Kuro Games
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Native name | 库洛游戏 |
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| Company type | Private |
| Founded | 2014 in Zhuhai, China |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Brands | Twin Tail Battleground Punishing: Gray Raven Wuthering Waves |
Number of employees | 1500 |
| Subsidiaries | Kuro Technology (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. |
| Website | kurogames |
Kuro Games (Chinese: 库洛游戏; pinyin: Kù Luò yóuxì) is a Chinese video game development and publishing company.
The company is the creator of Punishing: Gray Raven, an action role-playing game released globally in 2021.[1] It also worked on an open-world action RPG named Wuthering Waves.[2]
History
[edit]Kuro Games was formerly known as Zhuhai Kuro Technology Co. Ltd. and was founded in 2014, when it was located in Zhuhai.[3] In 2015, Kuro Games relocated the company to Guangzhou and changed its name to Guangzhou Kuro Technology Co. The relocation and name change was a new stage in the development of Kuro Games.[4]
Kuro Games' first title, Twin Tail Battleground, was officially released in September 2016, but ceased running the service in 2018.[5] In addition to this, in 2017 Kuro Games began development of Punishing: Gray Raven, which was praised by players.[4] In the same year, Kuro Games was founded by Guangzhou Kuro Technology Company Limited, a relatively small company with only about 30 employees.[6]
On October 23, 2019, Kuro Games announced that it has received a capital increase of $30 million from Hero HootSuite, and as a result, will hold a 32.5% stake in Kuro Games. The capital increase brings more financial support and development opportunities to Kuro Games, and also shows that Kuro Games' status and value in the industry has been recognized.[7]
In 2021, Kuro Games announced a tie-in between titles Punishing: Gray Raven and Nier: Automata.[8] While in the same year, a subsidiary in Hong Kong was created.
In 2022, Kuro Games announced the open-world action game Wuthering Waves and began limited tests in China.[9] Producer Songlun Li was interviewed at the TapTap Developer Salon on July 30th.[10]
On March 17, 2023, Tencent announced that it had taken a stake in Kuro Games and held 14.33% of the company's shares. After this acquisition, the shareholding of Kuro Games was updated to 37.07% owned by Hero Hub, 14.33% by Tencent Limited, and 48.59% by the Founding Team. This move will bring more capital and technical support to Kuro Games and enhance the company's competitive strength and market position.[11]
In 2024, Kuro was #16 on Pocket Gamer's "The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2024".[12]
Games
[edit]- Twin Tail Battleground (released September 2016, discontinued)
- Punishing: Gray Raven (released December 2019)
- Wuthering Waves (released May 2024)[13]
References
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- ^ "Kuro Game Announces Open-World RPG Wuthering Waves". RPGAMER. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "半年连秀数款在研新作，广州的二次元游戏有机会追上上海吗？-游戏之声". www.gameweibo.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ a b "Kuro Game - Company Profile". kurogame.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "不看网易，广州游戏圈还能打吗？-游戏之声". www.gameweibo.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "《战双帕弥什》的幕后英雄：如何让30人草根团队用3年做到畅销第3_Daniel". www.sohu.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ "英雄互娱拟3000万增资库洛游戏，后者为《战双帕弥什》开发商 - GameRes游资网". www.gameres.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Bahamut. "《戰雙帕彌什》x《尼爾 自動人形》聯動版本正式開啟 2B、9S、A2 限時出擊". BahamutGameInfo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Bahamut. "《戰雙帕彌什》開發商新作《鳴潮》宣布將於中國展開不計費刪檔小規模技術性測試". BahamutGameInfo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "库洛游戏制作人李松伦：《鸣潮》是怎么做开放世界的 | 游戏大观 | GameLook.com.cn". www.gamelook.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "腾讯入股库洛游戏占股14.33%，后者在研开放世界游戏《鸣潮》_游戏陀螺". www.youxituoluo.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2024". PocketGamer. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Kuro New Game Relay Battle Double Another Record "Wuthering Waves" First Test Players Straight to the Top|Travelers Sky". wap.gamersky.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.