Étranges Libellules
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | January 14, 1994 |
| Founder | Frédérique Blanc Jean-Christophe Blanc Sylvie Silvy Pascal Silvy Jean-Marie Nazaret Frédérique Nazaret[1] |
| Defunct | June 29, 2012 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | See complete products listing |
Number of employees | 120 (2010)[1] |
Étranges Libellules S.A. (French for "strange dragonflies") was a French video game developer based in the Villeurbanne commune of Lyon.
Founded in 1994 by former Infogrames developers, Étranges Libellules started out as a support studio, working on Little Big Adventure (1994) and Alone in the Dark 3 (1995) among other titles. The studio began developing games in 1997.[2] In 2001, the studio's first game, Kirikou (based on the 1998 animated film Kirikou and the Sorceress), was released. Throughout its life, the studio mainly developed licensed video games, but it did develop one title in an existing video game series; The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008).
After a period of financial struggles, the studio went bankrupt in 2012, and went into receivership that April. It was officially liquidated on June 29, 2012.[3]
At the time of its closure, the studio was developing a prototype project for the Kinect. This project was ultimately cancelled with the studio's demise.[4]
Games developed
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kirikou | PlayStation |
| 2002 | The Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation |
| 2003 | Asterix & Obelix XXL | GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 |
| 2005 | Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 |
| 2007 | Arthur and the Invisibles | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Asterix at the Olympic Games | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360 | |
| 2008 | The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii |
| How to Train Your Dragon | PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
References
- ^ a b Le Moal, Quentin. "Rest In Play : retour sur Étranges Libellules et entretien avec ses fondateurs Frédérique et Jean-Christophe Blanc & Frédérique Nazaret". SuperPouvoir. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Rest In Play : L'histoire d'Étranges Libellules (Astérix et Obélix XXL) et interview de ses fondateurs, Frédérique et Jean-Christophe Blanc - Superpouvoir.comSuperpouvoir.com" (in French). 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ RaHaN (2012-06-29). "Le studio Etranges Libellules ferme ses portes - La liquidation a été prononcée par le Tribunal hier". gameblog (in French). Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ "Rest In Play : L'histoire d'Étranges Libellules (Astérix et Obélix XXL) et interview de ses fondateurs, Frédérique et Jean-Christophe Blanc - Superpouvoir.comSuperpouvoir.com" (in French). 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2026-01-29.