Synetic GmbH was a German
video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
company specialising in
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. The company was founded in 1996, in
Gütersloh
Gütersloh () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe and the administrative region of Detmold (administrative region), Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a Gütersloh (distric ...
by five former members of
Ascaron
Ascaron Entertainment was a video game developer based in Germany. Founded as Ascon by Holger Flöttmann in 1991 and later renamed in October 1996 due to the possible confusion with the Swiss company Ascom (company), Ascom AG, the company produce ...
. All five original members were still working for the company until the company was
liquidated
Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end. The assets and property of the business are redistributed. When a firm has been liquidated, it is sometimes referred to as wound-up or dissolved, although di ...
on 6 May 2014. Although the company with its team of eight employees was rather small and its games are virtually unknown outside of Germany, their titles are among the most popular racing games in Germany and are consistently among Germany's best-selling games.
While originally only developing games for
Windows
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PCs, Synetic's later releases (starting with 2003's ''Mercedes Benz World Racing'') were also available for a selection of
consoles.
On 31 March 2014, Synetic ceased the production of video games.
In eigener Sache ...
(in German). Synetic GmbH forums, accessed 20 October 2014 age unavailable as of May 2015br>Archived
from the original webpage
machine-translated version of archive
accessed May 2015.
Games
References
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External links
Official Synetic websiteOfficial Synetic forumPlaylogic's ''World Racing 2'' websiteModding tools websiteAddons download website
German companies established in 1996
Video game companies established in 1996
Video game companies disestablished in 2014
Defunct video game companies of Germany
Racing video games
German companies disestablished in 2014