The Adventure Company was a former publishing division of DreamCatcher Interactive but was sold to Nordic Games in 2011 following DreamCatcher's parent, JoWooD Entertainment assets being sold after entering administration.
History[]
The Adventure Company was first launched in January 2002 as a division and brand of DreamCatcher Interactive to distribute their adventure games titles under. The first title released under the new brand was The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness which was released at the end of January 2002.[1] The Adventure Company has worked with many developers including: Kheops Studio, THQ, Microïds, and Cryo Interactive. In 2006 DreamCatcher Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Austrian video game publisher JoWooD Productions Software.[2]
On August 16, 2011, Nordic Games Holding announced that it had acquired JoWooD, its products and brands and some of the companies subsidiaries, including The Adventure Company following JoWood entering into administration at the start of 2011.[3] Following the acquisition it was announced that JoWood and the Adventure Company will become publishing labels for Nordic Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Games Holding.[4]
Published games[]
Note: This list is for titles which The Adventure Company published. Re-releases of DreamCatcher Interactive games nor Nordic Games titles under The Adventure Company are not included.
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2002 | The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness | Microsoft Windows |
| 9 May 2002 | The Mystery of the Nautilus | |
| 23 July 2002 | Dark Fall: The Journal | |
| 23 September 2002 | Law & Order: Dead on the Money | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| 29 October 2002 | The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse | Microsoft Windows |
| 19 March 2003 | Riddle of the Sphinx 2: The Omega Stone | |
| 17 October 2003 | Missing: Since January | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| 28 February 2003 | Post Mortem | Microsoft Windows |
| 23 July 2003 | Dark Fall | |
| 30 September 2003 | Law & Order II: Double or Nothing | |
| 17 October 2003 | The Black Mirror | |
| 28 October 2003 | Traitors Gate 2: Cypher | |
| 17 November 2003 | Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon | Microsoft Windows, Xbox |
| 25 November 2003 | Mysterious Journey II | Microsoft Windows |
| 12 March 2004 | Mysterious Journey II: Chameleon | |
| 29 March 2004 | The Egyptian Prophecy | |
| 5 April 2004 | Forever Worlds: Enter the Unknown | |
| 29 June 2004 | Aura: Fate of the Ages | |
| 29 June 2004 | Missing: Since January | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| 31 August 2004 | Dark Fall: Lights Out | Microsoft Windows |
| 23 September 2004 | Crystal Key II: The Far Realm | |
| 15 October 2004 | Atlantis Evolution | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| 3 December 2004 | Return to Mysterious Island | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| 14 December 2004 | Sentinel: Descendants in Time | Microsoft Windows |
| 1 March 2005 | The Moment of Silence | |
| 15 April 2005 | Still Life | Microsoft Windows, Xbox |
| 24 June 2005 | Crime Stories: From the Files of Martin Mystère | Microsoft Windows |
| 5 July 2005 | ECHO: Secrets of the Lost Cavern | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| 18 August 2005 | Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne | Microsoft Windows |
| 31 August 2005 | Nibiru: Age of Secrets | |
| October 14, 2005 | MISSING: The 13th Victim | |
| 27 October 2005 | Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | Microsoft Windows, Wii |
| 20 December 2005 | The Mystery of the Mummy | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS |
| 17 March 2006 | Keepsake | Microsoft Windows |
| 21 March 2006 | Crime Stories | |
| 2 August 2006 | Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure | |
| 16 October 2006 | Evidence: The Last Ritual | |
| 17 October 2006 | Sam & Max Season One | |
| 14 November 2006 | Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | |
| 13 March 2007 | Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Prince Duckling | |
| 25 April 2007 | The Sacred Rings | |
| 29 May 2007 | The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy | |
| 6 June 2007 | Keepsake | |
| 3 July 2007 | Dead Reefs | |
| 7 August 2007 | Sam & Max Save the World: Season One | Microsoft Windows, Wii |
| 16 October 2007 | Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun | |
| 20 November 2007 | Next Life | Microsoft Windows |
| 26 May 2008 | Murder in the Abbey | |
| 2 June 2008 | Dracula: Origin | |
| 26 August 2008 | Outcry | |
| 5 February 2008 | The Experiment | |
| 30 September 2008 | The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft | Microsoft Windows, Wii |
| 2 December 2008 | A Vampyre Story | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| 28 October 2011 | The Book of Unwritten Tales | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
References[]
| Franchises | ||
| Alone in the Dark • AquaNox • Atlantis • Dark Fall • Darksiders • De Blob • Dead Island • Delta Force • Desperados • Destroy All Humans • Egypt • Emergency • Giana Sisters • Gothic • Homefront • Juiced • Metro • MX vs. ATV • Panzer Elite • Red Faction • Ride • Risen • Saints Row Sanctum • SpellForce • Splashdown • The Book of Unwritten Tales • The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief • This Is the Police • TimeSplitters • We Sing | ||
| Subsidiaries | ||
| THQ Nordic (Black Forest Games • Grimlore Games • Gunfire Games • HandyGames • Rainbow Studios • Piranha Bytes • Bugbear Entertainment)) • Koch Media (Deep Silver (Dambuster Studios • Fishlabs • Volition • Milestone srl • Warhorse Studios)) • Coffee Stain (Coffee Stain Studios) | ||
| Trademarks | ||
| 38 Studios • DreamCatcher Interactive • JoWooD Entertainment • NovaLogic • The Adventure Company • THQ • Embracer Group | ||
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