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| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Uwe Bennecke|Roman Golka|Philipp Schellbach|Timo Ullmann|Mathias Wiese}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Uwe Beneke|Roman Golka|Philipp Schellbach|Timo Ullmann|Mathias Wiese}}
| hq_location_city = [[Berlin]]
| hq_location_city = [[Berlin]]
| hq_location_country = Germany
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'''Yager Development GmbH''' is a German [[video game developer]] based in [[Berlin]].
'''Yager Development GmbH''' is a German [[video game developer]] based in [[Berlin]].


Yager was founded in 1999 by Uwe Bennecke, Roman Golka, Philipp Schellbach, Timo Ullmann and Mathias Wiese.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://games-feuilleton.de/2012/12/yager-erst-der-ddr-klub-dann-die-ganze-welt/ |title=Porträt der Berliner Games-Entwickler von "Yager Design" |first=Thomas |last=Lindemann |date=22 December 2012 |website=Das Games-Feuilleton |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.zeit.de/digital/games/2018-11/computer-games-gdr-stasi-surveillance-gamer-crowd/komplettansicht |title=Video Games In East Germany: The Stasi Played Along |first=Denis |last=Gießler |date=21 November 2018 |website=Die Zeit}}</ref> They are best known for developing ''[[Yager]]'' (2003) and ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]'' (2012). The studio also worked with [[Deep Silver]] on ''[[Dead Island 2]]'', until Deep Silver cut ties with Yager in July 2015, three years into the game's development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/07/15/deep-silver-drops-yager-as-developer-of-dead-island-2-.aspx |title=[Update] Deep Silver Drops Yager As Developer Of Dead Island 2, Yager Offers Comment |first=Mike |last=Futter |date=14 July 2015 |website=[[Game Informer]]}}</ref> Subsequently, Yager Productions GmbH, the Yager Development sub-studio set up for the development of ''Dead Island 2'', filed for [[insolvency]] later that month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/yagers-fine-its-just-dead-island-2-bit-s-shut-down/ |title=Yager's fine. It's just the Dead Island 2 bit that's shut down |first=Leon |last=Hurley |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |date=29 July 2015}}</ref> The studio is working on and has released ''[[The Cycle (video game)|The Cycle]]'' as an [[early access]] game on the [[Epic Games Store]], which is described as a “competitive quest game”.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/fps-the-cycle-tries-to-predict-whats-coming-after-battle-royale/ |title=The Cycle is a 'competitive quester' coming from Spec Ops studio Yager |first=Tom |last=Senior |date=20 March 2019 |website=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/19/spec-ops-the-line-devs-the-cycle-now-out-in-early-access-gamescom-2019|title=Yager's The Cycle Now Out in Early Access on Epic Games Store|first=Jonathon |last=Dornbush |date=19 August 2019 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> As of January 2020, the company employs 110 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/groesste-spiele-entwickler-deutschland-2020/ |title=Die größten Spiele-Entwickler in Deutschland 2020 |language=de |trans-title=The largest game developers in Germany 2020 |first=Petra |last=Fröhlich |date=10 January 2020 |website=GamesWirtschaft}}</ref>
Yager was founded in 1999 by Uwe Beneke, Roman Golka, Philipp Schellbach, Timo Ullmann and Mathias Wiese.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://games-feuilleton.de/2012/12/yager-erst-der-ddr-klub-dann-die-ganze-welt/ |title=Porträt der Berliner Games-Entwickler von "Yager Design" |first=Thomas |last=Lindemann |date=22 December 2012 |website=Das Games-Feuilleton |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.zeit.de/digital/games/2018-11/computer-games-gdr-stasi-surveillance-gamer-crowd/komplettansicht |title=Video Games In East Germany: The Stasi Played Along |first=Denis |last=Gießler |date=21 November 2018 |website=Die Zeit}}</ref> They are best known for developing ''[[Yager]]'' (2003) and ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]'' (2012). The studio also worked with [[Deep Silver]] on ''[[Dead Island 2]]'', until Deep Silver cut ties with Yager in July 2015, three years into the game's development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/07/15/deep-silver-drops-yager-as-developer-of-dead-island-2-.aspx |title=[Update] Deep Silver Drops Yager As Developer Of Dead Island 2, Yager Offers Comment |first=Mike |last=Futter |date=14 July 2015 |website=[[Game Informer]]}}</ref> Subsequently, Yager Productions GmbH, the Yager Development sub-studio set up for the development of ''Dead Island 2'', filed for [[insolvency]] later that month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/yagers-fine-its-just-dead-island-2-bit-s-shut-down/ |title=Yager's fine. It's just the Dead Island 2 bit that's shut down |first=Leon |last=Hurley |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |date=29 July 2015}}</ref> The studio is working on and has released ''[[The Cycle (video game)|The Cycle]]'' as an [[early access]] game on the [[Epic Games Store]], which is described as a “competitive quest game”.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/fps-the-cycle-tries-to-predict-whats-coming-after-battle-royale/ |title=The Cycle is a 'competitive quester' coming from Spec Ops studio Yager |first=Tom |last=Senior |date=20 March 2019 |website=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/19/spec-ops-the-line-devs-the-cycle-now-out-in-early-access-gamescom-2019|title=Yager's The Cycle Now Out in Early Access on Epic Games Store|first=Jonathon |last=Dornbush |date=19 August 2019 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> As of January 2020, the company employs 110 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/groesste-spiele-entwickler-deutschland-2020/ |title=Die größten Spiele-Entwickler in Deutschland 2020 |language=de |trans-title=The largest game developers in Germany 2020 |first=Petra |last=Fröhlich |date=10 January 2020 |website=GamesWirtschaft}}</ref>


The company received an investment from [[Tencent Holdings]] in February 2020, giving Tencent a minority ownership. According to Yager, Tencent's investment was to help with their development and publication of their current and future games.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-invests-in-spec-ops-the-line-studio-yager/ | title = Tencent invests in Spec Ops: The Line studio Yager| first= Tom | last = Ivan | date =10 February 2020 | access-date = 10 February 2020 | work = [[Video Games Chronicle]] }}</ref> Tencent increased its stake in Yager acquiring a majority stake in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/tencent-now-owns-majority-of-spec-ops-the-line-studio-1847148169 | title = Tencent Now Owns Majority Of Spec Ops: The Line Studio | first = Ari | last = Notis | date = June 22, 2021 | accessdate = June 22, 2021 | work = [[Kotaku]] }}</ref>
The company received an investment from [[Tencent Holdings]] in February 2020, giving Tencent a minority ownership. According to Yager, Tencent's investment was to help with their development and publication of their current and future games.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-invests-in-spec-ops-the-line-studio-yager/ | title = Tencent invests in Spec Ops: The Line studio Yager| first= Tom | last = Ivan | date =10 February 2020 | access-date = 10 February 2020 | work = [[Video Games Chronicle]] }}</ref> Tencent increased its stake in Yager acquiring a majority stake in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/tencent-now-owns-majority-of-spec-ops-the-line-studio-1847148169 | title = Tencent Now Owns Majority Of Spec Ops: The Line Studio | first = Ari | last = Notis | date = June 22, 2021 | accessdate = June 22, 2021 | work = [[Kotaku]] }}</ref>

Revision as of 14:44, 30 June 2021

Yager Development GmbH
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Founders
  • Uwe Beneke
  • Roman Golka
  • Philipp Schellbach
  • Timo Ullmann
  • Mathias Wiese
Headquarters
Berlin
,
Germany
Key people
Timo Ullmann (managing director)
Number of employees
140[1] (2021)
ParentTencent (2021–present)
Websiteyager.de

Yager Development GmbH is a German video game developer based in Berlin.

Yager was founded in 1999 by Uwe Beneke, Roman Golka, Philipp Schellbach, Timo Ullmann and Mathias Wiese.[2][3] They are best known for developing Yager (2003) and Spec Ops: The Line (2012). The studio also worked with Deep Silver on Dead Island 2, until Deep Silver cut ties with Yager in July 2015, three years into the game's development.[4] Subsequently, Yager Productions GmbH, the Yager Development sub-studio set up for the development of Dead Island 2, filed for insolvency later that month.[5] The studio is working on and has released The Cycle as an early access game on the Epic Games Store, which is described as a “competitive quest game”.[6][7] As of January 2020, the company employs 110 people.[8]

The company received an investment from Tencent Holdings in February 2020, giving Tencent a minority ownership. According to Yager, Tencent's investment was to help with their development and publication of their current and future games.[9] Tencent increased its stake in Yager acquiring a majority stake in June 2021.[10]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
2003 Yager Microsoft Windows, Xbox DreamCatcher Interactive, Kemco, THQ
2012 Spec Ops: The Line Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2K Games
2017 Dreadnought Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 Grey Box
2019 (early access) The Cycle Microsoft Windows Yager Development

References

  1. ^ Fröhlich, Petra (13 April 2021). "Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2021" [The largest game studios in Germany in 2021]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ Lindemann, Thomas (22 December 2012). "Porträt der Berliner Games-Entwickler von "Yager Design"". Das Games-Feuilleton (in German).
  3. ^ Gießler, Denis (21 November 2018). "Video Games In East Germany: The Stasi Played Along". Die Zeit.
  4. ^ Futter, Mike (14 July 2015). "[Update] Deep Silver Drops Yager As Developer Of Dead Island 2, Yager Offers Comment". Game Informer.
  5. ^ Hurley, Leon (29 July 2015). "Yager's fine. It's just the Dead Island 2 bit that's shut down". GamesRadar+.
  6. ^ Senior, Tom (20 March 2019). "The Cycle is a 'competitive quester' coming from Spec Ops studio Yager". PC Gamer.
  7. ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (19 August 2019). "Yager's The Cycle Now Out in Early Access on Epic Games Store". IGN.
  8. ^ Fröhlich, Petra (10 January 2020). "Die größten Spiele-Entwickler in Deutschland 2020" [The largest game developers in Germany 2020]. GamesWirtschaft (in German).
  9. ^ Ivan, Tom (10 February 2020). "Tencent invests in Spec Ops: The Line studio Yager". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. ^ Notis, Ari (22 June 2021). "Tencent Now Owns Majority Of Spec Ops: The Line Studio". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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