Neon Giant

Short description: Swedish video game developer

Neon Giant AB

Type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Founded| April 2018; 5 years ago (2018-04)
Founder|

* Tor Frick
* Arcade Berg
* Jonathan Heckley
* Erik Gloersen

Headquarters|

Uppsala

Sweden

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

* Tor Frick (creative director)
* Arcade Berg (creative director)

Owner| Amplifier Game Invest (28%)[1]
Members| 11
Parent| Krafton (2022-present)
Website| neongiant.se

Neon Giant AB is a Swedish video game developer headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.[2] It was founded by Tor Frick, Arcade Berg, Jonathan Heckley and Erik Gloersen in 2018.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Games developed
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

Neon Giant was founded in April 2018 as an independent venture by former AAA employee game developers; Tor Frick, Arcade Berg, Jonathan Heckley and Erik Gloersen. With the support of investor company Goodbye Kansas (now known as Amplifier Game Invest),[3] Neon Giant received an initial investment of 1,000,000 kr (approximately $110,000).[2][4] Upon investing in the company, Amplifier Game Invest CEO, Per-Arne Luundberg said — "Neon Giant consists of a real dream team that not only has enormous experience, they also have an incredibly efficient working process —I'm convinced that their first release will be a milestone in Swedish game development".[5] The founders had previously worked on popular games such as Bulletstorm, Far Cry 3, Gears of War, Wolfenstein and Doom.[5]

On June 28, 2018, Neon Giant were recipients of one of 37 developers grants offered by Epic Games to promising developers working with Unreal Engine 4. They were awarded between $5000 and $50,000 based on their work on an unannounced title "set in a brand new cyberpunk world".[6]

In May 2020, Neon Giant announced their debut game, The Ascent.[7] It is a cyberpunk themed action-roleplaying game which was released on 29 July 2021.[8] The Neon Giant team consists of 11 people.[9]

On November 11, 2022, South Korean video game publisher Krafton announced that it planned to acquire Neon Giant.[10]

On December 14, 2022, they were being acquired by Krafton for un undisclosed sum.[11]

## Games developed

Title  | Year  | Platform(s)

|
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The Ascent | 2021  | Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

## References

1. ↑ "Annual Report 2021/2022". Embracer Group. 8 July 2022. p. 138. https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Embracer-Group-publishes-Annual-Report-20212022-220708-1.pdf.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Novac, Dragos. "Neon Giant secured investment from Goodbye Kansas Game Invest for launching a new gaming studio in Uppsala." (in en). https://nordic9.com/news/neon-giant-secured-investment-from-goodby-kansas-for-launching-a-new-gaming-studio-in-uppsala-news7546449698/.
3. ↑ Novac, Dragos. "Amplifier Game Invest" (in en). https://nordic9.com/companies/goodbye-kansas-game-invest-investor4952579757/.
4. ↑ "Ex-Wolfenstein, Bulletstorm devs forming new studio Neon Giant" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-21-goodbye-kansas-becomes-part-owner-in-neon-giant.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Neon Giant is a new studio comprised of ex-Wolfenstein and Bulletstorm devs" (in english). https://www.destructoid.com/stories/neon-giant-is-a-new-studio-comprised-of-ex-wolfenstein-and-bulletstorm-devs-504124.phtml.
6. ↑ "Epic Games Announces $1 Million in Unreal Dev Grants" (in en-US). https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/epic-games-announces-1-million-in-unreal-dev-grants.
7. ↑ Shea, Brian. "Indie Studio Neon Giant Announces Cyberpunk-Themed Co-op Shooter The Ascent For Xbox Series X" (in en). https://www.gameinformer.com/inside-xbox/2020/05/07/indie-studio-neon-giant-announces-cyberpunk-themed-co-op-shooter-the-ascent.
8. ↑ "The Ascent | Xbox" (in en). https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/the-ascent.
9. ↑ (in en) How The Ascent Became an Xbox Series X Launch Exclusive – IGN First - IGN, https://www.ign.com/articles/how-the-ascent-became-an-xbox-series-x-launch-exclusive-ign-first, retrieved 2020-11-23
10. ↑ Batchelor, James. "Krafton profits up to $171.5 million despite lowest quarter since 2020". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/krafton-profits-up-to-1715-million-despite-lowest-quarter-since-2020.
11. ↑ "Krafton acquired Neo Giant". https://twitter.com/NeonGiantGames/status/1602942554265120768.

## External links

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Embracer Group

List of video games (Deep Silver, THQ Nordic) / List of acquisitions

Franchises|

* Alone in the Dark
* AquaNox
* Darksiders
* De Blob
* Dead Island
* Destroy All Humans!
* Emergency
* Giana Sisters
* Gothic
* Homefront
* Metro
* MX vs. ATV
* Panzer Elite
* Red Faction
* Ride
* Risen
* Saints Row
* Sanctum
* SpellForce
* This Is the Police
* TimeSplitters
* We Sing

Subsidiaries|

| THQ Nordic|

* Black Forest Games
* Bugbear Entertainment
* Gunfire Games
* HandyGames
* Piranha Bytes
* Rainbow Studios

|

Koch Media / Deep Silver|

* Dambuster Studios
* Fishlabs
* Milestone srl
* Volition
* Warhorse Studios

Saber Interactive|

* 4A Games
* New World Interactive

Others|

* Coffee Stain Studios
* DECA Games
* Tarsier Studios

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