White Birds Productions
French Game-Developer
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White Birds Productions was a French video game developer. White Birds was founded by Benoît Sokal, Olivier Fontenay, Jean-Philippe Messian and Michel Bams in August 2003. White Birds specialised in adventure games but also handled other work, such as synthetic image creation, comics and merchandising.[1]
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Benoît Sokal Olivier Fontenay Michel Bams Jean-Philippe Messian |
| Services | Computer and video game development |
Number of employees | 25 |
The four founders had previously worked together at another French video game company, Microïds, producing Amerzone, Syberia and Syberia II. Microïds has since maintained connections with the company, for example by publishing Sinking Island.
White Birds Productions was based in the Paris suburb of Joinville-le-Pont (94) and employed 20 people.[2] White Birds was a member of the PlayAll project, a middleware cross-platform created in collaboration with other game studios and university laboratories.
The company was shut down late 2010 due to financial problems mostly caused by a cancelled/unpaid for project.[3]
Games
White Birds primarily developed PC games, but they also worked with other consoles such as the Nintendo DS and the iPhone/iPod Touch.[4]
PC
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 2006 | |
| Sinking Island | 4 October 2007 | |
| Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals | 10 September 2008[5][6] | Adaptation of The Nikopol Trilogy: La Foire aux immortels. |
| Aquarica | Cancelled[7] | |
| Broadway | Cancelled[8] |
Nintendo DS
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Emma at the Farm | 2007 | Adaptation of Martine books. |
| Emma at the Mountain | February 2008 | Adaptation of Martine books. |
| Last King of Africa | Mid-2008 | Mobile adaptation of Paradise. |
| Crime Scene (also known as Criminology)[9] | 16 February 2010 | |
iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Upside Down | 10 December 2009 | |
| Babel Rising | 9 February 2010 | |
| SocCars | 11 February 2010 | |
| Last King of Africa (released as 3 episodes) | July 2010 (Episode 1) | Mobile adaptation of Paradise. |