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Posted on 03 November 11 at 16:38 |
Trials HD developer joins the publishing powerhouse
RedLynx, best known for their XBLA hit Trials HD, have been acquired by Ubisoft. Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft, spoke on the topic of the acquisition:
The team at RedLynx has developed exceptionally strong digital brands that stand out for their high replay value, their long tail sales and their multiplatform positioning. We are delighted to welcome RedLynx to the Ubisoft family. Their expertise in asynchronous online games and physics-based game mechanics provides us with a great opportunity to bring their powerful brands, most notably Trials, to an even broader range of fast-growing digital platforms.
This acquisition positions Ubisoft to increase their presence in the realm of digital distribution. RedLynx's next title, Trials Evolution, is set to release in the next few months, now under the Ubisoft banner.
Credit goes to AntaraelDulacre for this story |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 16:45 |
| Such a shame. |
Last post: 09 May at 11:45
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 16:53 |
| Hopefully this will lead to future Trials games coming to other platforms. I am eagerly anticipating what RedLynx can do with more funding and the marketing powerhouse of Ubisoft. Congrats to the developers, they certainly earned it. |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 16:57 |
| just hope ubisoft dont ruin the great trials hd game is not broke so dont fix it i say would be nice to see a trials retail game tho with full 1k plus ad ons would be sweet :) |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 16:59 |
| Man, this is so disappointing. Hopefully the team stays together and doesn't get a massive hit of corporate brainwashing.... |
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Last post: 16 May at 07:53
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 17:08 |
| Well this can only rurn out for the better or the worse. Future will tell. |
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Last post: 13 Mar 12 at 18:29
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 17:15 |
| That quote sounds like it was meant for shareholders, not gamers. Talking about "long tail sales", "multiplatform positioning", and "powerful brands" doesn't exactly bolster confidence that they will avoid compromising gameplay and entertainment value for the sake of the bottom line. |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 17:33 |
| Please don't add kinect controls to trials evolution....lol. Next article. Delay on Trials Evolution due to Ubisoft adding kinect controls!! |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 17:33, Edited on 03 November 11 at 17:33 by Virtual Boy |
| Jyejitsu said:Well this can only rurn out for the better or the worse. Future will tell.This is quite possibly the most correct sentence I will read on the internet today. Although, it really depends on what the definition of "rurn" turns out to be... |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 18:20 |
| PandaMana said:That quote sounds like it was meant for shareholders, not gamers. Talking about "long tail sales", "multiplatform positioning", and "powerful brands" doesn't exactly bolster confidence that they will avoid compromising gameplay and entertainment value for the sake of the bottom line.Glad to see I'm not the only one who sees it that way. Sure hope Ubisoft keeps their hands off and lets RedLynx do what they do. |
Last post: 13 May at 21:56
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 18:48 |
I dont like the sound of this. Usually i am all for take overs. As usually it's a good partnership. eg. Rare
Not sure i like the sound of thid partnership/ownership. |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 19:23 |
| This is great for Trials, IMO. Ubisoft can handle all of the sales/distro stuff and RedLynx can focus on gameplay. I don't get the fascination with truly independent studios, since they can easily fold with one miss. |
Last post: 05 May 12 at 01:50
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 19:29 |
| Very happy with this. More money and resources is always a good thing for developers, will only make Red Lynx's games better imo. |
#golfswag |
Last post: 09 May at 11:45
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 19:32 |
Mad Hectic said:I dont like the sound of this. Usually i am all for take overs. As usually it's a good partnership. eg. Rare
Not sure i like the sound of thid partnership/ownership.Whoa, did you just use Rare as an example of a good takeover? My head will self-destruct in 15 seconds. |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 19:33 |
| I'm surprised Microsoft didn't swoop in and buy this company since it's a great selling xbla title |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 20:31 |
Wow, WTF!
Microsoft really dropped the ball on this one.
Why wouldn't they keep their most popular XBLA game exclusive and buy the company???
They buy Twisted Pixel but pass on RedLynx; makes NO sense to me... |
Last post: 16 May at 20:23
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 21:02 |
| Aww no credit despite sending this in about 24hrs ago. |
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 21:20 |
| oh well.trials hd was great.fingers crossed on the next one |
Last post: 19 May 12 at 00:36
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Posted on 03 November 11 at 22:58 |
If Ubi promotes them correctly it will only boost their brand.
Kind of becoming a competition again snagging smaller developers after EA got Popcap.
Hopefully it doesn't lead to many problems happening along the way... |
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Posted on 04 November 11 at 02:29 |
Loch Doun said:Wow, WTF!
Microsoft really dropped the ball on this one.
Why wouldn't they keep their most popular XBLA game exclusive and buy the company???
They buy Twisted Pixel but pass on RedLynx; makes NO sense to me...Maybe RedLynx didn't want platform exclusivity anymore and were looking to bring their ideas to a far larger audience? Remember, the small 3rd party developers have goals just as the big publishers do. |
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