Black Shamrock

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Black Shamrock Ltd.

Type

| Video game developer

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Industry| Computer Games
Founded| 2015
Founder| Olivier Masclef
Headquarters|

Dublin

Ireland

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Elaine Reynolds (general manager)
Products| AAA RPG and action-adventure games for PC and consoles

Number of employees

| ~130[citation needed]
Parent| Virtuos
Website| https://www.black-shamrock.com/

Black Shamrock is a co-development games studio that specialises in the creation of AAA RPG and action-adventure titles for PC and consoles, including a number of successful remakes and remasters.[1]

## Contents

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

## History[edit]

The studio was founded in 2015 and has since developed a number of notable titles including Marvel’s Midnight Suns, The Outer Worlds, Grounded, Back 4 Blood and PGA 2K23.[citation needed]

Since its acquisition in 2017[2] by Virtuos, one of the world's largest independent game developers, Black Shamrock has expanded its co-development capabilities to work on AAA video games with some of the biggest names in the digital entertainment industry.[3]

In November 2022, the studio hosted the signing of the Tax Credit for Digital Games in Ireland by Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin, at their offices in the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin.[4]

A video game based on the RuneQuest fantasy tabletop role-playing board game is currently in active development at Black Shamrock.[5]

As of 2022, the studio announced plans to expand its team size during 2023.[6]

## Games co-developed[edit]

Pillars of Eternity (2015)[7]

Planet Coaster (2016)

Detroit: Become Human (2018)

Starlink: Battle for Atlas (2018)[8]

The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game (2019)[9]

Destroy All Humans! (2020)[10]

The Outer Worlds (2020)[11]

Back 4 Blood (2021)[12]

Grounded (2022)[13]

PGA 2K23 (2022)

Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022)[14]

Kerbal Space Program 2 (2023)

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition (2023)[15]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Co-development devs growing "more integrated" with studios, says Black Shamrock boss".
2. ↑ "Virtuos Acquires Black Shamrock Studios, Continues Global Growth Momentum with New Ireland Subsidiary". www.businesswire.com. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
3. ↑ "Black Shamrock Ltd". MobyGames. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
4. ↑ O'Donovan, Brian (2022-11-21). "New tax credit launched for digital games". rte.ie.
5. ↑ O'Donovan, Brian (2022-12-22). "The story behind the video games under the tree". rte.ie.
6. ↑ "Black Shamrock expansion to create 80 Dublin jobs". rte.ie. 2022-11-09.
7. ↑ "Game Developer Black Shamrock to Add 80 Jobs in Dublin". 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
8. ↑ "Black Shamrock - a Virtuos Studio announces expansion of game development studio in Dublin". enterprise.gov.ie. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
9. ↑ "The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game (video game, Windows / Mac, 2019) reviews & ratings - Glitchwave". glitchwave.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
10. ↑ O’Dea, Blathnaid (2022-11-09). "Black Shamrock to create 80 new jobs at Dublin game development studio". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
11. ↑ McDonnell, Shane (2022-11-09). "Black Shamrock – a Virtuos Studio – announces expansion of game development studio at the Guinness Enterprise Centre, Dublin 8". Guinness Enterprise Centre. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
12. ↑ "Black Shamrock expands its Game Development studio in Dublin - Irish Tech News".
13. ↑ "Black Shamrock - a Virtuos Studio announces expansion of game development studio in Dublin | IDA Ireland". www.idaireland.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
14. ↑ Chrysostomou, George (2022-12-05). "Marvel's Midnight Suns: 10 Best MCU Easter Eggs In The Game". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
15. ↑ "The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Now Available". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

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