Reactor Media
| Reakktor Studios
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|---|---|
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding |
1991 2014 (newly founded) |
| resolution | 2012 |
| Reason for dissolution | insolvency |
| Seat |
Hanover , Germany
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| management | Kirk Lenke ( Managing Director ) |
| Number of employees | 36 (11/2009) |
| Branch | Software development |
| Website | www.reakktor.com |
The Reakktor Media was in Hannover -based development company for computer games . The company, founded in 1991, was best known for its online games Neocron and its successor in the early 2000s. After Reakktor Media went bankrupt in 2012, Reakktor Studios was re-established in 2014 under the original company founder Martin Schwiezer .
history
Reakktor Media GmbH was founded in 1991 as Century Interactive by Martin Schwiezer as a sole proprietorship in Hanover . The company's focus from the start has been the development of computer and video games. In 1999 the name was changed to Reakktor Media GmbH. Since 1999 the focus has been on online multiplayer games. The studio belonged temporarily to mb Software AG, which Reakktor sold to Schweizer System GmbH in 2001 after the collapse of the Neuer Markt and the publishing rights for Neocron to cdv Software Entertainment . Originally planned for a launch date in the 4th quarter of 2001, Neocron was released in late 2002 as a cyberpunk -MMORPG with elements from first-person shooters .
In 2003, Reakktor and eight other development studios founded the Northstar Developers interest group. In February 2004 it was taken over by 10tacle Studios AG. In the same year, Martin Schwiezer left Reakktor Media as managing director. His successor was Holger Nathrath. In 2004 Neocron 2 appeared and in the course of the publication the servers of Neocron were switched off. Neocron 2 was originally announced as an extension for Neocron , but was then released as a stand-alone product for marketing reasons and because of the greatly increased scope. The last patch so far appeared in 2007 under the name Neocron Evolution 2.2 . Neocron Arcade - The NME Project was launched free of charge in 2006 as an arcade shooter and parody of the increasing number of fantasy games. In 2007 Holger Nathrath left the company, and Kirk Lenke became his successor as managing director. In 2008 10tacle Studios AG went bankrupt, as a result of which also Reakktor Media. Unlike the parent company, however, the developer company was able to break free from bankruptcy with the support of new investors and develop Black Prophecy to the end.
In January 2011, Gamigo briefly took a 19.9% stake in Reakktor Media and took over all trademarks and copyrights to Black Prophecy . The game was released in March 2011. It was based on an extensive background story by Michael Marrakech and, as a “space-action MMO”, did not compete against the more tactically oriented EVE Online . In December 2011, Managing Director Kirk Lenke bought them back and thus held 100% of the shares in Reakktor. On February 15, 2012, Reakktor Media had to file for bankruptcy again (AG Hannover, Ref .: 909 IN 152/12 - 0), on September 26, 2012 Black Prophecy ceased operations. In an announcement by the Hanover District Court on October 8, 2012, it was determined that Reakktor Media's insolvency estate was insufficient to cover its liabilities.
Reakktor media holding GmbH (Hanover District Court HRB 206552), which originally held the stakes in the insolvent reakktor media company for the development of multimedia applications (Hanover District Court HRB 57977), has been trading as Nukkdogg GmbH since May 2014. In August 2014, Reaktor Studios GmbH reported a new start under the long-standing corporate domain reakktor.com, according to the legal notice under the management of Martin Schwiezer. The arena shooter Toxikk was released in 2016 as the first game of the newly founded studio .
Published games
as Century Interactive
- 1992: Subtrade: Return to Irata (Amiga, DOS)
- 1993: Cyberzerk (Amiga)
- 1996: Bermuda Syndrome (Windows)
as Reakktor.com/Reakktor Media
- 2002: Neocron (Windows)
- 2004: Neocron 2: Beyond Dome of York (Windows)
- 2011: Black Prophecy (Windows)
literature
- Reakktor Media In: Winnie Forster : Lexicon of computer and video game makers. First edition, p. 265. ISBN 978-3-00-021584-1 .
Web links
- Homepage of Reakktor Media GmbH
- Reakktor Media at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joerg Spies: reakktor media GmbH insolvency proceedings canceled. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010 ; Retrieved May 14, 2010 .
- ↑ Insolvency: mb Software also has no more money
- ↑ Online gaming: Neocron starts in November
- ↑ Online gaming: Neocron starts in November
- ↑ German game developers found NorthStar Developers
- ↑ 10tacel takes over reactor
- ↑ German MMORPG pioneer Reakktor is renovated
- ↑ Gamigo participates in Reakktor
- ↑ After bankruptcy: Reakktor wants to score points with MMO competence ( memento of the original from February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ On our own behalf: gamigo on the insolvency of Reakktor Media / operations and service of "Black Prophecy" not affected
- ↑ Last gasp for Black Prophecy developer Reakktor
- ↑ Black Prophecy says goodbye today with parties ( memento of the original from February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Announcement of the re-establishment of the Reakktor Studios ( memento of the original from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Toxikk: Old-school shooter from the indie studio
