Ravn Studio
Encyclopedia
Ravn Studio AS is an independent game development studio based in Drammen
, Norway
. It was established in 2002 by Stine Wærn and Tinka Town.
Ravn Studio collaborated with Gamoola Soft on the Snake
-remake Snakeball
, released in 2007 exclusively for the PS3 (PSN).
Their first gaming project, Englekræsj, an adventure game for children, was released in August 2008. The game received generally positive reviews, notably from Verdens Gang
and Aftenposten
. Ravn Studio was later sued by Funcom
co-founder Ian Neil, who claimed that the characters in the game were based on his designs. The district court ruled in favor of Ravn Studio, and Neil was ordered to pay damages and attorney's fees.
Ravn Studio is currently developing a Nintendo DS
game based on Kaptein Sabeltann. They have previously released some of Norway's best selling DS-games like Knerten gifter seg and Flåklypa Grand Prix
. These games went to number 1 on the official charts in Norway.
Ravn Studio is the only Norwegian company licensed to develop on all the major gaming platforms; Nintendo Wii
and DS, Sony PSP, PlayStation 2
and PlayStation 3
, and Xbox 360
. In 2007, Ravn Studio was the recipient of the Nordic game program.
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It was established in 2002 by Stine Wærn and Tinka Town.
Ravn Studio collaborated with Gamoola Soft on the Snake
Snake (video game)
Snake is a video game that originated during the late 1970s in arcades and has maintained popularity since then, becoming something of a classic...
-remake Snakeball
Snakeball
Snakeball is a downloadable PSN game on the PlayStation Store released 20 December 2007. It is a 3D remake of classic video game Snake....
, released in 2007 exclusively for the PS3 (PSN).
Their first gaming project, Englekræsj, an adventure game for children, was released in August 2008. The game received generally positive reviews, notably from Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
and Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
. Ravn Studio was later sued by Funcom
Funcom
Funcom Productions A/S is a Norwegian video game developer specializing in online games. It is best known for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game titles Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, and its The Longest Journey series of adventure games...
co-founder Ian Neil, who claimed that the characters in the game were based on his designs. The district court ruled in favor of Ravn Studio, and Neil was ordered to pay damages and attorney's fees.
Ravn Studio is currently developing a Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game based on Kaptein Sabeltann. They have previously released some of Norway's best selling DS-games like Knerten gifter seg and Flåklypa Grand Prix
Flåklypa Grand Prix
Flåklypa Grand Prix is a Norwegian stop motion-animated feature film directed by Ivo Caprino. It was released in 1975 and is based on characters from a series of books by Norwegian cartoonist and author Kjell Aukrust...
. These games went to number 1 on the official charts in Norway.
Ravn Studio is the only Norwegian company licensed to develop on all the major gaming platforms; Nintendo Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
and DS, Sony PSP, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. In 2007, Ravn Studio was the recipient of the Nordic game program.
Games
- SnakeballSnakeballSnakeball is a downloadable PSN game on the PlayStation Store released 20 December 2007. It is a 3D remake of classic video game Snake....
(PSN) - (Published by Sony) - Englekræsj (PC) - (Published by Norwegian Game Distribution)