Phenomic Game Development
Encyclopedia
Phenomic Game Development was a real-time strategy video game developer
, founded in 1997 by Volker Wertich and headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany
. Games developed by Volker Wertich (at Blue Byte) include The Settlers
and The Settlers III
and (at Phenomic) Spellforce
. The company was acquired by Electronic Arts
on August 23, 2006 and renamed EA Phenomic
.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
, founded in 1997 by Volker Wertich and headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Games developed by Volker Wertich (at Blue Byte) include The Settlers
The Settlers
The Settlers is a slow-paced simulation computer game by German developer Blue Byte Software, first released in 1993 for Commodore Amiga and in 1994 for the PC...
and The Settlers III
The Settlers III
The Settlers III is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Blue Byte Software, being the second sequel to The Settlers, making it the third game in The Settlers series...
and (at Phenomic) Spellforce
Spellforce
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn is a combination Real-time strategy and Role-playing game developed by German game developers Phenomic and released on 16 December 2003 in Europe and 11 February 2004 in North America....
. The company was acquired by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
on August 23, 2006 and renamed EA Phenomic
EA Phenomic
EA Phenomic is a real-time strategy video game developer, headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, and founded as Phenomic Game Development in 1997...
.