Valkyrie Entertainment
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| Subsidiary | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded 📆 | 2002 |
| Founders 👔 | Joakim Wejdemar |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , US |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Joakim Wejdemar (president)[1] |
| Products 📟 | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 45 (2021[2]) |
| Parent | PlayStation Studios (2021–present) |
| 🌐 Website | www.valkyrie-entertainment.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Valkyrie Entertainment is an American video game developer based in Seattle, Washington.
History[edit]
Founded in 2002 by Andy O'Neil and Marco Thrush, the studio mostly focuses on supporting other development teams. In December 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired the company.[1][3] Since the studio was founded in 2002 the studio has contributed to the development of well over 100 games, including games from PlayStation franchises such as God of War, inFAMOUS and Twisted Metal.[1]
Valkyrie Entertainment's first and to date only game, Guns Up!, was released on the PlayStation 4 in December 2015 and on PC in December 2018. In October 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it would be shutting down the game's servers on May 14, 2023, rendering the game unplayable.[4] On April 1, 2022, a mobile version of the game was released for iOS and Android.[5]
Games developed[edit]
Additional work[edit]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | League of Legends | Microsoft Windows, OS X | Riot Games | [6] |
| 2017 | Forza Motorsport 7 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One | Microsoft Studios | [6] |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | [6] | |
| 2018 | God of War | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [6] |
| State of Decay 2 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One | Xbox Game Studios | [6] | |
| Ark: Survival Evolved – Extinction | Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia | Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA | [6] | |
| 2020 | The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners | Microsoft Windows, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR | Skydance Interactive | [6] |
| Legends of Runeterra | Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS | Riot Games | [6] | |
| Maneater | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Tripwire Interactive, Deep Silver | [7] | |
| Valorant | Microsoft Windows | Riot Games | [6] | |
| 2021 | Halo Infinite | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Xbox Game Studios | [6] |
| 2022 | God of War: Ragnarök | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [6][8] |
| TBA | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Paradox Interactive | [6] |
Original work[edit]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Guns Up! | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | Sony Computer Entertainment | [9] |
| 2022 | Guns Up! Mobile | Android, iOS | NHN Corp. |
References[edit]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Valkyrie Entertainment" (Press release). December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "GSony Business Segment Briefings Game & Network Services Segment" (PDF). 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Sony acquires Valkyrie Entertainment". 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Sony's free-to-play Guns Up! shuts down on PS4 and Steam on April 14, 2023". October 16, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Guns Up!, the military strategy game, launches globally for iOS and Android". April 1, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 "Valkyrie Entertainment". Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Joakim Wejdemar on LinkedIn: I think we built a pretty cool company over here and we're looking to find some more great people to join us". Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ↑ "God of War Ragnarok Co-Dev in Charge of Quite a Few Levels". 22 August 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Valkyrie Entertainment – Our Work". Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021. Unknown parameter
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