BlitWorks
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Predecessor | Blit Software |
Founded | 2 July 2012 |
Founders |
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Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | blitworks |
BlitWorksis a Spanishvideo game developerbased inBarcelona,Spain.Founded in 2012, the company is best known forportingseveral games such asFez,Sonic CD,Jet Set Radio,Super Meat Boy,Bastion,SpelunkyandDon't Starveto a wide range of platforms such asPlayStation 5,PS4,PS3,PS Vita,Xbox Series X|S,Xbox One,Xbox 360,Steam,Stadia,Nintendo Switch,Wii U,iOSandAndroid.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The founders started working together in 2011, porting the 2011 remake ofSonic CDforSega.At that time, they developed it under a software company already owned by two of them, Blit Software, as a temporary measure. After Sonic CD, they portedJet Set Radioand then started to receive more porting inquiries so the founders decided it was worth focusing on game porting. Therefore, in 2012, they founded BlitWorks S.L. as a completely independent company.[4]
BlitWorks developed a proprietary tool called "Unsharper", which translates C# into C++ code, that has been used on some of their ports.[5][6][7]BlitWorks has partnered with the QA company Lollipop Robot in 2013.[8]In 2020, it co-developedSpelunky 2with Mossmouth.[9]
Games
[edit]The company worked on ports of the following games:
References
[edit]- ^"BlitWorks: el secreto mejor guardado de la industria española".HobbyConsolas(in Spanish). 24 November 2015.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Wawro, Alex (13 August 2014)."What exactly goes into porting a video game? BlitWorks explains".Retrieved2017-08-23.
- ^"[Interview] BlitWorks on porting games to Wii U - Super Meat Boy, Axiom Verge, The Next Penelope - Nintendo Everything".Nintendo Everything.5 June 2016.Retrieved2017-08-23.
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- ^Brunner, Grant (6 August 2015)."Why some video game ports are spotless while others are train wrecks - ExtremeTech".www.extremetech.com.
- ^Arkangellus, Jose (6 June 2016)."Entrevista a Miguel Ángel Horna, cofundador de Blitworks".NextN(in Spanish).
- ^"Interview – Supergiant Games › yourPSVita › PS Vita News".yourpsvita.com(in German). 23 December 2015.
- ^Yu, Derek (11 March 2020)."Derek Yu has a progress report on Spelunky 2".PlayStation.Blog.
- ^Frushtick, Russ (14 October 2020)."This AI was created to beat the hardest game of 2020".Polygon.
Blitworks is known as one of the preeminent porting houses in the gaming industry (the impressive Switch port of Divinity: Original Sin 2 was Blitworks' doing, for example), but Spelunky 2 is the first time the studio has worked as a co-developer.
- ^"BlitWorks | Sonic CD".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Perlman, Mike (2011-08-25)."Sonic CD Spindashes to Android, iOS, PlayStation and More".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-10-12.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Bryant, Paul (2011-12-13)."Sonic CD arrives in time for the Holidays starting tomorrow on Xbox Live Arcade - Gaming Age".Gaming Age.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Bedford, John (2012-01-19)."Sonic games, DLC release on PC today".Eurogamer.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Jet Set Radio".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^abUsher, William (2012-02-23)."Jet Set Radio HD Coming To Xbox 360, PS3".CINEMABLEND.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^abSheridan, Connor (2012-07-20)."Jet Set Radio HD remake grinds onto Android, iOS".GameSpot.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"Jet Set Radio – Review | Games Catalyst".gamescatalyst.com.2012-09-25. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-02-01.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Haas, Pete (2012-05-25)."Jet Set Radio Coming To PS Vita".CINEMABLEND.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Spelunky".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Macy, Seth G. (2014-11-10)."Spelunky Update Hits PlayStation Platforms".IGN.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"[Update] Random roguelike platformer Spelunky hits Vita next week".Pocket Gamer.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Macy, Seth G. (2014-04-30)."Spelunky Coming to PS4".IGN.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Age of Zombies HD".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Corriea, Alexa Ray (2014-01-14)."Age of Zombies shoot 'em up now available on PS Vita".Polygon.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | FEZ".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Tach, Dave (2014-03-03)."Fez hits PS3, PS4 and Vita March 25".Polygon.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Makuch, Eddie (2014-03-03)."Indie hit Fez comes to PS4 March 25, runs in 1080p/60fps".GameSpot.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Otero, Jose (2013-08-20)."Starbound, Fez, and Velocity 2X coming to PS Vita".IGN.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Summers, Nick (2017-04-14)."Classic puzzle-platformer 'Fez' is coming to iOS".Engadget.Retrieved2017-08-15.
- ^"BlitWorks | OlliOlli".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^abDevore, Jordan (2014-03-24)."PS Vita's OlliOlli coming to PS3, PS4, and Steam".Destructoid.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Brown, Mark (2015-02-12)."Vita skateboarder OlliOlli lands on Android - but only for the Nvidia Shield".Pocket Gamer.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^ab"BlitWorks | Don't Starve Giant Edition".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Farokhmanesh, Megan (2014-06-06)."Don't Starve: Giant Edition heading to PS Vita".Polygon.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Osborn, Alex (2015-05-21)."Don't Starve: Giant Edition Gets Wii U Release Date".IGN.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Phillips, Tom (2015-06-25)."Don't Starve: Giant Edition headed to Xbox One".Eurogamer.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Bastion".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Orry, James (2015-05-08)."Bastion out on PS4 today in 1080p/60fps - VideoGamer.com".VideoGamer.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Horna, Miguel Angel (2015-12-21)."Postmortem: Porting Bastion to PSVita".Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Francis, Bryant."Why porting Bastion was an emotional 'big deal' for Supergiant Games".Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"BlitWorks | BADLAND".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Matulef, Jeffrey (2015-02-04)."Badland is getting remastered for consoles and PC".Eurogamer.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"Badland Game of the Year Edition Release Date on PS4, PS3, PS Vita Revealed".PlayStation LifeStyle.2015-05-12.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"Badland erscheint als Game of the Year Edition für PC, PS4 und Xbox One".Eurogamer.de(in German).Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"Juego del año de iPad llegará a PC y consolas".LevelUp(in Spanish). 5 February 2015.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Simpson, Michael (2015-08-02)."Frogmind Marches Mobile Hit Badland: Game of the Year Edition onto Wii U".The Morton Report.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"BlitWorks | OlliOlli 2".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"OlliOlli 2: XL Edition Xbox One review — In for the long nosegrind".Windows Central.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Farokhmanesh, Megan (2015-07-28)."OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood coming to PC Aug. 11".Polygon.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"BlitWorks | Leo's Fortune".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"Leo's Fortune Gets New HD Edition For PC, PS4 and Xbox One".BioGamer Girl.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"Leo's Fortune sbarca su PC, Mac, PS4 e Xbox One".Eurogamer.it(in Italian).Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Xbox, Pure (2015-06-16)."E3 2015: Quirky iOS Platformer Leo's Fortune Is Coming to Xbox One".Pure Xbox.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^"BlitWorks | Super Meat Boy".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^Farokhmanesh, Megan (2015-06-08)."Super Meat Boy hits PS4, PS Vita this fall, will be a free PS Plus title".Polygon.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Pereira, Chris (2015-10-02)."Super Meat Boy PS4/Vita Forced to Drop Its Great Original Soundtrack".GameSpot.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Weiss, Gaël (2014-09-02)."Super Meat Boy Forever: une version Android pour Super Meat Boy - FrAndroid".FrAndroid(in French).Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Hussain, Tamoor (2015-10-07)."Super Meat Boy Teased For Wii U Release".GameSpot.Retrieved2017-08-25.
- ^Campbell, Evan (2017-08-09)."Super Meat Boy Announced for Nintendo Switch".IGN.Retrieved2017-08-15.
- ^"BlitWorks | Kromaia Ω".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Rebel Galaxy".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Broken Age".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Crypt of the NecroDancer".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Kholat".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Invisible, Inc".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Don't Starve Shipwrecked".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Cannon Brawl".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Axiom Verge".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Reus".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Amnesia Collection".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"Don't Starve: Pocket Edition for iOS is on sale for just $0.99 on the App Store".Phone Arena.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"'Don't Starve: Pocket Edition' Is Finally Available on Android ".TouchArcade.2016-10-21.Retrieved2017-08-17.
- ^"BlitWorks | Talisman: Digital Edition".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Clicker Heroes".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Sunless Sea".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | de Blob".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | de Blob 2".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Darkest Dungeon".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Don't Starve Together".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Baja: Edge of Control HD".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Hob".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Full Metal Furies".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Journey Down".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^Craddock, Ryan (July 25, 2018)."Brutal 2D Hand-Drawn Platformer Salt And Sanctuary Hits Switch Next Week".Nintendo Life.RetrievedJuly 26,2018.
- ^"BlitWorks | Hammerwatch".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Kerbal Space Program: Loud and Clear".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.
- ^"BlitWorks | Fight'n Rage".blitworks.com.Retrieved2019-09-20.
- ^"BlitWorks | Starbound".blitworks.com.Retrieved2017-08-21.