In association with
develop 100 ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS«
NOT LONG AGO, the words ‘Batman’ and ‘video game’ didn’t sit well together. Rocksteady changed all that in 2009 with the release of Arkham Asylum, a game that captured the feel of stepping into the Dark Knight’s boots. Two years later, it did it again with Arkham City (pictured). But since then, we’ve heard
ABOUT
Founded: 2004 Location: London, UK
www.rocksteadyltd.com @RocksteadyGames
very little from the London-based studio. Educated speculation – including comments made by voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy, at Dallas Comic Con 2013 – suggests it’s working on a Batman title for Sony and Microsoft’s new platforms. Could the Caped Crusader swoop back onto shelves this Christmas?
SHIVA TECHNOLOGIES«
2013 WASN’T A good year for the makers of Shiva Engine, Stonetrip. The company went into liquidation and the future of the engine, and its userbase, was thrown into uncertainty. After several months of
silence, the company returned under a new name, Shiva Technologies, and announced the re-opening of its online store, along with a new update for Shiva users. Now that the firm is off life
ABOUT
Founded: 2003 (as Stonetrip) Location: Antibes, France
www.shivaengine.com @ShiVaEngine
ONES TO WATCH 2014
support, its getting back to the project that occupied it for years, Shiva 2.0 (pictured). CTO Nicolas Peri is designing the engine from the ground up and says it will take Shiva to “the next level”.
WWW.DEVELOP100.COM 51
«
«
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66