Yager Development GmbH is a German

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based in

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History

Yager was founded in 1999 by Uwe Beneke, Roman Golka, Philipp Schellbach, Timo Ullmann and Mathias Wiese. They are best known for developing ''

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'' (2003) and '' Spec Ops: The Line'' (2012). The studio also worked with

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on '' Dead Island 2'', until Deep Silver cut ties with Yager in July 2015, three years into the game's development. Subsequently, Yager Productions GmbH, the Yager Development sub-studio set up for the development of ''Dead Island 2'', filed for

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later that month. The studio is working on and has released '' The Cycle'' as an

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game on the

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, which is described as a "competitive quest game". As of January 2020, the company employs 110 people. The company received an investment from Tencent Holdings in February 2020, giving Tencent a minority ownership. According to Yager, Tencent's investment was to help with their development and publication of their current and future games. Tencent increased its stake in Yager acquiring a majority stake in June 2021.

Games developed

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