Eipix Entertainment

Eipix Entertainment
Industry Computer and video games
Founded 2005
Headquarters Novi Sad, Serbia
Key people

Mirko Topalski CEO

Vladimir Živković CCO

Adrian Đura CTO

Number of employees
 300-350
Website www.eipix.com

Eipix Entertainment is an independent video game developer based in Novi Sad, Serbia. The company was founded in 2005 and develops casual games for PC, Mac, iOS and Android, as well as VR games, published both independently.[1] and through its publishing partner Big Fish Games.[2]

History

Eipix Entertainment entered the game development business as an indie company. Early projects included the sci-fi race and shooter Pyroblazer[3] and eco-themed puzzle adventure Ziro.[4]

After several independent projects Eipix began working as an outsourcing company, porting and making games for other developers.

In 2011, Eipix Entertainment went back to developing its own games, having shifted its focus towards casual games, mainly hidden object puzzle adventure (HOPA) titles, published through Big Fish Games.

Starting with Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen Collector's Edition in 2012, Eipix has developed more than 70 HOPA titles.[5] The company is currently developing sequels to hidden-object puzzle game franchises Mystery Case Files, Dark Parables, and Hidden Expedition, in addition to its original HOPA series.[6]

Eipix has also been entrusted with developing further sequels of the contemporary text-based game Lifeline, starting with Lifeline: Whiteout,[7] also released by Big Fish Games.

Free-to-play and self-publishing

Parallel to its work in the HOPA genre, Eipix also develops free-to-play games. Free the Witch, the first Eipix-developed free-to-play game, was released in 2016 through Big Fish Games.[8] Later in the same year, Eipix also became a self-publishing company, independently releasing its own games for a variety of mobile platforms. The company's first independent release was the free-to-play game Hoppy Land,[9] published on the iTunes app store on August 31, followed by Nom Nom on October 4 and Spiny Core on December 16. More free-to-play titles are expected to be released before the end of 2017.

At the same time, Eipix began developing VR games. Althora, a VR puzzle adventure, was released on May 11, 2017,[10] representing the first Eipix-developed VR game.

Imagine Incredible

In 2016 Eipix co-founded Imagine Incredible, a project dedicated to in-house production and physical and digital distribution of comic books.[11]

 

Lightstep Chronicles, the first comic book series from the Imagine Incredible roster, was successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2017.[12][13] A video-game based on the comic book was approved for funding by the Creative Europe's MEDIA Programme[14] and is currently being developed by Eipix Entertainment.

Xtruist Audio

Xtruist Audio is a subsidiary of Eipix. Xtruist provides music and sound for video games and other media. The team consists of composers, sound designers, mix engineers and programmers.[15]

EipixCON

EipixCon is an annual event organized by Eipix for its employees.[16]

Dark Parables Franchise

Dark Parables is a franchise of casual hidden object games. The first seven episodes were produced by Blue Tea Games; Eipix Entertainment currently produces the sequels, starting with the eighth installment.

References

  1. ↑ "Hoppy Land: How Eipix Made Its First Self-published Game". Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Big Fish Games". Big Fish Games :: Safe & Secure Game Downloads. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Pyroblazer® on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Ziro on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  5. ↑ "We're trying to make 25 games this year. It's ridiculous". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  6. ↑ "Uncovering innovation in the hidden picture genre". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  7. ↑ "Conspiracy, snow, and murder: You Should Be playing Lifeline: Whiteout". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  8. ↑ "How Eipix spent 2 years and 7 iterations creating F2P match-3 game Free the Witch". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  9. ↑ "Hoppy Land: Eipix Entertainment’s First Self-Published Game - Orange Bison". 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  10. ↑ "Search For An Emperor’s Lost Treasure In Althora".
  11. ↑ "Imagine Incredible comic artist meet up - Startit".
  12. ↑ "How To Launch A Universe - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News".
  13. ↑ "LIGHTSTEP CHRONICLES – Retro Futurist Space Opera Comic Book by Imagine Incredible – Kickstarter".
  14. ↑ "Development - video games; list of selected projects 2016" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Mirko Topalski, CEO novosadskog razvojnog tima Eipix: informišite se, informacije su dostupnije nego ikad | start·it". start·it. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  16. ↑ "::: ekapija - Održan drugi "EipixCON" u Novom Sadu :::". www.ekapija.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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