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. It was founded in 2001 by Harald Riegler and Gerhard Seiler. Riegler and Seiler owned and managed the company until its closure in 2017. The company had its headquarters in
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, Austria. Sproing published over 50 titles of varying scope. The company produced games for different platforms such as
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Panzer Tactics DS ''Panzer Tactics DS'' is a turn-based tactical video game for the Nintendo DS developed by Sproing Interactive Media. It was released in North America on November 7, 2007. An HD remake by bitComposer Games, named '' Panzer Tactics HD'', was rel ...
'' (released in 2008) was awarded the
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in the category ''Best German console-game''. For autumn 2012, a third game of the show ''Schlag den Raab'' was announced, as both predecessors sold over 250,000 copies between them on various platforms. In November 2016, Sproing, at the time the largest game studio in Austria (with roughly 100 employees), filed for insolvency. It was succeeded by Purple Lamp Studios in 2018. The company was a member of the G.A.M.E. Bundesverband der Computerspielindustrie.


Games (selection)

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Ultimate Winter Games ''Ultimate Winter Games'' is a 2003 video game for the Game Boy Advance developed by Sproing Interactive and published by Telegames. The game features a set of four winter sports, including downhill skiing, curling, snowboarding and bobsledding ...
'' * 2004: '' Crazy Kickers'' * Since 2005: '' Meine Tierarztpraxis''-Series (e.g. '' Paws and Claws: Pet Vet'') * 2006: '' Undercover: Operation Wintersun'' (known as ''Undercover: Operation Wintersonne'' in German) * 2006: ''Jacked'' * 2007: '' Undercover: Dual Motives'' (known as ''Undercover: Doppeltes Spiel'' in German) * 2008: '' Gallop & Ride'' * 2008: ''
Panzer Tactics DS ''Panzer Tactics DS'' is a turn-based tactical video game for the Nintendo DS developed by Sproing Interactive Media. It was released in North America on November 7, 2007. An HD remake by bitComposer Games, named '' Panzer Tactics HD'', was rel ...
'' * 2009: ''
Cursed Mountain ''Cursed Mountain'' is a 2009 video game co-developed for the Wii by Sproing Interactive and Deep Silver Vienna, and published by Deep Silver. A Europe-exclusive port for Microsoft Windows was developed and released by Deep Silver in 2010. The ...
'' * 2010: ''
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'' * 2011: ''Schlag den Raab – Das 2. Spiel'' * 2012: '' SkyRama'' * 2012: ''North & South'' * 2012: ''Schlag den Raab – Das 3. Spiel'' * 2012: ''Silent Hunter-Online'' (Beta) * 2013: '' Asterix & Friends'' * 2016: '' Angry Birds Holiday'' (cancelled) * 2017: ''Quarantine'' * 2017: ''Nonstop Chuck Norris'' * 2017: ''KISS - Rock City''


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External links


Sproing's website

Company profile
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