Aventurine SA explained

Aventurine SA is a Greek independent video game developer and publisher founded in 2003, located in Athens, Greece. They are the developers of Darkfall, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, also known as Darkfall Online.^{[5] [6]}

History

In July 2000 Claus Grovdal, Kjetil Helland and Ricki Sickenger founded Razorwax AS in Oslo, Norway for the purpose of making online games. Soon they were joined by Erik Sperling Johansen and Henning Ludvigsen and in August 2001, they announced the development of Darkfall.^[7]

In 2002 the group relocated to join Zad El Mehdawi, Tasos Flambouras and Spiros Iordanis and found Aventurine SA in Athens, Greece, in order to continue developing Darkfall.^{[8] [9]}

Titles

Darkfall

See main article: Darkfall. Darkfall Online is sandbox MMORPG released on February 25, 2009 and was published in North America and Europe. Darkfall Online's servers shut down on November 15, 2012.^[10]

In the summer of 2008 it signed a deal with the Greek media and entertainment group, Audiovisual Enterprises, for the Darkfall distribution rights in Europe.^{[11] [12]}

Darkfall Unholy Wars

See main article: Darkfall Unholy Wars. Darkfall Unholy Wars is the sequel of Darkfall and was released on April 16, 2013^[13] and discontinued in May, 2016.^[14]

In June 2012 Aventurine signed a deal with MGame Corporation, a Korean game publisher and developer, to release the new version of Darkfall to the Asian market.^{[15] [16]}

Technology

Aventurine's core technology consists of their independently created, real-time 3D engine.^[17]

Research projects

Aventurine participates in formal research initiatives in order to benefit from the collaborative research networks supported by European Union Frameworks. Some examples include:^[18]

• Aventurine received development grants for Darkfall Online by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Hellenic Ministry of Development related to law 3299/2004 (Private Investment for Economic Growth and Regional Convergence)
• The project "Development, Marketing and Distribution of the Subscription-Based Online Game Darkfall" was funded by the Information Society under Measure 4.3 "Advanced telecommunications services for the citizen", for the Action "Funding of Enterprises for Implementation of Advanced Broadband Services".
• The Hellenic Secretariat of Research and Technology funded Aventurine's research proposal for the design and development of next generation 3D engine technologies.
• Partner in a joint research proposal on Virtual Collaborative Environments with the University of Dublin, MIT's MediaLab Europe, Siemens, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, and SINTEF Telecom and Informatics, under the EU Sixth Framework Programme's e-Inclusion research initiative.
• Partner in a joint research proposal on the development, validation and promotion of a standard file format designed to support the efficient reuse of 3D data. Other partners include the Politecnico di Torino, Samtech Group, GiugaroSPA, CSA Spain, University of Dresden, Octaga, Living Solids, Instituto Technologico de Catilla y Leon. The research was part of the EU's Specific Targeted Research Projects.

See also

• Video games in Greece

External links

• Aventurine SA homepage
• Darkfall Unholy Wars
• Aventurine Mini Documentary

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legal Info: WebSite Terms of Service. . 2013 . . 2024-09-01 . If you have any questions about these Terms of Service of Aventurine, please contact us at the following address: Aventurine S.A. Apostolou Pavlou 10B, Marousi 15123 Greece, [...].
2. Web site: Aventurine: about (old version). https://web.archive.org/web/20091018134919/http://www.aventurine.gr/contact.html. 2024-09-01. 2009-10-18. deviated.
3. Apologismos Oikonomikou Etous 2013 . Financial Year 2013 Report . el:Απολογισμός Οικονομικού Έτους 2013 . National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

   Directorate of Endowments - Accounting Department

   . 2013 . 2024-09-01 . 1 . el.
4. PDF. 324. en. Trade Marks Journal. Trade Marks Journal Singapore. No. 031/2012. 2012.
5. Web site: Aventurine : Jobs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701050222/https://www.aventurine.gr/jobs/index.html . 2022-07-01 . 2024-09-01 . www.aventurine.gr.
6. Web site: Aventurine : Darkfall Game . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926095142/https://www.aventurine.gr/about/darkfall.html . 2022-09-26 . 2024-09-01 . www.aventurine.gr.
7. Web site: Darkfall Interview . 2013-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218045845/http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/features/interviews/darkfall.shtml . 2012-02-18 .
8. Web site: Darkfall Developer Journal #1: About Adventurine. 2013-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051258/http://www.warcry.com/articles/view/devjournals/darkfalljournals/3331-Darkfall-Developer-Journal-1-About-Adventurine. 2013-12-03. dead.
9. Web site: Aventurine : About . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926095142/http://www.aventurine.gr/about/ . 2022-09-26 . 2024-09-01 . www.aventurine.gr.
10. Web site: 2012-10-16 . Past & Present Subscribers Play Free . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010850/http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/4/view/news/page/1/read/25814/Darkfall-Past-Present-Subscribers-Play-Free.html . 2013-12-03 . 2013-04-11 . MMORPG.
11. Web site: Capital.gr . Audiovisual: MoU με την Aventurine, προς ομολογιακό έως €25 εκατ. . Audiovisual: MoU with Aventurine, towards a bond of up to €25 million . 2024-09-01 . Capital.gr . el . Στην υπογραφή μνημονίου συνεργασίας με την εταιρεία Aventurine, με αντικείμενο την αποκλειστική έκδοση, διανομή και εκμετάλλευση διαδικτυακών συνδρομητικών παιχνιδιών (on line gaming) σε όλες τις χώρες της Ευρώπης προχώρησε η Audiovisual όπως ανακοίνωσε ο πρόεδρος της εταιρείας κ. Ιωάννης Κουρτέσης, σύμφωνα με επίσημη ανακοίνωση της εισηγμένης. . Audiovisual has signed a memorandum of understanding with the company Aventurine for the exclusive publication, distribution and exploitation of online subscription games (on line gaming) in all European countries, as announced by the company's president Mr. Ioannis Kourtesis, according to an official announcement of the listed company..
12. Web site: Anagnostou . Nikos . 2009-08-11 . Darkfall: A Norse startup saga transposed to Greece . 2024-09-01 . TechCrunch . en-US.
13. Web site: 2013-04-04 . Darkfall Unholy Wars Launch - April 16 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407130258/http://www.darkfallonline.com/news/darkfall-unholy-wars-launch-april-16/ . 2013-04-07 . 2013-04-11 . Darkfallonline.
14. Web site: Aventurine S.A. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129172152/http://www.aventurine.gr/ . 2023-01-29 . 2017-05-18 . Aventurine.
15. Web site: June 2012 . Darkfall from Greece to Asia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524142453/https://mmoculture.com/2012/06/darkfall-from-greece-to-asia/ . 2024-05-24 . 2013-04-11 . mmoculture.
16. Web site: 2012-06-12 . Διείσδυση της ελληνικής εταιρείας Aventurine στην Ασία . 2024-09-01 . ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ . el.
17. Web site: Aventurine : About : Technology . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701041608/https://www.aventurine.gr/about/technology.html . 2022-07-01 . 2024-09-01 . www.aventurine.gr.
18. Web site: Research . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20120621083714/http://www.aventurine.gr/about/research.html . 2012-06-21 . 2024-09-01 . Aventurine.