Skydance Interactive, LLC
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Formerly | The Workshop Entertainment |
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| Division | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded 📆 | May 3, 2016[1] |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Peter Akeman (president) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | Skydance Media |
| 🌐 Website | skydance |
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| 📞 telephone | |
Skydance Interactive (formerly known as The Workshop Entertainment) is a game division launched on May 3, 2016,[3][4][5] focusing on developing ambitious titles, managing projects licenses to other developers, and software developing innovative game mechanics and for VR and emerging platforms.
History[edit]
On May 3, 2016, Skydance launched the Skydance Interactive division last year following the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment and announced in January 2017 for a new VR story-driven game titled Archangel.[6][7]
In May 2017, Chris Hewish was hired as EVP Interactive help to set and execute overall strategy for Skydance Interactive.[8] On July 18, 2017, its first VR game, Archangel was launched. The game recently expanded into an online multiplayer upgrade, Archangel: Hellfire.[9] Two days later, Skydance Interactive revealed their second original game called PWND, an multiplayer free to play game released on April 6, 2018, where players use Pwns to win.[10]
In 2018, Skydance Interactive partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe.[11] The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution were to be the inaugural titles co-developed by the two companies.
By February 2022, Dan Prigg became the new head of Skydance Interactive, originally served as VP of Production at Austin, Texas-based Aspyr Media.[12]
Games[edit]
Released[edit]
| Release | Title | Co-Developers | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2017 | Archangel | N/A | Oculus Rift, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VR |
| April 6, 2018 | PWND | Microsoft Windows | |
| January 23, 2020 | The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners | Skybound Entertainment | Oculus Rift, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VR, Oculus Quest |
| December 1, 2022 | The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution | Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2 |
Upcoming[edit]
| Release | Title | Co-Developers | Platform(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Behemoth | N/A | Meta Quest 2, Oculus Rift S, PlayStation VR2, Windows | [13] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 3, 2016). "Skydance Media Buys Game Developer The Workshop And Launches Interactive Division". Deadline. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.skydance_interactive_llc.2ae085a7054b148e9a8c8628acb0dde2.html
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 3, 2016). "Skydance Media Buys Game Developer The Workshop And Launches Interactive Division". Deadline. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ces-skydance-interactive-announces-first-virtual-reality-title-961381/
- ↑ "Interactives Archive". Skydance Media. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 3, 2016). "Skydance Media Buys Game Developer The Workshop And Launches Interactive Division". Deadline. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2016/05/skydance-media-buys-game-developer-the-workshop-and-launches-interactive-division-1201748344/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2017/05/skydance-hires-vr-exec-chris-hewish-as-evp-interactive-1202082209/
- ↑ "Archangel: Hellfire Review - The Best VR Mech Combat Game Yet - UploadVR". UploadVR. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ↑ "There's Actually a Game Called PWND Out Today on PC, and It's Sort of Like Quake".
- ↑ Blake, Vikki (2018-07-18). "'The Walking Dead' Universe Heads to VR With 'The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ↑ "Skydance Taps Former Discovery Exec Dan Prigg as Head of Interactive Division". 15 February 2022.
- ↑ "Saints & Sinners Developers Announce New Game Behemoth". 11 October 2022.
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