Snapshot Gamesis a Bulgarianvideo game developerheadquartered inSofia.[2][3]Snapshot Games was founded in 2013 byJulian Gollopand David Kaye.[2][4]Gollop is recognized for creating theX-COMvideo game franchise in the 1990s withX-COM: UFO DefenseandX-COM: Apocalypse.[5][2][6][7][8][9]Gollop also is theCEOof Snapshot Games.[9]In addition to Gollop, the company includes about eight developers who are industry veterans with years of previous experience working forUbisoft Sofia,Crytek Black Sea,and other Bulgaria studios.[2]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Video game developer |
| Founded | 2013 |
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| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 64[1](2021) |
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| Website | snapshotgames |
History
editOn November 12, 2013, Snapshot Games was founded as aprivately held corporationin the state ofCaliforniaof the United States.[4]However, it is based in Bulgaria where itsCEO,Julian Gollop,lives and where video game development costs are about one-third of what they would be for a similarstudioin the United States.[2][3][9]
In April 2014, Snapshot Games launched aKickstartertocrowdfundthe development of its first video game,Chaos Reborn.[10]The effort was successful, generating over $210,000.[10]The game was made available through theEarly Accessprogram ofSteamon December 9, 2014 before it was released officially on October 26, 2015.[11]The game received a score of 86/100 on review aggregation websiteMetacritic.[12]PC Gamerawarded it a score of 87%, saying "A true wizard’s wheeze, and a fine return for one of gaming’s oldest tactical classics."[13]The game also was nominated for aGolden Joystick Awardin the 2015 Best Indie Game category but lost toKerbal Space Program.[14][15]
Julian Gollop teased the development of a new video game,Phoenix Point,onTwitteron March 18, 2016.[16][17]For the next year, Snapshot Games worked on designing and producing the game.[18]After investing $450,000 into this first year of development, the company launched aFigcrowdfunding campaign in April 2017 to obtain the $500,000 they budgeted to complete the game.[3][19]The future of Snapshot relied on the success of the campaign.[18]"There is no Plan B," Gollop said to the press at the time.[18]The campaign was successful, raising more than $765,000 from over 10,300 different contributors.[19]Snapshot Games has committed to releasePhoenix Pointin 2019.[20][21]
In November 2020,Embracer Groupannounced that it acquired the company throughSaber Interactive,which will be the parent company.[22]In March 2024, Embracer sold Saber and many of its studios to Beacon Interactive. However, Snapshot was not included in the deal and remains under Embracer.[23]
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
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| 2015 | Chaos Reborn | Linux,Macintosh,Windows |
| 2019 | Phoenix Point | Macintosh,Windows |
| 2020 | Phoenix Point: Year One Edition | |
| 2021 | Phoenix Point: Behemoth Edition | PlayStation 4,Xbox One |
| Phoenix Point: Year One Edition | Stadia |
References
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- ^"Phoenix Point, the Spiritual Successor to X-Com, Can Be Backed on Fig".geekreply.29 April 2017.Retrieved2017-06-16.
- ^Williams, Mike (26 April 2017)."X-COM Designer Returns To the Genre With Phoenix Point".USgamer.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-07-04.Retrieved2017-06-16.
- ^abcOsborn, Alex (2017-06-05)."Phoenix Point Boss Battle Gameplay Revealed".IGN.Retrieved2017-06-16.
- ^ab"Chaos Reborn - From the Creator of the Original X-COM".Kickstarter.Retrieved2017-06-16.
- ^Meer, Alec (2015-10-09)."X-COM Creator's Chaos Reborn Is Born This Month".Rock, Paper, Shotgun.Retrieved2017-06-16.
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- ^"X-COM creator Julian Gollop teases new game Phoenix Point".VG 247.2016-03-18.Retrieved2017-06-13.
- ^Morrison, Angus (2016-03-18)."Julian Gollop announces new game, Phoenix Point".PC Gamer.Retrieved2017-06-13.
- ^abc"There is no Plan B".Gameindustry.biz. 2017-04-26.Retrieved2017-06-13.
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- ^"Phoenix Point by X-COM Creator Seeks Funding on Fig".wcctech. 2017-04-26.Retrieved2017-06-13.
- ^Takahashi, Dean (November 17, 2020)."Embracer Group acquires 10 game studios and a PR firm".Venture Beat.RetrievedNovember 17,2020.
- ^McEvoy, Sophie (2024-03-14)."Embracer sells Saber Interactive for $247m".GamesIndustry.biz.Retrieved2024-03-15.