Kheops Studio Explained

Kheops Studio
Type:Division (business)
Foundation:September 2003
Defunct:January 2012
Fate:Dissolved
Location:Paris, France
Industry:Video games
Products:Adventure games

Kheops Studio was an independent video game development studio created in September 2003. Its games were published by Microïds, which acquired the brand and intellectual property as insolvency assets of Cryo Interactive in 2002. The company was co-founded by Benoît Hozjan (of Cryo Interactive), who also served as the creative director for the studio and Stéphane Petit (of Cryo Interactive), who served as technical director. Kheops developed adventure games for the PC platform and released several major successful games. The studio is best known for creating games that have been described by the developer as "cultural entertainment", that is, games which are heavily drawn from historical or literary sources to include a mixture of history and fiction.[1] After filing for bankruptcy, the studio was closed down in January 2012.[2]

History

Kheops Studio was established in Paris during September 2003 by Benoît Hozjan and other ex-members of DreamCatcher Interactive's European branch.[3] [4] DreamCatcher Europe had been founded that January,[5] and was in part composed of the development teams behind Cryo Interactive's Egypt and Atlantis series.[6] According to Hozjan, most who migrated to Kheops were initially employed at DreamCatcher Europe to work on Egypt III;[7] in summer 2003, the publisher had laid off the in-house developers it had carried over from Cryo.[8] After its founding, Kheops sought and received a contract from DreamCatcher to complete Egypt III independently,[7] and it became Kheops' first title.[9]

Games developed[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adventure Classic Gaming . Benoît Hozjan interview . April 2008 . 2008-04-05.
  2. Web site: Kheops Studio (Informations sur la société).
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071002100029/http://www.afjv.com/studios/kheops.htm . [afjv] Kheops Studio ]. June 12, 2007 . . French . October 2, 2007 . dead.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190215035522/https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17997 . Kheops Studio - Benoît Hozjan . Walter, Johann . November 14, 2006 . . February 15, 2019 . live.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20030814205415/http://www.dcegames.com/DCE/down/30%20janvier%202003/DreamCatcherCorporate_1_ENG.pdf . DreamCatcher Interactive Enters European Market . . January 30, 2002 . . August 14, 2003 . dead.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20051023082955/http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,223 . The Adventure Company Europe . Bronstring, Marek . March 7, 2003 . October 23, 2005 . . dead . February 16, 2020.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071206031455/http://www.jeuxvideopc.com/articles/900-kheops-studio-interview-benoit-hozjan-co-fondateur-directeur/ . [Kheops Studio] Interview de Benoît Hozjan, co-fondateur et directeur ]. Hoopy . August 24, 2006 . . French . December 6, 2007 . dead.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150402035247/http://adventureadvocate.gr/interviews/eng-interviews/item/benoit-hozjan-for-kheops-studio . Benoit Hozjan for Kheops Studio . August 9, 2005 . Fallen Angel . Adventure Advocate . April 2, 2015 . dead.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080411021511/http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/313/ . Benoît Hozjan - Interview . Jong, Philip . Howse, Joseph . April 5, 2008 . Adventure Classic Gaming . April 11, 2008 . live.
  10. Web site: Games . Kheops Studio . 2007-06-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711065150/http://www.kheops-studio.com/games . 2012-07-11.

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