Flying Wild Hog

Flying Wild Hog Sp. z o.o. is a Polish video game developer based in Warsaw and founded in 2009. The company is best known for the 2013 reboot of Shadow Warrior, and its 2016 sequel, Shadow Warrior 2.

Flying Wild Hog Sp. z o.o.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2009 (2009)
Headquarters
Warsaw
,
Poland
Number of locations
3 studios (2018)
Key people
Michał Szustak (CEO)
Number of employees
200+[1] (2019)
Parent
  • Supernova Capital (2019–2020)
  • Koch Media (2020–present)
Websiteflyingwildhog.com

History

Flying Wild Hog was established in 2009. The studio worked on their own Road Hog Engine, a video game engine, which resulted in their first title Hard Reset released in September 2011.[2][3][4] In April 2012, Flying Wild Hog has released Hard Reset: Exile,[5][6][7] a free DLC for Hard Reset. In September 2013, they released Shadow Warrior, which was published by Devolver Digital, with the sequel, Shadow Warrior 2 having been announced in 2015 for a 2016 release.[8][9] On 7 December 2015, Flying Wild Hog opened a new division in Kraków, led by Michał Kuk.[10]

Flying Wild Hog was acquired in March 2019 by Supernova Capital, an investment firm started by the former CEO of Splash Damage, Paul Wedgwood, and other members from Splash Damage. The acquisition provides financial security for Flying Wild Hog to focus more on its game development.[11] As of November 2019, Flying Wild Hog is working on three unannounced video games.[12] One of which would be published by Focus Home Interactive.[13]

In July 2020, Shadow Warrior 3 was announced for a 2021 release.[14]

In November 2020, Embracer Group announced that they acquired the company through Koch Media, which will be the parent company.[15][16]

Games developed
Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
2011 Hard Reset Microsoft Windows Flying Wild Hog
2013 Shadow Warrior Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Devolver Digital
2014 Juju Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Flying Wild Hog
2016 Hard Reset Redux Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Gambitious Digital Entertainment
Shadow Warrior 2 Devolver Digital
2020 Devolverland Expo Microsoft Windows
2021 Shadow Warrior 3
Evil West Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Focus Home Interactive

References
  1. http://flyingwildhog.com/
  2. "Shooters Get a Hard Reset". IGN. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. "Flying Wild Hog's first game, Hard Reset, shooting to PC in September". Joystiq. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. "Hard Reset boots up September 13". GameSpot. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. "Gift That Keeps On Gibbing: Hard Reset's Free DLC". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  6. "Hard Reset Just Got Longer With Free Exile DLC". GameSpy. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  7. "Hard Reset Extended Edition, Exile DLC finally available on Steam". vg247. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  8. "Shadow Warrior launching Sept. 26, decapi-tastic trailer released". Polygon. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  9. "Shadow Warrior Launch Date Revealed for PC". IGN. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  10. Morawski, Łukasz (8 December 2015). "Flying Wild Hog z nowym studiem". Ekspert Ceneo (in Polish). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  11. O'Conner, Alice (18 March 2019). "Splash cash: Shadow Warrior studio Flying Wild Hog bought up". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. Breczk, Bolesław (16 November 2019). "Legenda "ratuje" polskie Flying Wild Hog. "Po setnym pracowniku firmy upadają"". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  13. Wallace, Chris (30 September 2020). "Focus Home Interactive partners with Flying Wild Hog for an upcoming title". MCVUK. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  14. "Shadow Warrior 3 - Teaser Trailer". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. "Embracer Group acquires 34BigThings, Flying Wild Hog, Nimble Giant Entertainment, Purple Lamp Studios, Snapshot Games, Zen Studios, more". Gematsu. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  16. Takahashi, Dean (17 November 2020). "Embracer Group acquires 10 game studios and a PR firm". Venture Beat. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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