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{{Short description|Finnish video game developer}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = RedLynx Oy
| name = RedLynx Ltd
| logo = RedLynx logo.png
| logo =
| logo_size =
| native_name = RedLynx Oy
| former_name = Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy {{small|(2000–04)}}
| former_name = Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy {{small|(2000–04)}}
| type = [[Limited company]] ({{Lang|fi|[[osakeyhtiö]]}}), [[subsidiary]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000|08|17}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000|08|17}}
| founder = {{Unbulleted list|[[Atte Ilvessuo]]|[[Antti Ilvessuo]]}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Atte Ilvessuo|Antti Ilvessuo}}
| hq_location_city = [[Helsinki]]
| hq_location_city = [[Helsinki]]
| hq_location_country = [[Finland]]
| hq_location_country = [[Finland]]
| key_people = Celine Pasula {{small|([[managing director]])}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/fingersoftin-ex-toimitusjohtaja-siirtyy-ubisoft-redlynxin-johtoon/f1cd12e1-cdbd-4818-aed5-124f723b0cb6 |title=Fingersoftin ex-toimitusjohtaja siirtyy Ubisoft RedLynxin johtoon |trans-title=The ex-CEO of Fingersoft will take over management of Ubisoft RedLynx<!--via Google Translate--> |last=Erkko |first=Anni |date=22 February 2021 |website=[[Kauppalehti]] |language=fi |access-date=23 November 2023 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
| key_people = Joonas Tamminen {{small|([[managing director]])}}
| products = ''[[Trials (series)|Trials]]'' series
| products = ''[[Trials (series)|Trials]]'' series
| revenue = [[€]]11.8 million
| num_employees = 110
| revenue_year = 2022{{r|kauppa-1}}
| num_employees_year = 2014
| num_employees = 135
| num_employees_year = 2022{{r|kauppa-1}}
| parent = [[Ubisoft]] {{small|(2011–present)}}
| parent = [[Ubisoft]] {{small|(2011–present)}}
| website = {{URL|redlynx.com}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.redlynx.com/}}
}}
}}
[[File:RedLynx logo.png|thumb|Former logo of RedLynx]]
'''RedLynx Ltd''' (also known as '''Ubisoft RedLynx''', natively '''RedLynx Oy''', formerly '''Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy''') is a Finnish [[video game developer]] founded in 2000. The company is based in [[Helsinki]].{{r|kauppa-1}} It is best known for the ''[[Trials (series)|Trials]]'' series of racing games. RedLynx was acquired by [[Ubisoft]] in 2011.


== History ==
'''RedLynx Oy''' (formerly '''Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy''') is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[video game developer]] based in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. The company was founded in August 2000 under the name Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot ({{literally}} ''Red Lynx Laboratories'') by brothers Atte and Antti Ilvessuo, and was officially renamed RedLynx in March 2004. In November 2011, RedLynx was acquired by French publisher [[Ubisoft]].
RedLynx was founded by brothers Atte and Antti Ilvessuo on 17 August 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/49114/global-game-from-starting-out-to-selling-up-redlynx-on-how-to-thrive-in-helsinki/ |title=Global Game: From starting out to selling up – RedLynx on how to thrive in Helsinki |last=Barron |first=Joseph |date=7 March 2013 |website=[[PocketGamer.Biz]] |accessdate=7 November 2023}}</ref> They had also founded the video game developer WAH-Software earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kauppinen |first=Jukka O. |author-link=:fi:Jukka O. Kauppinen |date=9 July 2021 |title=Phobia III - Edge of Humanity - julkaisematon ennakkoartikkeli vm. 2003 |url=https://jukkaokauppinen.blogspot.com/2021/07/phobia3.html |access-date=23 November 2023 |website=jukkaokauppinen.blogspot.com |language=fi |type=Blog}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2023|reason=Blog post by an author with an article on the Finnish Wikipedia, but not the English one.}} RedLynx started as a small independent game development studio, focusing on [[Mobile game|mobile]] and [[browser game]]s. In the 2000s, RedLynx developed games for [[Nokia]] mobile phones, including [[N-Gage (device)|N-Gage]] titles like ''[[Pathway to Glory]]'', ''[[High Seize]]'' and ''[[Reset Generation]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-trials-of-trials-article |title=The Trials of Trials |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=18 November 2009 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> The company originally operated under the name Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot ({{literally}} ''Red Lynx Laboratories''), but it was renamed RedLynx on 3 June 2004.<ref name="kauppa-1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.kauppalehti.fi/yritykset/yritys/redlynx+oy/1614092-1 |title=RedLynx Oy |website=[[Kauppalehti]] |language=fi |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> RedLynx was acquired by French [[video game publisher]] [[Ubisoft]] on 2 November 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-acquires-trials-studio/1100-6343644/ |title=Ubisoft acquires Trials studio |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |date=2 November 2011 |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=7 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-acquires-redlynx-for-undisclosed-amount |title=Ubisoft acquires Trials developer RedLynx |last=Pearson |first=Dan |date=2 November 2011 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |accessdate=7 November 2023}}</ref>


==Games==
== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''Trials''&nbsp;— [[Java applet]] (2000)<ref name="trialshistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.redlynxtrials.com/trialslegends/history/|title=History of Trials|work=RedLynx Trials|publisher=RedLynx|accessdate=27 February 2014}}</ref>
! Year
* ''Trials Bike Basic''&nbsp;— Java applet (2003)<ref name="trialshistory"/>
! Title
* ''Trials Bike Pro''&nbsp;— Java (2003)<ref name="trialshistory"/>
! Platform(s)
* ''[[Pathway to Glory]]''&nbsp;— [[Nokia N-Gage]] (2004)
|-
* ''Trials Construction Yard''&nbsp;— Java (2004)<ref name="trialshistory"/>
| 2000
* ''[[High Seize]]''&nbsp;— Nokia N-Gage (2005)
| ''[[Trials (video game)|Trials]]''
* ''[[Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands]]''&nbsp;— Nokia N-Gage (2005)
| rowspan="2" | [[Browser game|Browser]]
* ''Trials Mountain Heights''&nbsp;— Java (2005)<ref name="trialshistory"/>
|-
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command]]''&nbsp;— [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]] (2007)
| rowspan="2" | 2003
* ''Trials 2''&nbsp;— Flash, [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] (2007)<ref name="trialshistory"/>
| ''[[Trials Bike Basic]]''
* ''[[Trials 2: Second Edition]]''&nbsp;— Windows (2008)<ref name="trialshistory"/>
|-
* ''[[Reset Generation]]''&nbsp;— [[N-Gage (service)|N-Gage]], Windows, [[Mac OS X]] (2008)
| ''[[Trials Bike Pro]]''
* ''[[Monster Trucks Nitro]]''&nbsp;— Windows, Mac OS X, [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] (2008)
| [[Java (software platform)|Java]]
* ''Trials Dynamite Tumble''&nbsp;— Flash (2008)<ref name="trialshistory"/>
|-
* ''DrawRace''&nbsp;— iOS (2009)
| rowspan="2" | 2004
* ''[[Monster Trucks Nitro|Monster Trucks Nitro II]]''&nbsp;— iOS (2009)
| ''[[Pathway to Glory]]''
* ''[[Trials HD]]''&nbsp;— [[Xbox 360]] ([[Xbox Live Arcade|XBLA]]) (2009)
| [[N-Gage (device)|N-Gage]]
* ''Trials Legends''&nbsp;— Windows (2010)
|-
* ''[[1000 Heroz]]''&nbsp;— iOS (2011)
| ''[[Trials Construction Yard]]''
* ''[[DrawRace 2]]''&nbsp;— iOS, Android (2011, 2012)
| Java
* ''[[MotoHeroz]]''&nbsp;— [[Wii]] ([[WiiWare]]), iOS (2011), Android (2013)
|-
* ''[[Trials Evolution]]''&nbsp;— Xbox 360 (XBLA) (2012)
| rowspan="3" | 2005
* ''Nutty Fluffies''&nbsp;— iOS (2012)
| ''[[High Seize]]''
* ''[[Trials Evolution|Trials Evolution: Gold Edition]]''&nbsp;— Windows (2013)
| rowspan="2" | N-Gage
* ''Trials Frontier''&nbsp;— [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]] (2014)
|-
* ''[[Trials Fusion]]''&nbsp;— [[PlayStation 4]], Windows, Xbox 360, [[Xbox One]] (2014)
| ''[[Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands]]''
* ''Trials of the Blood Dragon''&nbsp;— PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One (2016)
|-
* ''DrawRace 3 : World Championship''&nbsp;- Android, iOS (2017)
| ''[[Trials Mountain Heights]]''
| Java
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command]]''
| [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]]
|-
| ''[[Trials 2]]''
| Browser, [[Microsoft Windows]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008
| ''[[Trials 2: Second Edition]]''
| Microsoft Windows
|-
| ''[[Reset Generation]]''
| Microsoft Windows, N-Gage
|-
| ''[[Monster Trucks Nitro]]''
| Browser, [[Mac OS X]], Microsoft Windows, [[iOS]]
|-
| ''[[Trials Dynamite Tumble]]''
| Browser
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''[[DrawRace]]''
| rowspan="2" | iOS
|-
| ''[[Monster Trucks Nitro II]]''
|-
| ''[[Trials HD]]''
| [[Xbox 360]]
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Trials Legends]]''
| Microsoft Windows
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''[[1000 Heroz]]''
| iOS
|-
| ''[[DrawRace 2]]''
| Android, iOS
|-
| ''[[MotoHeroz]]''
| Android, iOS, [[Wii]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Trials Evolution]]''
| Xbox 360
|-
| ''[[Nutty Fluffies]]''
| iOS
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Trials Evolution: Gold Edition]]''
| Microsoft Windows
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Trials Frontier]]''
| Android, iOS
|-
| ''[[Trials Fusion]]''
| Microsoft Windows, [[PlayStation 4]], Xbox 360, [[Xbox One]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Trials of the Blood Dragon]]''
| Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[DrawRace 3: World Championship]]''
| rowspan="2" | Android, iOS
|-
| ''[[South Park: Phone Destroyer]]''
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Trials Rising]]''
| Microsoft Windows, [[Nintendo Switch]], PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Tom Clancy's The Division 2]]''
| [[Google Stadia|Stadia]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gameindustry.com/news-industry-happenings/tom-clancys-the-division-2-warlords-of-new-york-deploys-to-stadia/ |title=Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Warlords of New York Deploys to Stadia |date=17 March 2020 |website=Game Industry News |publisher=Noble Order Press Enterprises Inc. |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''Gwen's Getaway''
| Android, iOS<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.v2.fi/uutiset/pelit/37731/Ubisoft-Redlynxin-tuorein-peli-on-jotain-aivan-muuta-kuin-mopolla-paristelya/ |title=Ubisoft Redlynxin tuorein peli on jotain aivan muuta kuin mopolla päristelyä |last=Pärssinen |first=Manu |date=5 September 2023 |website=[[V2.fi]] |language=fi |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.redlynx.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://www.redlynx.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 08:02, 16 April 2024

RedLynx Ltd
Native name
RedLynx Oy
FormerlyPunainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy (2000–04)
Company typeLimited company (osakeyhtiö), subsidiary
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded17 August 2000; 24 years ago (2000-08-17)
Founders
  • Atte Ilvessuo
  • Antti Ilvessuo
Headquarters
Helsinki
,
Finland
Key people
Celine Pasula (managing director)[1]
ProductsTrials series
Revenue€11.8 million (2022[2])
Number of employees
135 (2022[2])
ParentUbisoft (2011–present)
Websitewww.redlynx.com
Former logo of RedLynx

RedLynx Ltd (also known as Ubisoft RedLynx, natively RedLynx Oy, formerly Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy) is a Finnish video game developer founded in 2000. The company is based in Helsinki.[2] It is best known for the Trials series of racing games. RedLynx was acquired by Ubisoft in 2011.

History

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RedLynx was founded by brothers Atte and Antti Ilvessuo on 17 August 2000.[3] They had also founded the video game developer WAH-Software earlier.[4][unreliable source?] RedLynx started as a small independent game development studio, focusing on mobile and browser games. In the 2000s, RedLynx developed games for Nokia mobile phones, including N-Gage titles like Pathway to Glory, High Seize and Reset Generation.[5] The company originally operated under the name Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot (lit. Red Lynx Laboratories), but it was renamed RedLynx on 3 June 2004.[2] RedLynx was acquired by French video game publisher Ubisoft on 2 November 2011.[6][7]

Games developed

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Year Title Platform(s)
2000 Trials Browser
2003 Trials Bike Basic
Trials Bike Pro Java
2004 Pathway to Glory N-Gage
Trials Construction Yard Java
2005 High Seize N-Gage
Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands
Trials Mountain Heights Java
2007 Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
Trials 2 Browser, Microsoft Windows
2008 Trials 2: Second Edition Microsoft Windows
Reset Generation Microsoft Windows, N-Gage
Monster Trucks Nitro Browser, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, iOS
Trials Dynamite Tumble Browser
2009 DrawRace iOS
Monster Trucks Nitro II
Trials HD Xbox 360
2010 Trials Legends Microsoft Windows
2011 1000 Heroz iOS
DrawRace 2 Android, iOS
MotoHeroz Android, iOS, Wii
2012 Trials Evolution Xbox 360
Nutty Fluffies iOS
2013 Trials Evolution: Gold Edition Microsoft Windows
2014 Trials Frontier Android, iOS
Trials Fusion Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
2016 Trials of the Blood Dragon Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2017 DrawRace 3: World Championship Android, iOS
South Park: Phone Destroyer
2019 Trials Rising Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2020 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Stadia[8]
2023 Gwen's Getaway Android, iOS[9]

References

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  1. ^ Erkko, Anni (22 February 2021). "Fingersoftin ex-toimitusjohtaja siirtyy Ubisoft RedLynxin johtoon" [The ex-CEO of Fingersoft will take over management of Ubisoft RedLynx]. Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "RedLynx Oy". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ^ Barron, Joseph (7 March 2013). "Global Game: From starting out to selling up – RedLynx on how to thrive in Helsinki". PocketGamer.Biz. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ Kauppinen, Jukka O. [in Finnish] (9 July 2021). "Phobia III - Edge of Humanity - julkaisematon ennakkoartikkeli vm. 2003". jukkaokauppinen.blogspot.com (Blog) (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ Purchese, Robert (18 November 2009). "The Trials of Trials". Eurogamer. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials studio". GameSpot. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ Pearson, Dan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials developer RedLynx". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Warlords of New York Deploys to Stadia". Game Industry News. Noble Order Press Enterprises Inc. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ^ Pärssinen, Manu (5 September 2023). "Ubisoft Redlynxin tuorein peli on jotain aivan muuta kuin mopolla päristelyä". V2.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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