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Attic Entertainment Software

The Attic Entertainment Software GmbH was a German video game developer and publisher that was founded in September 1990 by Hans-Jürgen Brändle, Jochen Hamma and Guido Henkel in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg. Attic has been inactive since 2001. The founder, Hans-Jürgen Brändle, was reported to have died in Las Vegas during the month of August, 2005.

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Attic Entertainment Software GmbH
TypeGmbH
IndustryVideo game development, publishing
FoundedSeptember 1990
Defunct2001
HeadquartersAlbstadt, Baden-Württemberg
Key people
Guido Henkel
Hans-Jürgen Brändle
Jochen Hamma
ProductsRealms of Arkania series
OwnerJochen Hamma
Websitewww.attic.de (web.archive.org)

The Attic Entertainment Software GmbH was a German video game developer and publisher that was founded in September 1990 by Hans-Jürgen Brändle, Jochen Hamma and Guido Henkel in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg. Attic has been inactive since 2001. The founder, Hans-Jürgen Brändle, was reported to have died in Las Vegas during the month of August, 2005.1

Attic's breakthrough was the so-called Northlands Trilogy (Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny, Realms of Arkania: Star Trail and Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva), a series of role-playing video games based upon the popular German tabletop role-playing game The Dark Eye.

List of games

Unreleased

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References

  1. "Attic Entertainment Software GmbH". Retrieved 28 December 2012.