Cyanide

Short description: French video game developer

Cyanide SA

Type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Founded| 2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Founder| Patrick Pligersdorffer
Headquarters|

Nanterre

France

Key people

* Patrick Pligersdorffer (CEO)
* Jérôme Antona (COO)

Products| Pro Cycling Manager
Blood Bowl
Of Orcs and Men

Number of employees

| 110 (2018)
Parent| Nacon (2018–present)
Subsidiaries| Amusement Cyanide Inc.
Big Bad Wolf
Rogue Factor
Website| cyanide-studio.com

Cyanide SA (also known as Cyanide Studio) is a French video game developer based in the Nanterre suburb of Paris. The company was founded in 2000 by Patrick Pligersdorffer, formerly of Ubi Soft. Since 2007, Cyanide operates a second studio, Amusement Cyanide, in Montreal , Canada, and employs a total of 110 staff members as of 2018. Cyanide was acquired by French publisher Bigben Interactive (now Nacon) in May 2018.

Big Bad Wolf, founded in 2015 at Bordeaux, and Rogue Factor, founded in 2013 at Montréal, are branches of Cyanide.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Developed titles
* 2.1 Games by Cyanide
* 2.2 Games by Amusement Cyanide
* 2.3 Games by Big Bad Wolf
* 2.4 Games by Rogue Factor
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

Before founding Cyanide, Patrick Pligersdorffer began working in the video game industry with Ubi Soft, where he assisted the opening of an internal development studio in Japan.[3] After leaving Ubi Soft, Pligersdorffer established Cyanide in Nanterre in 2000.[3] In November 2007, Cyanide announced that they had set up a new studio in Montreal , Canada.[4] At the time, the new studio, known as Amusement Cyanide, was tasked with creating a new proprietary 3D animation engine for a game that was in development at Cyanide's headquarters.[5] On 14 May 2018, French publisher Bigben Interactive (now Nacon) announced that they had wholly acquired Cyanide for a total sum of €20 million.[6] By this time, Cyanide employed 110 people in its two studios.[7] Focus Home Interactive, Cyanide's primary publisher, previously also attempted to take over the studio, but was rejected by the developer's supervisory board, which eventually led to the resignation of Focus Home Interactive's chief executive officer, Cédric Lagarrigue.[8]

## Developed titles

### Games by Cyanide

Year  | Title  | Platform(s)  | Publisher

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2001  | Cycling Manager | Windows | Focus Home Interactive
2002  | Cycling Manager 2
2003  | Cycling Manager 3
Final Stretch: Horse Racing Sim | Bigben Interactive
2004  | Chaos League | Focus Home Interactive
Cycling Manager 4
Pro Rugby Manager
2005  | Chaos League: Sudden Death | Focus Multimedia
Pro Cycling Manager | Focus Home Interactive
Pro Rugby Manager 2 | Digital Jesters
Pro Rugby Manager 2005 | Scubb Interactive
2006  | Horse Racing Manager 2 | Micro Application
NFL Head Coach | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Electronic Arts
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2006 | Windows | Focus Home Interactive
Wintersport Pro 2006 | Crimson Cow
2007  | Loki | Focus Home Interactive
Pro Cycling: Season 2007 | PlayStation Portable
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2007 | Windows
Runaway 2 | Nintendo DS
2008  | Pro Cycling: Season 2008 | PlayStation Portable | 93 Games
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2008 | Windows | Focus Home Interactive
2009  | Blood Bowl | Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Le Tour de France 2009: The Official Game | Xbox Live Arcade
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2009 | Windows
2010  | Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition
Dungeon Raiders | Nintendo DS  | UFO Interactive Games
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2010 | Windows | Focus Home Interactive
2011  | Le Tour de France | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2011 | Windows
2012  | Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition
Confrontation
Dungeonbowl | Cyanide
Game of Thrones | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Focus Home Interactive
Le Tour de France 2012 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Of Orcs and Men | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2012 | Windows
2013  | Aarklash | Cyanide
Dungeon Party
Le Tour de France 2013: 100th Edition | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Focus Home Interactive
Pro Cycling Manager: Season 2013 | Windows
2014  | Basketball Pro Management 2015 | Cyanide
Dogs of War Online
Front Page Sports Football
Le Tour de France: Season 2014 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 | Focus Home Interactive
PRM 2015: Pro Rugby Manager | Windows | 505 Games
Pro Cycling Manager 2014 | Focus Home Interactive
Styx | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2015  | Blood Bowl 2
Le Tour de France: Season 2015 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Pro Cycling Manager 2015 | Windows
2016  | Le Tour de France: Season 2016 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Pro Basketball Manager 2016 | Windows | Cyanide
Pro Basketball Manager 2016: US Edition
Pro Cycling Manager 2016 | Focus Home Interactive
2017  | Le Tour de France: Season 2017 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Pro Basketball Manager 2017 | Windows | Cyanide
Pro Cycling Manager 2017 | Focus Home Interactive
Styx | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2018  | Call of Cthulhu | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Le Tour de France: Season 2018 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Pro Cycling Manager 2018 | Windows
Space Hulk | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2019  | Blood Bowl: Death Zone | Windows | Bigben Interactive
Tour de France: Season 2019 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory | Windows
Pro Cycling Manager Season 2019
2020  | Pro Cycling Manager 2020 | Nacon
Tour de France 2020 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2021  | Pro Cycling Manager 2021 | Windows
Rogue Lords | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Tour de France 2021 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2022  | Tour de France 2022[9] | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Pro Cycling Manager 2022[9] | Windows
2023  | Chef Life[10] | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Blood Bowl 3[11] | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

### Games by Amusement Cyanide

Year  | Title  | Platform(s)  | Publisher

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2011  | A Game of Thrones | Windows | Focus Home Interactive
2013  | Impire | Paradox Interactive

### Games by Big Bad Wolf

Year  | Title  | Platform(s)  | Publisher

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|
|

2018  | The Council | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Focus Home Interactive
2022  | Vampire | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Nacon

### Games by Rogue Factor

Year  | Title  | Platform(s)  | Publisher

|
|
|

2015  | Mordheim | Windows | Focus Home Interactive
2016  | PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2020  | Necromunda | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2023  | Hell is Us | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Nacon

## References

1. ↑ Cheminade, Pierre; Lozano, Mikaël (January 7, 2019). "Jeux vidéo : comment Bordeaux mène le jeu (1/9)" (in fr). La Tribune. https://objectifaquitaine.latribune.fr/innovation/2019-01-07/jeux-video-comment-bordeaux-mene-le-jeu-1-8-802676.html.
2. ↑ "Le patron de Cyanide revient sur le rachat du studio par Bigben" (in fr). 2018-07-09. https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/le-patron-de-cyanide-revient-sur-le-rachat-du-studio-par-bigben-3050807245.html.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kumar, Mathew (4 July 2008). "Q&A: Pligersdorffer And A Taste Of Cyanide". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/109831/QA_Pligersdorffer_And_A_Taste_Of_Cyanide.php. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. ↑ Alexander, Leigh (23 November 2007). "Cyanide Opens Montreal Studio". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/107278/Cyanide_Opens_Montreal_Studio.php. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
5. ↑ French, Michael (15 November 2007). "Cyanide ramping up internal development". https://www.mcvuk.com/development/cyanide-ramping-up-internal-development. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
6. ↑ Valentine, Rebekah (14 May 2018). "Bigben acquires Cyanide for €20 million". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-14-bigben-interactive-acquires-developer-cyanide. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
7. ↑ Broquelet, Gilles (14 May 2018). "BIGBEN INTERACTIVE : Acquisition of Cyanide, one of the main French studios for game developing". https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/14/1501907/0/en/BIGBEN-INTERACTIVE-Acquisition-of-Cyanide-one-of-the-main-French-studios-for-game-developing.html. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
8. ↑ Dealessandri, Marie (15 May 2018). "Bigben Interactive acquires developer Cyanide for €20m". https://www.mcvuk.com/bigben-interactive-acquires-developer-cyanide-for-e20m/. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "TOUR DE FRANCE 2022 AND PRO CYCLING MANAGER 2022 ANNOUNCED FOR 9 JUNE" (in en-US). https://corporate.nacongaming.com/en/press/tdf2022-pcm2022/.
10. ↑ Romano, Sal (7 July 2022). "Clash: Artifacts of Chaos delayed to February 9, 2023". https://www.gematsu.com/2022/07/clash-artifacts-of-chaos-delayed-to-february-9-2023. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
11. ↑ Romano, Sal (3 November 2022). "Blood Bowl III launches February 23, 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and PC; later for Switch". https://www.gematsu.com/2022/11/blood-bowl-iii-launches-february-23-2023-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc-later-for-switch. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

## External links

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Cyanide

Strategy|

* Blood Bowl
* Blood Bowl 2
* Chaos League
* A Game of Thrones
* Impire

Role-playing|

* Loki
* Dungeon Party
* Confrontation
* Game of Thrones
* Of Orcs and Men
* Call of Cthulhu

Other games|

* Runaway 2
* NFL Head Coach
* Pro Cycling Manager series
* Styx
* Styx
* Space Hulk

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