Avalanche Studios
Nordisk Film Acquires Avalanche Studios
In a historic deal, the entertainment company Nordisk Film will acquire all shares and take full ownership of leading open world game developer Avalanche Studios (Just Cause, Mad Max, The Hunter). This deal marks the single largest acquisition in Nordisk Film’s 111-year history, and is part of its strategy of investing heavily in successful Nordic game studios. In April 2017, Nordisk Film acquired a minority ownership share in Avalanche Studios, which will now be complemented by a EUR 89 million acquisition of the remaining shares. Avalanche Studios, which was founded in 2003 by Christofer Sundberg and Linus Blomberg, is now valued at EUR 117 million. “We have been minority owners of Avalanche Studios for a year, and are already impressed by their results,” said Mikkel Weider, ...
Just Cause 3 A Possibility For 2015
Today Avalanche Studios sent an email to people at VideoGamer and said something to the effect of having “Several Surprises” planned for 2015. The studio is known best for its works like Just Cause series and are currently working on Mad Max title. The message in the email reads: “Next year, players will be able to roam the lethal open-world wasteland of Mad Max. In addition, the Hunter is on a record breaking streak. More than a million players have signed up for the world’s most realistic wildlife experience since the Steam introduction earlier this year, bringing the total number to over 4 million.” In a recent Twitter chat with a fan, Shinobi602 stated Just Cause 3 is definitely under development at Avalanche Studios. When a fan asked: “Any news abo...
Just Cause Developers travel to Costa Rica for material
Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios went to the Costa Rica rainforest during spring 2013 to get reference material for future games, the studio details in a new video. “The rich and uniquely diverse environment offered us a closer look at dense vegetation, beautiful skies, and flowing water, among other things,” said the studio. All this footage they went over there to capture isn’t just for Just Cause 2, although a lot of it is used in the video. Avalanche however said that the reference material collected during the trip–including jungle sounds and various images–will be used in “many” of the studio’s upcoming open-world games. For example, some of the sky scenes captured in Costa Rica will be shown in the Mad Max game for Xbox One and P...