Spellbound Entertainment
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| Former type | Public Limited Company |
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| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Offenburg, Germany |
| Products | Desperados Series |
| Employees | approx. 40 (as of 2011) |
| Website | Spellbound |
Spellbound was a German developer of computer games based in Offenburg, Germany. The company was founded in 1994 by Armin Gessert. The company is best known for the Desperados Series.
They also developed Arcania: Gothic 4, part of the Gothic Series and later its expansion - Arcania: Fall of Setarrif. It is Spellbound's first entry into the series, which was previously developed by Piranha Bytes.
Company
Since its founding in 1994 Spellbound has been dedicated to the development of unique computer games, among which were the Airline Tycoon and Desperados series.
As of 2007, they are known as the development team behind Arcania: Gothic 4, the new chapter in the Gothic Series.
In 2012 the company went into administration.[1] They were re-founded as Black Forest Games [2][3]
Games developed
- Airline Tycoon (1998–2003; Infogrames, Monte Cristo, RuneSoft)
- Arcania: Fall of Setarrif (2011; Nordic Games)
- Arcania: Gothic 4 (2010; JoWooD Entertainment, DreamCatcher Interactive)
- Chicago 1930 (2003; Wanadoo Edition)
- Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge (2006; Atari)
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2001; Infogrames)
- Giana Sisters DS (2009; Destineer, dtp entertainment)
- Helldorado (2007; Viva Media)
- Perry Rhodan: Operation Eastside (1995; Fantasy Productions)
- Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (2002; Mindscape, Freeverse, Wanadoo Edition)
- Smoking Colts (2003; Spellbound Entertainment)
- Starsky & Hutch (2003; Empire Interactive)