Ravn Studio

Ravn Studio AS

Company type	Video game developer
Industry	Video games
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Drammen, Norway
Key people	Stine Wærn, Tinka Town
Number of employees	ca. 20
Website	http://www.ravnstudio.no/

Ravn Studio AS is an independent game development studio based in Drammen, Norway. It was established in 2002 by Stine Wærn and Tinka Town.[1]

Ravn Studio collaborated with Gamoola Soft on the Snake-remake Snakeball, released in 2007 exclusively for the PS3 (PSN).[2]

Their first gaming project, Englekræsj, an adventure game for children, was released in August 2008. The game received generally positive reviews,[3] notably from Verdens Gang and Aftenposten.[4][5] Ravn Studio was later sued by Funcom co-founder Ian Neil, who claimed that the characters in the game were based on his designs.[3] The district court ruled in favor of Ravn Studio, and Neil was ordered to pay damages and attorney's fees.[6]

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.[6]

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.[1] In 2007, Ravn Studio was the recipient of the Nordic game program.

Games

• Snakeball (PSN) - (Published by Sony)
• Englekræsj (PC) - (Published by Norwegian Game Distribution)

References

1. Bødtker, Mattis (27 April 2009). "Ravn Studio". TV 2 Underholdning (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
2. "Snakeball: Gamoola & Ravn Studio Talk (PlayStation Network Coverage, Page 5)". Video Games Daily. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
3. Baugerød Stokke, Ole Petter (23 February 2009). "Juridisk krasj for Englekræsj". Computerworld. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
4. Storli Hemmingsen, Kristine (25 August 2008). "Himmelsk, norsk barnespill — om spill på VG Nett". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
5. Sand, Tore (29 August 2008). "Englebarn på eventyr". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
6. Schou, Øyvind. "Ravn Studio får millionbeløp for å lage Flåklypa-spill for Nintendo". Drammens Tidende. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

External links

• Official website