Team6 Game Studios

Team6 Game Studios B.V.
Industry Interactive entertainment
Founded 2001 (2001)
Founder
  • Ronnie Nelis
Headquarters Assen, Netherlands
Key people
 Ronnie Nelis
Website Official website

Team6 Game Studios B.V. is a Dutch privately owned video game developer based in Assen. It was founded in 2001, but it initially developed several games under a different company name. In 2003 the founders decided to change it to the current title. The company currently employs approximately 40 individuals and is headed by director Ronnie Nelis.

The video game company has developed more than 80 games until 2017. It has developed games for PC, Steam, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, Amazon, iOS, Oculus, HTC Vive, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The majority of its titles are racing games, but it has also worked on other genres like action-shooters. It is best known for its work on the Monster Jam games and mobile titles like Flatout Stuntman. Since 2016, the studio decided to fully focus on both mobile and console games. Currently it is also working on health and exercise games and VR titles.[1]

History

Team6’s founder and director Ronnie Nelis first project was a fighting game called DeathCompatible, developed for a contest of the game magazine PC Zone.[2] Nelis won the first prize in the contest and as a prize the game would be released, however the publisher who would do so closed its doors shortly after.[3] This didn't stop him from developing games, and shortly after he founded Team6 Game Studios V.O.F., and found a new partner to release their first official title: Taxi Challenge Berlin.[4] In the years after, they specialized themselves in racing games and created many titles over the years. For several of their titles they worked together with car brands like Mercedes, Volkswagen, BMW and Opel.

Most of their games were developed for PC, but starting from 2009 they also developed several titles for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.[5] [6] [7] The studios' own Engine Six was one of the first engines that supported Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS. [8] In 2012 the studio developed the world's first official squash video game simulation in collaboration with the World Squash Federation.[9] The studio developed a second squash game in 2015 which was officially licensed by the Professional Squash Association.[10] [11] Up till 2014 Team6 created most of their titles in their own Engine Six. In 2014 they started using Unity (game engine) for their mobile games and in 2015 they switched to the Unreal Engine for their console titles. Since 2012, the studio has been the official developer for the Monster Jam games for publisher GameMill and IP holder Feld Motorsports, who wanted to take the franchise more towards kids-friendly instead of hardcore simulation.

Along the way, the studio also started developing mobile games for Android and iOs. Originally their first mobile title was New Kids Nitro Racer, however this was ultimately only released on PC.[12] In 2013 Team6 created Flatout Stuntman in collaboration with Nvidia. The Android game was used as a showcase for Nvidia because it supported specific features of the Tegra mobile processor.[13] [14] Flatout Stuntman was well received among critics and users.[15] On Google Play the mobile game received an average score of 4,1 uit 5, based on over 25.000 votes. [16]

In 2014 Team6 partnered up with the health and wellness startup Blue Goji. Together they create interactive fitness games made to play while working out on cardio equipment. Their first title was the iOs game Super Sonic Racers, after which they released several other titles.[17] In 2016 they together released their first VR title: DinoFense.[18]

Products

Video games

Game titleYear releasedPlatformMetacritic score
Taxi Challenge Berlin2002PC-
Taxi Racer New York 22003PC-
Taxi Racer London 22004PC-
Shanghai Street Racer2004PC-
Manhattan Chase2005PC-
Pizza Dude2005PC-
Scooter War3z2005PC-
Taxi 3: eXtreme Rush2005PC-
Glacier2006PC-
Super Taxi Driver 20062006PC-
German Street Racing2007PC-
Pacific Liberation Force2007PC-
Fiat 5002007PC-
Alpha Zylon2008PC-
Mercedes CLC Dream Test Drive2008PC-
Glacier 22009Nintendo Wii-
Amsterdam Taxi Madness2009PC-
Monster Trucks Mayhem2009Nintendo Wii-
Street Racer Europe2009PC-
FlatOut2010Nintendo Wii-
Calvin Tucker's Redneck: Farm Animals Racing Tournament2010Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS-
Glacier 3: The Meltdown2010PC-
Speed2010Nintendo Wii-
Big City Racer2010PC-
Hyper Fighters2011Nintendo Wii-
Street Racer Europe 22011PC-
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction2011PC23[19]
WSF Squash2012Nintendo Wii (unreleased)-
New Kids Nitro Racer2013PC, Android (unreleased), iOs (unreleased)-
Flatout Stuntman[20]2013Android, iOs-
Engines of War2014Android, iOs-
PSA World Tour Squash2014Nintendo Wii-
Super Sonic Racers[21]2014Android, iOs-
Monster Jam As Big As It Gets2015Android, iOs-
Monster Jam Battlegrounds2015Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC-
Battle Waves2015Android, iOs-
Goji Farm2015Android, iOs-
Monster Jam: Crush It!2016Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch36 (XONE)[22]
DinoFense2016PC, Mobile, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR-
Uphill Rush2017Mobile-
Road Rage!201733 (XONE)[23], 27 (PS4)[24]
Super Street: The Game2018PlayStation 4, Xbox One, WindowsTBA[25]

References

  1. ↑ Oosting, Robbert (15 Maart 2017). "Ondernemend: Asser gamebedrijf doet mee met de grote jongens". RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 19 July 2017. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Ondernemer Team6 Games". Ik ben Drents Ondernemer. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Ajami, Amer (26 April 2000). "Project 2 Bankrupt". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Wichers, Danny Dam (28 July 2005). "Een kijkje in de keuken van Team6". GamersNET. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Lada, Jenni (27 January 2009). "Glacier2 to be one of Team6 Games Studios' first Wii games". Technology Tell. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "TEAM6 GAME STUDIOS ANNOUNCES "SUPERSONIC RACER" FOR WII". Go Nintendo. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Usher, William (2010). "Team6 Decides To Revive FlatOut For Nintendo Wii…Really". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Our Story". Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "World Squash Federation Launches First 3D Simulation PC Video Game". World SquashTell. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "PSA WORLD TOUR SQUASH 'AVAILABLE FOR WII". PSA World Tour. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Just When You Thought the Humble Wii Was Dead, Here Comes PSA World Tour Squash". Nintendo Life. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Hulschebosch, Paul (4 January 2013). "Micromedia brengt New Kids Nitro Racer op de markt". Tweakers. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Bartelson, Eric (2 April 2013). "UIT NU! • FLATOUT STUNTMAN VOOR ANDROID VAN TEAM6". Control. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Team6 to bring FlatOut-Stuntman to Tegra-based Android devices soon". DroidGamers. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Flatout Stuntman: Ever Wanted to Faceplant a Mountain?". Android Apps Review. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Flatout - Stuntman". Google Play. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. ↑ Bartelson, Eric (6 November 2014). "UIT NU! • HOE MEER JE ZWEET, HOE HARDER JE GAAT: SUPER SONIC RACERS VAN TEAM6". Control. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  18. ↑ Constam, Kyra (23 January 2017). "Blue Goji Releases Its First VR Game: DinoFense". Gamasutra. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  20. ↑ Bartelson, Eric (2 April 2013). "UIT NU! • FLATOUT STUNTMAN VOOR ANDROID VAN TEAM6". Control. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  21. ↑ Bartelson, Eric (6 November 2014). "UIT NU! • HOE MEER JE ZWEET, HOE HARDER JE GAAT: SUPER SONIC RACERS VAN TEAM6". Control. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Monster Jam: Crush It! for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "Road Rage for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  24. ↑ "Road Rage for Playstation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Super Street: The Game PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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