Philos Laboratories (also known as Philos Laboratories Software Developer Ltd. or Philos Labs and later Philos Entertainment, Inc) was a Hungarian computer software development company known for working with producer
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Anno'', '' Assassin's Creed'', ' ...
and
CDV Software Entertainment
CDV Software Entertainment AG (formerly CDV Software GmbH, stylized as cdv) was a German publisher of video games founded 1989 in Karlsruhe. In April 2000 CDV became a Frankfurt stock market traded company. In the beginning of the 2000s, CDV wa ...
.
The company was founded in 1995 by John (Zsolt) Vamosi, working mostly on making graphics for advertisements. In 1997, several developers of the game ''
Perihelion: The Prophecy'' were hired, and they started making their first title, what would become
Theocracy
Theocracy is a form of autocracy or oligarchy in which one or more deity, deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries, with executive and legislative power, who manage the government's ...
.
It was eventually disbanded in 2004, amid lawsuits of software piracy and much debated financial ventures.
Released titles
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Theocracy
Theocracy is a form of autocracy or oligarchy in which one or more deity, deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries, with executive and legislative power, who manage the government's ...
'' (2000)
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Tim7'' (2001)
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Rebels: Prison Escape'' (2003)
References
External links
Antal Ruttmayer of Philos Labs Interview (Eurogamer)
Companies disestablished in 2004
Defunct video game companies of Hungary
Software companies established in 1995
Video game development companies
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