Torn Banner Studios

Torn Banner Studios Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010; 15 years ago (2010)
FounderSteve Piggott
Headquarters
Toronto
,
Canada
Key people
Steve Piggott (president)
Products
Websitetornbanner.com

Torn Banner Studios Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Toronto.

History

Torn Banner Studios was founded in 2010 by Steve Piggott of Team Chivalry, the development team of Age of Chivalry, a 2007 mod for Half-Life 2.[1] The studio's first game was Chivalry: Medieval Warfare; after a successful kickstarter campaign raising $85,934[2][3][4] it was released independently in October 2012.[5] The game received the 2012 "Indie of the Year" award from Indie DB.[6] Sega released Torn Banner's NeverMine in July 2016 as part of the Help: The Game collection, with proceeds going to the War Child charity.[7][8]

Torn Banner was affected by the 2023–2024 video game industry downturn and announced it was laying off staff in December 2024, but remained committed to shipping No More Room in Hell 2 out of early access and to a full release.[9]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
2012 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Torn Banner Studios, Activision
2016 NeverMine Microsoft Windows Sega
2017 Mirage: Arcane Warfare[10] Microsoft Windows Torn Banner Studios
2021 Chivalry 2[11] Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Tripwire Interactive
2024 No More Room in Hell 2[12] Windows Torn Banner Studios

References

  1. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (23 April 2015). "Messing with success". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ Lopez, Miguel (16 September 2016). "How 'Chivalry: Medieval Warfare' Wound Up a Comedic Masterpiece". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ Kain, Erik. "'Chivalry' Developer Talks Kickstarter, Medieval Combat, And More". Forbes. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ Petitte, Omri (21 September 2012). "Chivalry: Medieval Warfare trailer sets release date with reverse cut thrust". PC Gamer. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ Grayson, Nathan (17 October 2012). "Give 'Em A Hand – Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Launches". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  6. ^ Henley (25 December 2012). "Ho ho ho Merry Christmas and merry Indie of the Year!". Indie DB. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  7. ^ Benson, Julian (27 July 2016). "Help: The Game is a Bundle of Games to Raise Money for the Child Victims of War". Kotaku UK. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ Welsh, Oli (4 July 2016). "Charity game compilation from Total War, Football Manager devs on sale next month". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ Carter, Justin (4 December 2024). "Torn Banner Studios cuts staff after No More Room in Hell 2's EA launch". Game Developer.
  10. ^ Purchese, Robert (2 March 2016). "Chivalry dev reveals new game Mirage". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Chivalry 2 announced". Torn Banner Studios. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  12. ^ Livingston, Christopher (8 June 2024). "Co-op zombie horror sequel No More Room in Hell 2 claws its way into early access this Halloween". PC Gamer. Retrieved 8 June 2024.


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