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Bulgarian video game developer
Creative Assembly Sofia (formerly Black Sea Studios and Crytek Black Sea ) is a Bulgarian video game developer based in Sofia . It was founded in May 2001 by Vesselin Handjiev. In July 2008, the company was acquired by Crytek , which then sold it to Creative Assembly (a studio of Sega ) in March 2017.
History
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Black Sea Studios was founded by Vesselin Handjiev, the lead designer of Tzar: The Burden of the Crown Sofia , Bulgaria.[1] [2] real-time strategy games and one arcade-style action game .[2] Knights of Honor real-time strategy game released for Microsoft Windows , and for the 2008 science fiction real-time strategy title WorldShift [3] [4]
In 2016, some of the former developers from Black Sea Studios founded Black Sea Games, which in 2022 released Knights of Honor II: Sovereign , a sequel to Knights of Honor [5]
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In July 2008, German developer and publisher Crytek announced their acquisition of the studio, and renamed it Crytek Black Sea. At the time, Black Sea Studios was based in Sofia, Bulgaria , with Vesselin Handijev was managing director.[3] multiplayer online battle arena game using the CryEngine , titled Arena of Fate E3 2014 .[6] [7]
In December 2016, Crytek announced that it would shut down five of its international studios, due to financial troubles, of which Crytek Black Sea was put up for sale.[8] [9]
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In March 2017, it was announced that the studio was acquired by British developer Creative Assembly (itself owned by Sega ), and was renamed Creative Assembly Sofia.[10] [11] [10] [12] downloadable content for Total War: Rome II Empire Divided [13] Rise of the Republic .[14] Total War Saga Total War Saga: Troy [15]
On 23 May 2023, Total War: Pharaoh New Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt , was announced, with Creative Assembly Sofia's Todor Nikolov as Game Director. The game is slated for release in October 2023.[16] [17]
Games developed
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See also
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Haemimont Games , another Bulgarian game developer with a focus on strategy games
References
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^ a b Lee, James (22 July 2008). "Crytek acquires Black Sea Studios" . GamesIndustry.biz
^ Chalk, Andy (29 December 2016). "Former Crytek Sofia leads launch a new studio called Black Sea Games [Updated]" . PC Gamer
^ "Black Sea Games® Ltd – The modern game studio, devoted to the good old hardcore PC gaming" . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
^ Karmali, Luke (22 May 2014). "Crytek Announces Arena of Fate For PC and Consoles" . IGN
^ Dring, Christopher (24 December 2016). "Crytek Sofia developers re-form Black Sea Games" . GamesIndustry.biz
^ Dayus, Oscar (20 December 2016). "Crytek Shuts Down Five Studios Amid Financial Difficulties" . GameSpot
^ Caldwell, Brendan (20 December 2016). "Crytek closes five studios after reportedly failing to pay workers" . Rock, Paper, Shotgun
^ a b Donnelly, Joe (7 March 2017). "Creative Assembly acquires Arena of Fate developer Crytek Black Sea" . PC Gamer
^ McWhertor, Michael (7 March 2017). "Crytek sells off Black Sea studio to Sega, Total War creators" . Polygon
^ Takahashi, Dean (7 March 2017). "Crytek sells Black Sea studio in Bulgaria to Sega and The Creative Assembly" . VentureBeat
^ "Creative Assembly Sofia се включва в Game Dev Summit Monthly с представянето на играта Total War" [Creative Assembly Sofia joins Game Dev Summit Monthly with the launch of Total War]. OffNews (in Bulgarian). 14 November 2017.
^ Tarason, Dominic (9 August 2018). "Total War: Rome 2 gets prettied up, expanded and sprouts some family trees today" . Rock, Paper, Shotgun
^ Brown, Fraser (20 September 2019). "A Total War Saga: Troy sets sail for a 2020 launch" . PC Gamer
^ Dinsdale, Ryan (23 May 2023). "Total War: Pharaoh Announced, Arrives October This Year" . IGN Nordic . Retrieved 23 May 2023 .
^ "Total War: Pharaoh Announced" . 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022 .
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