Ovosonico
Industry |
Video game industry Interactive entertainment |
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Founder | Massimo Guarini |
Products | Murasaki Baby |
Owner | Massimo Guarini |
Parent | Independent |
Website | www.ovosonico.com |
Ovosonico is an Italian video game developer founded in 2012 by Massimo Guarini. The company has released one video game currently, Murasaki Baby in 2014 for the PS Vita.
History
Ovosonico was founded by Massimo Guarini in 2012. Prior to the establishment of the studio, he was the director for Grasshopper Manufacture's Shadows of the Damned and Ubisoft's Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. He also has production credits in games for the Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six franchises.[1] After Shadows of the Damned's release, Guarini decided to move from Japan to his home country of Italy and go independent. This was due to wanting to do something different in life after being in games industry for over fifteen years and finding it dangerous to live in Japan during the Great East Japan Earthquake.[2]
In March 2013, Ovosonico announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for development of a new intellectual property, becoming the first Italian game studio to work with Sony.[1] The game, Murasaki Baby, was announced at Sony's press conference during GamesCom 2013 for the PS Vita.[3] The game was released in North America and Europe in September 2014.[4]
In 2015, Digital Bros, parent company to 505 Games, invested €1.44m in Ovosonico.[5]
Games
- Murasaki Baby - 2014
References
- 1 2 Makuch, Eddie (19 March 2013). "Shadows of the Damned director partners with Sony for new IP". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Rose, Mike (4 September 2013). "Games for humans: Shadows of the Damned's creator finds his calling". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Davis, Justin (20 August 2013). "GAMESCOM 2013: MURASAKI BABY REVEALED FOR PS VITA". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Page, Dennis (11 September 2014). "PS VITA EXCLUSIVE MURASAKI BABY RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Calvin, Alex (14 September 2015). "505 Games parent invests in Murasaki Baby studio Ovosonico". MCV. Intent Media. Retrieved 10 October 2015.