PRESS RELEASE 1/2011
Prague, 21/7/2011
For immediate release
Today, July 21st 2011, a new video game development studio was formed in Prague, Czech Republic. The company, Prague Game Studios, will operate under the label Warhorse Studios.
Warhorse is a brain-child of two game industry veterans, Mr. Daniel Vavra and Mr. Martin Klima. The development team will include other experienced developers, with proven multi-platform track record. Their games include some of the most successful titles ever produced in the Czech Republic, including Mafia, Mafia 2 and Operation Flashpoint.
The studio secured an investment from private individuals.
More information about the studio and their work can be found on the company website at http://www.warhorsestudios.cz.
About Mr. Daniel Vavra: Director and Design Lead for Mafia, designer and screen writer for Mafia II. Dan has more than ten years of experience in game development, going back as a 2D artist on 16bit computers. He was nominated for Game Developers Choice Awards Excellence in Writing for Mafia. Mafia won Game of the Year and Best Screenplay awards in many countries. Dan’s games sold more than 5 million copies combined. He also participated on Hidden&Dangerous and other projects.
About Mr. Martin Klima: The author of fantasy pen-and-paper RPG Dragon's Lair. In 1997, Martin founded ALTAR interactive becoming the Executive Producer. After releasing Fish fillets in 1997 the studio created real-time strategy Original War three year later. ALTAR then published trilogy UFO: Aftermath, UFO: Aftershock and UFO: Afterlight. Martin then moved to Codemasters in UK and worked on Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising.
Mafia and Mafia 2 are registered trademarks of Take 2 Interactive Software Inc.
Operation Flashpoint and related trademarks are trademarks of Codemasters Software Company Ltd.