2012 | MMO/Space action |
| Blazerush | 2014 | Racing/Car combat |
| Etherlords | 2014 | Card battle |
| Crossout | 2015 | Racing/Car combat |
| Star Conflict Heroes | 2017 | Sci-fi RPG |
Star Conflict was developed by Star Gem Inc., a branch of Targem Games.
References
[edit]- ^ Justin Calvert (July 7, 2003). "First look: Battle Mages". GameSpot. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Video Game News, Game News, Entertainment News - GameSpot".
- ^ "News - Headup Games". www.headupgames.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-24.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Armageddon Riders for PlayStation 3 - GameSpot". www.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-09.
- ^ "Battle vs. Chess". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "TopWare Interactive". Planets under Attack. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Hard Truck: Apocalypse Hands-On - Driving, Battling, and Hauling Goods in a Wasteland". Gamespot.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Russian)
