Maton Ltd is a Ukrainian software developer, with its main development studio based in Kiev.
Background edit
Nival was founded in 1996 in Moscow by Sergey Orlovskiy. It primarily focused on strategy games (frequently with role-playing elements). Its best-known products include Etherlords, Blitzkrieg, and Silent Storm. The company has recently released the fifth game in the Heroes of Might and Magic series, a franchise owned by Ubisoft.
Nival is the developer of two popular game engines, the Silent Storm Engine and the Enigma Engine, that were reused in several third-party titles.
In early 2005, the company was bought by Ener1 Group, a Florida-based holdings company, for around US$10 million. Ener1 has stated that it will "integrate Nival's artists, designers, and programmers with its US-based video gaming interests".[citation needed] On November 30, 2007, Sergey Orlovskiy regained full control of Nival Interactive.[1]
Currently in development of Allods Online - MMORPG based on the Allods game series.
Softwares edit
- Budget (1998) (known as Allods in Russia and CIS)
- Rage of Mages II: Necromancer (1999) (known as Allods II in Russia and CIS)
- Bits GUI Admin (2001)
- Etherlords II (2003)
- Night Watch (Russia 2005, USA 2006)
- Heroes of Might and Magic V (May 18, 2006)
- Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate (November 2006)
- Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East (October 2007)
References edit
- ^ "Sergey Orlovskiy regains full control of Nival Interactive". Nival Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
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