Aventurine SA

Aventurine - S.A.
Native name
ΑΒΕΝΤΟΥΡΙΝ ΑΕ
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryVideo games
GenreMassively multiplayer online role-playing games
Founded2003[a]
FounderZad El Mehdawi, Tasos Flambouras, Spiros Iordanis
HeadquartersApostolou Pavlou 10B, Marousi 15123[2][3][4] ,
Athens
,
Greece
Key people
  • Costas Coucopoulos (CEO;CFO)[5]
  • El Mechntaoui Zant (CEO ; President, 2010-2013)
  • Anastasios Flambouras (VP, 2010-2013)[6][1] Iordanis Spyridon (VP, 2010-2015[7])
  • Lampadarios Konstantinos (Member of Board of directors, 2010-2013)
  • El Mechntaoui Feirouz (Member of Board of directors, 2010-2013)
  • Claus Grovdal (Game Design, 2003-2014)
  • Vangelis Kalaitzis (Game Design)
  • Al Stellakis (Writing)
  • Henning Ludvigsen (Art Director, 2003-2010)
  • Ricki Sickenger (Game Logic, 2003-2010)
  • Kjetil Helland (Lead Programmer)
  • Erik Sperling Johansen (Lead Server Programmer, 2003-2010)
  • Thanasis Nikolopoulos (Programming)
  • Jon Massey (Programming)
ProductsDarkfall, Darkfall Unholy Wars
Services
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RevenueUS$6'000'000[b]
Total equity€2,374,113[1] (common shares)
Number of employees
48
WebsiteAventurine SA homepage

Aventurine SA (Greek: ΑΒΕΝΤΟΥΡΙΝ ΑΕ, romanized: AVENTOURIN AE)[1][c] 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.[9][10]

History

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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.[11]

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.[12][13]

Titles

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Darkfall

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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.[14]

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.[15][16]

Darkfall Unholy Wars

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Main article: Darkfall Unholy Wars

Darkfall Unholy Wars is the sequel of Darkfall and was released on April 16, 2013[17] and discontinued in May, 2016.[18]

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.[19][20]

Technology

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Aventurine's core technology consists of their independently created, real-time 3D engine.[21]

Research projects

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Aventurine participates in formal research initiatives in order to benefit from the collaborative research networks supported by European Union Frameworks. Some examples include:[22]

Notes

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  1. ^ The company was officially founded on 18th November 2002, according to the Greek General Commercial Register[1]
  2. ^ The revenue according to the company's page on Zoominfo.
  3. ^ SA or S.A. is a type of limited company. For more information, refer to the Wikipedia article S.A. (corporation)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "General Commercial Register(G.E.MI.)". Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce.
  2. ^ "Legal Info: WebSite Terms of Service". Darkfall Online. 2013. Retrieved 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, [...]
  3. ^ "Aventurine: about (old version)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ Apologismos Oikonomikou Etous 2013 Απολογισμός Οικονομικού Έτους 2013 [Financial Year 2013 Report] (PDF) (Report) (in Greek). National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Directorate of Endowments - Accounting Department. 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  5. ^ "Aventurine SA Management Team". CB Insights.
  6. ^ "The Founder Institute in Athens". industrydisruptors. 2014.
  7. ^ "Anakoinosi - Emporiko kai Viomichaniko Epimelitirio Athinon" Ανακοίνωση - Εμπορικό και Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο Αθηνών [Announcement - Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry] (PDF) (Announcement) (in Greek). Athens: Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 2015-07-01. Ε/Ο.ΓΔ.110.03-02 (The gr: "Ε/Ο.ΓΔ." concerns the coding of a General Correspondence document in accordance with the ISO 2001:2015 quality management system, according to which the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry is certified. In English it can be translated as: "D/GPD"="Document/General Procedure Directive", so the coding "Ε/Ο.ΓΔ.110.03-02" would have the english equivelant "D/G.P.D.110.03-02".)' – via General Commercial Register(G.E.MI.). Την 01/07/2015 καταχωρήθηκε στο Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο (Γ.Ε.ΜΗ.), με ΚΑΚ 498705, και στη μερίδα της Ανώνυμης Εταιρείας με την επωνυμία «ΑΒΕΝΤΟΥΡΙΝ (AVENTURINE) ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ», το διακριτικό τίτλο «AVENTURINE S.A.» και αριθμό ΓΕΜΗ 004984401000, η από 07/04/2015 «Εξώδικη Δήλωση παραίτησης» του κ. Σπύρου Ιορδάνη του Γεωργίου, [...] που επιδόθηκε στο ΓΕΜΗ, στις 09/04/2015 από τους Δικαστικούς Επιμελητές κυρίους Γεώργιο Δήλερη και Αθανάσιο Τσόγκα, σύμφωνα με την οποία δηλώνει την παραίτησή του από τη θέση του απλού Μέλους του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου της ανωτέρω Ανώνυμης Εταιρείας. [On 01/07/2015, the company was registered in the General Commercial Register (G.E.M.I.), with the registration number 498705, and in the register of the Public Limited Company under the name "ΑΒΕΝΤΟΥΡΙΝ (AVENTURINE) S.A.", with the distinctive title "AVENTURINE S.A." and GEMI number 004984401000, the "Extrajudicial Resignation Statement" dated 07/04/2015 of Mr. Spyros Iordanis of George, [...] which was served at the General Registry of Civil Registry on 09/04/2015 by the Bailiffs Mr. Georgios Dileris and Mr. Athanasios Tsongas, according to which he resigns from his position as a simple Member of the Board of Directors of the above mentioned Public Limited Company.]
  8. ^ "Trade Marks Journal". Trade Marks Journal Singapore (PDF) (No. 031/2012 ed.): 324. 2012.
  9. ^ "Aventurine : Jobs". www.aventurine.gr. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  10. ^ "Aventurine : Darkfall Game". www.aventurine.gr. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  11. ^ "Darkfall Interview". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  12. ^ "Darkfall Developer Journal #1: About Adventurine". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  13. ^ "Aventurine : About". www.aventurine.gr. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  14. ^ "Past & Present Subscribers Play Free". MMORPG. 2012-10-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  15. ^ Capital.gr. "Audiovisual: MoU με την Aventurine, προς ομολογιακό έως €25 εκατ" [Audiovisual: MoU with Aventurine, towards a bond of up to €25 million]. Capital.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-09-01. 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.]
  16. ^ Anagnostou, Nikos (2009-08-11). "Darkfall: A Norse startup saga transposed to Greece". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  17. ^ "Darkfall Unholy Wars Launch - April 16". Darkfallonline. 2013-04-04. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  18. ^ "Aventurine S.A." Aventurine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  19. ^ "Darkfall from Greece to Asia". mmoculture. June 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  20. ^ "Διείσδυση της ελληνικής εταιρείας Aventurine στην Ασία". ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ (in Greek). 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  21. ^ "Aventurine : About : Technology". www.aventurine.gr. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  22. ^ "Research". Aventurine. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
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