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{{Infobox company | |||
| name = Ghost Ship Games ApS | |||
| logo = Ghost_Ship_Games.png | |||
| logo_caption = Logo | |||
| type = [[Subsidiary]] | |||
| owner = [[Embracer Group]] (2021-present) | |||
| parent = [[Coffee Stain Studios|Coffee Stain Holding]] | |||
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | |||
| founded = {{Start date and age|2016}} | |||
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Søren Lundgaard|Mikkel Martin Pedersen|Henrik Edwards|Jonas Møller|Robert Friis|Philip MyGind}} | |||
| hq_location_city = [[Copenhagen]] | |||
| hq_location_country = [[Denmark]] | |||
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Søren Lundgaard (CEO)|Henrik Edwards (CTO)}} | |||
| num_employees = 28 | |||
| website = {{URL|https://www.ghostship.dk/|www.ghostship.dk}} | |||
}} | |||
Ghost Ship Games is a Danish video game developer founded in 2016. They are best known for developing the co-operative [[First-person shooter]] [[Deep Rock Galactic]]. | |||
== History == | |||
Ghost Ship Games was founded in the spring of 2016 by a team of five developers, with CEO Søren Lundgaard being invited to join the company shortly after by game director Mikkel Martin Pedersen. Lundgaard and Pedersen had previously been co-workers at the defunct game studio [[Deadline Games]] for over ten years. The newly formed team begin work on a co-op title that they envisioned as “Basically combining [[Minecraft]] and [[Left 4 Dead]].” <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.psu.com/news/rock-and-stone-ghost-ship-games-ceo-soren-lundgaard-talks-deep-rock-galactics-upcoming-playstation-launch/|title=Rock And Stone! Ghost Ship Games CEO Søren Lundgaard Talks Deep Rock Galactic’s Upcoming PlayStation Launch}}</ref> In February 2017, Swedish developer/publisher [[Coffee Stain Studios]] acquired a 35% stake in Ghost Ship Games and agreed to publish their first game, Deep Rock Galactic. <ref name="gsg">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-02-24-coffee-stain-invests-in-ghost-ship-games |title=Coffee Stain invests in Ghost Ship Games|date=24 February 2017 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115112849/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-02-24-coffee-stain-invests-in-ghost-ship-games |archive-date=15 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Coffee Stain Publishing released Deep Rock Galactic into early access on February 28, 2018. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/14/deep-rock-galactic-early-access-game-preview/|title=Deep Rock Galactic Comes to Early Access, Game Preview This Month| publisher=Comic Book| author=TANNER DEDMON | accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref> Ghost Ship benefited from the community feedback that an early access model allowed for. Early reviews of the game were very positive and 300,000 players by September 2018. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-18-deep-rock-galactic-and-the-advantages-of-open-development|title=Deep Rock Galactic and the advantages of open development}}</ref> The game officially left early access after more than two years on May 13, 2020. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/deep-rock-galatic-leaves-early-access-this-may/1100-6476597/|title=Deep Rock Galatic Leaves Early Access This May}}</ref> | |||
In August 2021, Coffee Stain's parent company [[Embracer Group]] acquired the remaining 65% of Ghost Ship Games, which made the studio a subsidiary of Coffee Stain Holding. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/embracer-group-acquires-ghost-ship-042500192.html|title=Embracer Group acquires Ghost Ship Games}}</ref> In November 2021, Ghost Ship announced that Deep Rock Galactic had sold three million copies and would be ported to [[Playstation 4]] and [[Playstation 5]] in January 2022. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/deep-rock-galactic-sells-3-million-units/|title=Deep Rock Galactic Sells 3 Million Units}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/12/acclaimed-co-op-shooter-deep-rock-galactic-digs-down-to-ps5-ps4-in-january|title=Acclaimed Co-Op Shooter Deep Rock Galactic Digs Down to PS5, PS4 in January}}</ref> | |||
== Games developed == | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
|- | |||
! scope="col" | Year | |||
! scope="col" | Title | |||
! scope="col" | Platform(s) | |||
! scope="col" | Publisher(s) | |||
|- | |||
| 2020 | |||
| Deep Rock Galactic | |||
| [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Playstation 4]], [[Playstation 5]] | |||
| [[Coffee Stain Studios|Coffee Stain Publishing]] | |||
|} | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist|30em}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* {{Official website|https://www.ghostship.dk/}} | |||
{{Embracer Group}} | |||
{{Authority control}} | |||
[[Category:Companies based in Copenhagen]] | |||
[[Category:Danish companies established in 2016]] | |||
[[Category:Embracer Group]] | |||
[[Category:Video game companies established in 2016]] | |||
[[Category:Video game companies of Denmark]] | |||
[[Category:Video game development companies]] | |||
[[Category:2021 mergers and acquisitions]] | |||
Revision as of 09:03, 5 December 2021
Ghost Ship Games is a Danish video game developer founded in 2016. They are best known for developing the co-operative First-person shooter Deep Rock Galactic.
History
Ghost Ship Games was founded in the spring of 2016 by a team of five developers, with CEO Søren Lundgaard being invited to join the company shortly after by game director Mikkel Martin Pedersen. Lundgaard and Pedersen had previously been co-workers at the defunct game studio Deadline Games for over ten years. The newly formed team begin work on a co-op title that they envisioned as “Basically combining Minecraft and Left 4 Dead.” [1] In February 2017, Swedish developer/publisher Coffee Stain Studios acquired a 35% stake in Ghost Ship Games and agreed to publish their first game, Deep Rock Galactic. [2]
Coffee Stain Publishing released Deep Rock Galactic into early access on February 28, 2018. [3] Ghost Ship benefited from the community feedback that an early access model allowed for. Early reviews of the game were very positive and 300,000 players by September 2018. [4] The game officially left early access after more than two years on May 13, 2020. [5]
In August 2021, Coffee Stain's parent company Embracer Group acquired the remaining 65% of Ghost Ship Games, which made the studio a subsidiary of Coffee Stain Holding. [6] In November 2021, Ghost Ship announced that Deep Rock Galactic had sold three million copies and would be ported to Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 in January 2022. [7] [8]
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Deep Rock Galactic | Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 | Coffee Stain Publishing |
References
- ↑ "Rock And Stone! Ghost Ship Games CEO Søren Lundgaard Talks Deep Rock Galactic’s Upcoming PlayStation Launch". https://www.psu.com/news/rock-and-stone-ghost-ship-games-ceo-soren-lundgaard-talks-deep-rock-galactics-upcoming-playstation-launch/.
- ↑ "Coffee Stain invests in Ghost Ship Games". 24 February 2017. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-02-24-coffee-stain-invests-in-ghost-ship-games.
- ↑ TANNER DEDMON. "Deep Rock Galactic Comes to Early Access, Game Preview This Month". Comic Book. http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/14/deep-rock-galactic-early-access-game-preview/. Retrieved on June 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Deep Rock Galactic and the advantages of open development". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-18-deep-rock-galactic-and-the-advantages-of-open-development.
- ↑ "Deep Rock Galatic Leaves Early Access This May". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/deep-rock-galatic-leaves-early-access-this-may/1100-6476597/.
- ↑ "Embracer Group acquires Ghost Ship Games". https://finance.yahoo.com/news/embracer-group-acquires-ghost-ship-042500192.html.
- ↑ "Deep Rock Galactic Sells 3 Million Units". https://www.thegamer.com/deep-rock-galactic-sells-3-million-units/.
- ↑ "Acclaimed Co-Op Shooter Deep Rock Galactic Digs Down to PS5, PS4 in January". https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/12/acclaimed-co-op-shooter-deep-rock-galactic-digs-down-to-ps5-ps4-in-january.