Redlynx

RedLynx Ltd
Native name	RedLynx Oy
Formerly	Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy (2000–04)
Type	Limited company (osakeyhtiö), subsidiary
Industry	Video game industry
Founded	17 August 2000; 24 years ago
Founders	Atte Ilvessuo; Antti Ilvessuo;
Headquarters	Helsinki, Finland
Key people	Celine Pasula (managing director)
Products	Trials series
Revenue	€11.8 million (2022)
Number of employees	135 (2022)
Parent	Ubisoft (2011–present)
Website	www.redlynx.com

Former logo of RedLynx

RedLynx Ltd (also known as Ubisoft RedLynx, natively RedLynx Oy, formerly Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy) is a Finland video game developer founded in 2000. The company is based in Helsinki.^[2] It is best known for the Trials series of racing games. RedLynx was acquired by Ubisoft in 2011.

History

RedLynx was founded by brothers Atte and Antti Ilvessuo on 17 August 2000.^[3] They had also founded the video game developer WAH-Software earlier.^[4]^{[unreliable source?]} RedLynx started as a small independent game development studio, focusing on mobile and browser games. In the 2000s, RedLynx developed games for Nokia mobile phones, including N-Gage titles like Pathway to Glory, High Seize and Reset Generation.^[5] The company originally operated under the name Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot (lit. Red Lynx Laboratories), but it was renamed RedLynx on 3 June 2004.^[2] RedLynx was acquired by French video game publisher Ubisoft on 2 November 2011.^[6]^[7]

Games developed

Year	Title	Platform(s)
2000	Trials	Browser
2003	Trials Bike Basic	Browser
2003	Trials Bike Pro	Java
2004	Pathway to Glory	N-Gage
2004	Trials Construction Yard	Java
2005	High Seize	N-Gage
	Pathway to Glory	N-Gage
	Trials Mountain Heights	Java
2007	Warhammer 40,000	Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
2007	Trials 2	Browser, Microsoft Windows
2008	Trials 2	Microsoft Windows
	Reset Generation	Microsoft Windows, N-Gage
	Monster Trucks Nitro	Browser, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, iOS
	Trials Dynamite Tumble	Browser
2009	DrawRace	iOS
	Monster Trucks Nitro II	iOS
	Trials HD	Xbox 360
2010	Trials Legends	Microsoft Windows
2011	1000 Heroz	iOS
	DrawRace 2	Android, iOS
	MotoHeroz	Android, iOS, Wii
2012	Trials Evolution	Xbox 360
2012	Nutty Fluffies	iOS
2013	Trials Evolution: Gold Edition	Microsoft Windows
2014	Trials Frontier	Android, iOS
2014	Trials Fusion	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
2016	Trials of the Blood Dragon	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2017	DrawRace 3: World Championship	Android, iOS
2017	South Park	Android, iOS
2019	Trials Rising	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2020	Tom Clancy's The Division 2	Stadia^[8]
2023	Gwen's Getaway	Android, iOS^[9]

References

↑ Erkko, Anni (22 February 2021). "Fingersoftin ex-toimitusjohtaja siirtyy Ubisoft RedLynxin johtoon" (in fi). https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/fingersoftin-ex-toimitusjohtaja-siirtyy-ubisoft-redlynxin-johtoon/f1cd12e1-cdbd-4818-aed5-124f723b0cb6.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "RedLynx Oy" (in fi). https://www.kauppalehti.fi/yritykset/yritys/redlynx+oy/1614092-1.
↑ Barron, Joseph (7 March 2013). "Global Game: From starting out to selling up – RedLynx on how to thrive in Helsinki". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/49114/global-game-from-starting-out-to-selling-up-redlynx-on-how-to-thrive-in-helsinki/. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ Kauppinen, Jukka O. (9 July 2021). "Phobia III - Edge of Humanity - julkaisematon ennakkoartikkeli vm. 2003" (in fi). https://jukkaokauppinen.blogspot.com/2021/07/phobia3.html.
↑ Purchese, Robert (18 November 2009). "The Trials of Trials". https://www.eurogamer.net/the-trials-of-trials-article.
↑ Sinclair, Brendan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials studio". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-acquires-trials-studio/1100-6343644/. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ Pearson, Dan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials developer RedLynx". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-acquires-redlynx-for-undisclosed-amount. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ "Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Warlords of New York Deploys to Stadia". Noble Order Press Enterprises Inc.. 17 March 2020. https://www.gameindustry.com/news-industry-happenings/tom-clancys-the-division-2-warlords-of-new-york-deploys-to-stadia/.
↑ Pärssinen, Manu (5 September 2023). "Ubisoft Redlynxin tuorein peli on jotain aivan muuta kuin mopolla päristelyä" (in fi). https://www.v2.fi/uutiset/pelit/37731/Ubisoft-Redlynxin-tuorein-peli-on-jotain-aivan-muuta-kuin-mopolla-paristelya/.

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[1] Erkko, Anni (22 February 2021). "Fingersoftin ex-toimitusjohtaja siirtyy Ubisoft RedLynxin johtoon" (in fi). https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/fingersoftin-ex-toimitusjohtaja-siirtyy-ubisoft-redlynxin-johtoon/f1cd12e1-cdbd-4818-aed5-124f723b0cb6.

[kauppa-1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "RedLynx Oy" (in fi). https://www.kauppalehti.fi/yritykset/yritys/redlynx+oy/1614092-1.

[3] Barron, Joseph (7 March 2013). "Global Game: From starting out to selling up – RedLynx on how to thrive in Helsinki". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/49114/global-game-from-starting-out-to-selling-up-redlynx-on-how-to-thrive-in-helsinki/. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[4] Kauppinen, Jukka O. (9 July 2021). "Phobia III - Edge of Humanity - julkaisematon ennakkoartikkeli vm. 2003" (in fi). https://jukkaokauppinen.blogspot.com/2021/07/phobia3.html.

[5] Purchese, Robert (18 November 2009). "The Trials of Trials". https://www.eurogamer.net/the-trials-of-trials-article.

[6] Sinclair, Brendan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials studio". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-acquires-trials-studio/1100-6343644/. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[7] Pearson, Dan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials developer RedLynx". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-acquires-redlynx-for-undisclosed-amount. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[8] "Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Warlords of New York Deploys to Stadia". Noble Order Press Enterprises Inc.. 17 March 2020. https://www.gameindustry.com/news-industry-happenings/tom-clancys-the-division-2-warlords-of-new-york-deploys-to-stadia/.

[9] Pärssinen, Manu (5 September 2023). "Ubisoft Redlynxin tuorein peli on jotain aivan muuta kuin mopolla päristelyä" (in fi). https://www.v2.fi/uutiset/pelit/37731/Ubisoft-Redlynxin-tuorein-peli-on-jotain-aivan-muuta-kuin-mopolla-paristelya/.

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