Kylotonn SARL is a French video game development studio founded in 2006 in Paris. They are best known for their
racing game
Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a motor racing, racing competition. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to fantastical settings. They are distributed along a spectrum between more re ...
s, and were the official developer of the ''
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the oldest FIA world championship after Formula One. E ...
'' video game series from 2015 to 2023.
History
4X Studio was founded in 2002 as a subsidiary of 4X Technologies. After releasing only one game under that name, ''
Iron Storm'', they closed and later reformed by Roman Vincent and Yann Tambellini as Kylotonn in 2006.
In 2012, Kylotonn developed the ''Play All'' technology with
Wizarbox
Wizarbox was a video game developer based in Sèvres, France, southwest of Paris. They are notable for their graphic adventure games developed by industry veterans, such as the ''So Blonde'' series by Steve Ince (lead designer of ''Broken Sword ...
and Darkworks.
In 2014, the studio launched the KT Racing label.
In 2015, the company opened a facility in
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, Kylotonn Racing Games.
In 2017, the company won the 2017 Ping Award for "Best Sports Game" for ''
WRC 7''.
On 2 October 2018, French publisher
Nacon
Nacon SA (formerly Bigben Interactive SA) is a French video game publisher, holdings company and gaming peripherals manufacturer based in Lesquin. It designs and distributes gaming accessories, and publishes and distributes video games for va ...
(formerly Bigben Interactive) announced that they had acquired Kylotonn.
Kylotonn and Bigben had previously collaborated with each other since 2008.
Games
As 4X Studio
As Kylotonn
References
External links
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Companies based in Paris
Video game companies established in 2002
Video game companies of France
Video game development companies
French companies established in 2002
2018 mergers and acquisitions
Nacon
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