87 ABOUT
Founded: 2001 Independent Location: Berlin, Germany
www.cerasus-media.com
Cerasus is just getting into its stride as a development studio. Its titles, which include point-and-click adventures, classic board games and children’s title, have appeared on PC, handhelds and in Apple’s App Store.
But cumulative sales of its
Nintendo DS titles have landed it a spot in the Develop 100 for the first time. Cerasus was the brainchild of school friends David Linner and Stefan Röck. After the pair parted ways in 2003, Röck turned the studio’s interests specifically to animal-themed games, apparently considering every possible mammal as the star of Cerasus’ projects. The near-microstudio
employs 12 people and is assisted by programming staff in Ukraine and Belarus.
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JEWEL LINK CHRONICLES: LEGEND OF ATHENA
STUDIO’S 2011 BESTSELLERS FORMATS
PUBLISHER DS
MYSTERY STORIES: CURSE ANCIENT SPIRITS
MAHJONG MYSTERIES: ANCIENT EGYPT
MYSTERY STORIES
JEWEL MASTER: CRADLE OF EGYPT
TOTAL DS
TOTAL DS
TOTAL DS
PC
TOTAL DS
TOTAL GSP/AVANQUEST GSP/AVANQUEST GSP/AVANQUEST
GSP/AVANQUEST GSP/AVANQUEST
RELEASE DATE TOTAL REV FEB 2011
£0.52m £0.52m
APR 2011 £0.37m £0.37m
JUN 2010 £0.26m £0.26m
MAY 2009 JUL2009
£0.20m £0.02m £0.23m
RISING STAR GAMES JUN 2010 £0.20m £0.20m
CERASUS.MEDIA
develop 100 UK RETAIL REVENUE IN 2011
£2.67m
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