Eden Games (formerly known as Eden Studios) is a French

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based in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

, France, that mainly focuses on the development of

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History

The company was formed as a development group within

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' European subsidiary

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, which had developed the first '' V-Rally'' for the

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. The studio would later rebrand into its own separate studio, known as Eden Studios, with Infogrames holding a 19.2% minority share. In April 2002,

fully acquired Eden Studios. During this period, the company would continue develop racing games such as '' Test Drive Unlimited'' and its sequel, ''

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'', while also venturing into other game genres with games like '' Kya: Dark Lineage''. Atari announced that throughout April 2011, they had laid off over 51 of the 80 employees working at the studio, leading to a majority of the employees going on strike.Maria Kalash et Netsabes, ''Le Salaire du labeur'', 15 février 2018, ''Canard PC'' n°375. In April 2012, Eden began negotiations as an attempt to separate from Atari.Atari se sépare d'Eden Games
/ref> On January 29, 2013, the studio filed for judicial liquidation.http://www.societe.com/societe/eden-games-414659607.html On October 31, 2013, under the impulsion of former employees and with the financing of ID Invest and Monster Capital, Eden Games reopened as an independent game development studio without any involvement of Atari. The company then released its first game, ''GT Spirit'', on Apple TV in December 2015. The game was later followed up with ''Gear.Club'' and two

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versions - '' Gear.Club Unlimited'' and ''Gear.Club Unlimited 2''. From 2017 to 2021, the company was a subsidiary of Engine Media. In April 2022, Eden Games were acquired by the

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-based

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gaming company,

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. According to Animoca, the Eden team will be integrated into their business and work on blockchain-based racing games and contribute to Animoca's existing titles build around its REVV crypto token.

Games developed

References

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