Allods Team

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Allods Team
Industry Video games
FoundedSeptember 1, 2006; 16 years ago
FounderDmitry Devishev
Sergey Orlovskiy

Allods Team is a video game developer and a subsidiary of My.Games. [1] Founded in September 2006, it was previously known as Nival Online and Astrum Nival. On February 24, 2010, Mail.Ru announced the 100% acquisition of Astrum Nival from its former owners. From that point, Astrum Nival acts under the name of Mail.Ru. [2] On September 29, 2011, the studio was renamed to Allods Team.

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On 29 September VK sold its gaming division My.Games to LETA Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in software-related startups. In December 2022, My.Games announced it is pulling out of Russia. [3]

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Allods Team is a developer of online video games and mobile applications.

The studio created Allods Online , the first major Russian MMORPG, and later Skyforge . Both games continue to be supported with regular updates. The team has also released Allods Adventure HD, a puzzle game for iOS devices.

The core of Allods Team includes industry veterans [4] who developed acclaimed games including Evil Islands, Etherlords, Silent Storm and Heroes of Might and Magic V. Professionals that played an integral role in the development of projects such as Pirates of the Caribbean, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, Sphere 2, and Age of Pirates: Captain Blood collaborated in the development of Skyforge. [5]

The video game developer employs over several hundred people. [6]

Projects

Allods Online

Allods Online is a fantasy multiplayer online role-playing game based on the famous Allods/Rage of Mages series of games. [7] Along with the typical MMORPG activity (fighting monsters, completing quests, improving the characteristics of your character, etc.), Allods Online features the so-called Astral travels, a unique concept that gives players the opportunity to build and pilot their own Astral ship, which offers a variety of end-game PvE and PvP options.

Many elements in the game refer to specific historical periods of development of the Russian state, like some of the architecture. [8] Kania's, for example, is reminiscent of that of medieval Russia, and Xadagan is an obvious reference to the totalitarian regime of Stalin's era.

Skyforge

Skyforge is a MMORPG set in a universe where mortals and immortals fight for survival against mythical creatures and invaders from space using cutting-edge technologies. Players start as immortals newly reborn into the world and vie to become gods themselves. The game has been in development since 2010. [9]

First screenshots of the game were revealed at the private Skyforge showcase at the Russian Game Developers Conference 2012. [10] The game was announced at Game Developers Conference in March 2014. [11]

Allods Adventure HD

Allods Adventure HD is a puzzle adventure for iOS devices set in the fantasy world of Sarnaut, the Allods universe. [12]

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Skyforge is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Allods Team in collaboration with Obsidian Entertainment, and published by My.com. Set on the planet Aelion, Skyforge fuses elements of Science fiction and fantasy in its visuals and storytelling, and sees players exploring the world as an immortal who must strive to become a god and defend the planet from alien invasion from other worlds. The project started development in 2010 and received an open release for Microsoft Windows in July 2015, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases following in 2017. The latest major content update, "Ignition", was released on all platforms in September 2019. A Nintendo Switch version was released in February 2021.

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References

  1. ↑ Allods Team – новое имя студии разработки клиентских игр Mail.Ru Group Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Astrum Nival was acquired by Mail.ru Group on March 16, 2010". mergr. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Batchelor, James (2022-12-15). "My.Games to exit Russia, restructure business". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  4. ↑ Профиль компании Archived February 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Команда Skyforge
  6. ↑ Сайт студии Archived 2014-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Аллоды Онлайн
  8. ↑ С душком ли дух?
  9. ↑ SkyForge
  10. ↑ Запись лекций на КРИ 2012
  11. ↑ Анонс
  12. ↑ Аллоды: Охота за Сокровищами
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