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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founders |
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| Products | Weird West |
Number of employees | 50-60[1] (2024) |
| Website | wolfeye-studios.com |
Wolfeye Studios is a fully distributed video game developer. It was founded in 2019 by Raphaël Colantonio and Julien Roby and is best known for its game Weird West.
History
[edit]Wolfeye Studios, initially stylized as WolfEye Studios, was founded in 2019 by Raphaël Colantonio and Julien Roby. Colantonio is the founder of Arkane Studios and had just taken a 2 year long break from work. Roby, who previously had worked with Colantonio at Arkane, has most recently worked at 2K Australia. Their goal with the new studio was to focus on experiences over technical excellence. The inital team was fully distributed and consisted of under 20 employees.[2][3]
On December 12, 2019, during the Game Awards 2019, the developer's debut game, Weird West, was revealed. It was described as "an action RPG experience set within a surreal vision of the developing frontier" and Devolver Digital was announced to be the publisher.[4] On March 31, 2022, the game was released for Windows, Playstation 4 and Xbox One and was received mostly positive by critics.[5][6] During the 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, Weird West was nominated as "Role-Playing Game of the Year", which was eventually awarded to Elden Ring.[7][8] On May 8, 2023, the game was released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S subtitled Definitive Edition.[9] On December 12, 2023, Wolfeye Studios announced that Weird West had reached 2 million players.[10]
In August 2024, Wolfeye Studios announced that they were working on a new game, "a first person action RPG". Colantonio also noted that fans of games like Prey or Dishonored, which were both developed by Arkane Studios, "will feel at home".[11] In an interview, Roby reported that at that moment 50-60 people were working for the studio.[1]
Games developed
[edit]| Year | Title | Platform | Pulblisher | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weird West | PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Devolver Digital | action, RPG |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Amoroso, Dan (2024-08-16). "Wolfeye Studios Devs Talk Making 'Uncompromised, Full-On, Passion-Driven Games'". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Valentine, Rebekah (2019-11-20). "Arkane veterans launch WolfEye: a small studio making big games". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Wilson, Jason (2019-11-20). "WolfEye Studios is Arkane founder Raphaël Colantonio's new game dev shop". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Marks, Tom (2019-12-13). "Weird West Announced As First Game from Former Dishonored Devs WolfEye Studios". IGN. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Stapleton, Dan (2022-03-31). "Weird West Review". IGN. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Weird West Reviews". OpenCritic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Kim, Matt (2023-01-12). "26th Annual DICE Awards Game of the Year Nominees Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Winners". www.interactive.org. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Romano, Sal (2023-05-02). "Weird West: Definitive Edition coming to PS5, Xbox Series on May 8". Gematsu. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Obedkov, Evgeny (2023-12-13). "Weird West hits 2 million players in less than two years, indicating success of WolfEye's debut game". Game World Observer. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Egan, Toussaint (2024-08-08). "Arkane Studios' legacy lives on in Wolfeye Studios' upcoming retro sci-fi RPG". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-08-27.