XGen Studios
 | |
| Private | |
| Industry |
Video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Skye Boyes |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Key people | Kaelyn Boyes (CEO and Owner) |
| Products |
Super Motherload Defend Your Castle |
| Website |
xgenstudios |
XGen Studios, Inc (stylized as XGen Studios) is an independent video game development studio based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Since 2001, XGen Studios has released 14 internally developed titles for consoles, mobiles, and the web, including the #1-selling hit[1] Defend Your Castle for Nintendo's WiiWare Service and Day-1 PS4 title Super Motherload.[2][3]
History
XGen Studios was founded by Skye Boyes in 2001. After the success of XGen's early browser-based games, Skye dropped out of his computing sciences program, incorporated the company, and began to accumulate staff.[4]
In 2007, XGen Studios announced that they had obtained a license to develop for Nintendo's Wii system, and intended to develop a WiiWare title.[5][6]
It was revealed in 2008 that Defend Your Castle would be part of Nintendo's WiiWare launch line up.[1][4][7][8]
In 2011, XGen Studios announced that they would take Amanita Design's Machinarium to WiiWare.[9][10] The project was eventually cancelled as of November, 2011 due to the WiiWare platform's game size limit.[11][12][13]
In 2012, the company was listed as one of Alberta's "25 Most Innovative Organizations" by Alberta Venture magazine.[14]
In 2013, Sony announced that Super Motherload would be a Day 1 title for the PlayStation 4.[15]
In 2014, XGen Studios successfully secures the competitive Canada Media Fund 2014-2015 Experimental Stream support for The Low Road. [16]
In 2015, Skye Boyes, XGen’s CEO & founder passes away. With the passion and courage, Skye always demonstrated, the XGen team continues on with the production of The Low Road. Kaelyn Boyes, Skye's wife assumes leadership and ownership of XGen Studios. [17]
In 2016, The Low Road officially announced and wins 'Best in Play' at the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California. [18]
Console Games Developed
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defend Your Castle | 2008 | Nintendo Wii, iPad, iPhone, MacOS, Windows | |
| Machinarium | 2011 | WiiWare | Port - Cancelled |
| Super Motherload | 2013 | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows | |
| The Low Road | 2017 | Windows |
References
- 1 2 "From Freeware to WiiWare". Casual Connect.
- ↑ "Pocket Casino on the Google Play Store". Google.
- ↑ "XGen Originals". XGen Studios.
- 1 2 "Need to Know: Skye Boyes". Alberta Venture.
- ↑ "XGen Studios Announces Nintendo Developer Status, Upcoming WiiWare Title". Go Nintendo.
- ↑ "XGen Studios WiiWare title in 'Early 2008'". Nintendo Life.
- ↑ "Nintendo reveals WiiWare launch List". Engadget.
- ↑ "Defend Your Castle: new awesome date, new awesome look". Engadget.
- ↑ "XGen Studios Readying Machinarium and Super Motherload for WiiWare". Engadget.
- ↑ "Amanita Design and XGen Studios bring Machinarium to WiiWare". Engadget.
- ↑ "Machinarium Finally, Officially Cancelled". Engadget.
- ↑ "XGen Studios bringing the adorable Machinarium to WiiWare". Engadget.
- ↑ "PlayStation 3 Machinarium "the ultimate version"". EuroGamer.
- ↑ "25 Most Innovative Organizations: XGen Studios". Alberta Venture.
- ↑ "PlayStation 4 Launch Titles". IGN.
- ↑ "Canada Media Funded Projects Database". Canada Media Fund.
- ↑ "Obituary: XGen Studios founder Skye Boyes". Gamasutra.
- ↑ "Here are your Best In Play winners 2016". GDC.