Amplitude Studios SASU is a French

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based in Paris. The studio was founded in January 2011 by former

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employees Romain de Waubert de Genlis and Mathieu Girard.

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acquired it in June 2016 and became part of

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until it became independent again in 2024.

History

Amplitude Studios focuses primarily on the development of titles for the

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(PC), and uses

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's Early Access programme, as well as Games2Gether, a crowd-sourcing and voting platform developed by Amplitude Studios, for players to suggest and vote on design choices that should be taken into games from Amplitude Studios, to create a player-centered experience. In July 2016,

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announced that they had acquired Amplitude Studios in order to expand their reach on the

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market. Founders Girard and de Waubert de Genlis stated that they agreed on the deal as they saw the opportunity to work alongside other Sega-owned studios, such as

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and

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. Girard eventually left Amplitude in 2018 after the release of Endless Space 2 to start his own company "Tactical Adventures", and would later go on to release Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Amplitude Studios bought itself out from Sega and became an independent company in November 2024. Sega would continue to support Amplitude's current and planned near-term games during a transition period.

Games developed

Accolades

* Finalist for "Independent Studio" award at the Develop Awards 2015.

References

External links

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