Summary
Ubisoft Nadeo (pronounced NĂ-dā-yō) is a French video game developer founded in 2000. The studio is best known for creating the racing game series TrackMania. Other games developed by Nadeo include the Virtual Skipper series and ShootMania. Nadeo's latest game was TrackMania (2020), which was released on July 1, 2020. Since 2009, Nadeo has been a subsidiary of Ubisoft.[1]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founders | Florent Castelnérac Pascal Hérold |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Products |
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| Parent | Ubisoft (2009–present) |
| Website | nadeo |
History edit
Nadeo was founded in 2000 in Paris, France, by Florent Castelnérac and Pascal Hérold.[2] Their first game was Virtual Skipper 2, released in 2002. In 2003, Nadeo released the first entry in the TrackMania series, which received "mixed or average reviews" from critics.[3] TrackMania reached over 700,000 unique players each month, and had 10 million registered players by 2009.[4] In 2009, Nadeo was acquired by Ubisoft for an undisclosed sum.
In September 2020, CEO Florent Castelnérac was accused of abusive behavior and bullying towards his staff.[5][6][7]
Games developed edit
| Year | Title | Publisher(s) | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Virtual Skipper 2 | Focus Home Interactive | Microsoft Windows |
| 2003 | TrackMania | Digital Jesters, Focus Home Interactive, Enlight Software, Buka Entertainment | |
| Virtual Skipper 3 | Focus Home Interactive, Enlight Software | ||
| 2005 | TrackMania Sunrise | Digital Jesters, Enlight Software | |
| Virtual Skipper 4 | Focus Home Interactive | ||
| 2006 | TrackMania Nations ESWC | Focus Home Interactive, Deep Silver | |
| TrackMania United | Deep Silver, Enlight Software, Buka Entertainment | ||
| 2007 | Virtual Skipper 5 | Focus Home Interactive | |
| 2008 | TrackMania Nations Forever | ||
| TrackMania United Forever | |||
| 2011 | TrackMania 2: Canyon | Ubisoft | |
| 2013 | TrackMania 2: Valley | ||
| TrackMania 2: Stadium | |||
| ShootMania Storm | |||
| 2016 | TrackMania Turbo | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| 2017 | TrackMania 2: Lagoon | Microsoft Windows | |
| 2020 | TrackMania | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
References edit
- ^ "Ubisoft acquires TrackMania developer Nadeo". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Jeux vidéo / Sur PC. Florent Castelnérac: "TrackMania est un spectacle universel"". www.dna.fr (in French). 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
Cofondateur (avec Pascal Hérold) du studio Nadeo en 2000, Florent Castelnérac (45 ans) a participé à la création de la franchise TrackMania dont il supervise toujours le travail technique comme artistique.
- ^ "TrackMania (2003)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Ubisoft Buys TrackMania Developers Nadeo". Kotaku. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Ubisoft has reportedly made minimal changes following abuse allegations". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Ubisoft reportedly made minimal changes following abuse allegations". NME. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "«Tu vas pleurer les premières fois»: que se passe-t-il au sein du studio d'Ubisoft derrière Trackmania?". Numerama (in French). 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-08-08.