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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | , Poland |
Number of locations | 3 studios [a] (2018) |
Key people | Michał Szustak (CEO) |
Number of employees | 330 (2022) |
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| Website | flyingwildhog |
Flying Wild Hog Sp. z o.o. is a Polish video game developer based in Warsaw and founded in 2009. The company is best known for the 2013 reboot of Shadow Warrior , and its 2016 sequel, Shadow Warrior 2 .
Flying Wild Hog was established in 2009. The studio worked on their own Road Hog Engine, a video game engine, which resulted in their first title Hard Reset released in September 2011. [1] [2] [3] In April 2012, Flying Wild Hog released Hard Reset: Exile, [4] [5] [6] a free DLC for Hard Reset .
In September 2013, they released Shadow Warrior , which was published by Devolver Digital, with the sequel, Shadow Warrior 2 having been announced in 2015 for a 2016 release. [7] [8]
In December 2015, Flying Wild Hog opened a new division in Kraków, led by Michał Kuk. [9]
In March 2019, Flying Wild Hog was acquired by Supernova Capital, an investment firm started by the former CEO of Splash Damage, Paul Wedgwood, and other members from Splash Damage. The acquisition provides financial security for Flying Wild Hog to focus more on its game development. [10]
In November 2019, Flying Wild Hog were working on three video games: [11] Shadow Warrior 3 (published by Devolver Digital), Evil West (published by Focus Entertainment), [12] and Space Punks (published by Jagex). [13] All three, along with Trek to Yomi (published by Devolver Digital) [14] released in 2022. That year, the team also retired the Road Hog Engine in favor of Unreal Engine. [15]
In November 2020, Embracer Group announced that they acquired the company through Koch Media, which will be the parent company. [16] [17]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hard Reset | Windows | Flying Wild Hog |
| 2013 | Shadow Warrior | Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Devolver Digital |
| 2014 | Juju | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | Flying Wild Hog |
| 2016 | Hard Reset Redux | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Gambitious Digital Entertainment |
| Shadow Warrior 2 | Devolver Digital | ||
| 2020 | Devolverland Expo | Windows | |
| 2022 | Shadow Warrior 3 | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
| Trek to Yomi | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | ||
| Evil West | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Focus Entertainment | |
| Space Punks | PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S | Jagex |
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