Lemon Sky Studios

Lemon Sky Studios is a CGI studio that produces art for animation and video game titles, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Lemon Sky Studios
TypePrivate
IndustryArt Outsourcing, game development, 3D animation
FoundedMalaysia (2006)
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Key people
Cheng-Fei Wong, Ken Foong,
Number of employees
300
Websitelemonskystudios.com

Major video game titles that the studio has been involved with include Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil Resistance, Warcraft III: Reforged, StarCraft: Remastered, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Gears of War 5.[1]

The studio has also done work for animation series' such as TruckTown[2] and Nickelodeon's Middle School Moguls.[3]

History

In 2010, Lemon Sky Studios was officially founded by Malaysian artists Cheng-Fei Wong and Ken Foong.[4]

In 2014, Lemon Sky signed a memorandum of understanding with Bandai Namco Singapore to facilitate partnerships on the co-development of future games.[5]

In 2015, Lemon Sky opened a new office branch in Penang, Malaysia, which currently houses a team of over 30 artists.

In 2017, Lemon Sky celebrated its anniversary by hosting an event called "Hello Lemon Sky" where members of the public were invited to the studio in a celebration of all of the studio's work in the art and animation industry thus far.[6]

In 2018, Lemon Sky debuted its first original animation title: AstroLOLogy[7] - a series of comedic animated shorts featuring a cast of 12 characters who each represent stylized versions of the western zodiac star signs.[8] As of April 2020, AstroLOLogy has reached over 566,000 subscribers on its official YouTube channel.[9] AstroLOLogy has since gone on to win numerous awards from various international media and film festivals.[10][11][12]

In 2019, Lemon Sky won the Exporter of the Year award at the Malaysian Export Excellence Awards 2019.[13]

Organization

Lemon Sky's production team is made up of over 350 artists and production staff.[14]

The studio's headquarters is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an additional branch located in the city of Penang.

The studio's founders, Cheng-Fei Wong and Ken Foong, currently act as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer of the studio respectively.

Video game projects

Sources[15][16]

Title Release Year Developer Publisher
Go Vacation 2011 Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
The Sims FreePlay 2011 Maxis, Firemonkeys Studios, EA Mobile, Blue Tongue Entertainment Electronic Arts
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2012 Sumo Digital SEGA
SimCity 2013 Maxis Electronic Arts
Shadow of the Eternals 2013 Quantum Entanglement Quantum Entanglement
War of Legions 2013 Ateam Ateam
Outrace 2013 Yubi Games Yubi Games
Game of War: Fire Age 2013 Machine Zone Machine Zone
FIFA 14 2013 Electronic Arts Electronic Arts
NBA 2K14 2013 2K Sports 2K Sports
Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013 Infinity Ward Activision
Dead Rising 3 2013 Capcom Microsoft Studios
Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition 2014 Capcom Capcom
Soul Calibur: Lost Swords 2014 Project Soul Bandai Namco
Omega Quintet 2014 Idea Factory Idea Factory, Compile Heart
Dark Souls II 2014 FromSoftware Bandai Namco
MLB 14: The Show 2014 San Diego Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA 2K15 2014 Visual Concepts 2K Sports
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin 2015 FromSoftware Bandai Namco
Bloodborne 2015 FromSoftware Sony Interactive Entertainment
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward 2015 Square Enix Square Enix
World of Tanks 2015 Wargaming Wargaming
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition 2015 The Coalition, Epic Games Microsoft Studios
Tales of Zestiria 2015 Bandai Namco Bandai Namco
NBA 2K16 2015 Visual Concepts 2K Sports
WWE 2K16 2016 Yuke's 2K Games
Need for Speed: Edge 2015 EA Korea Tencent, Nexon, Nexon Korea
Disney Magical World 2 2015 Bandai Namco Nintendo, Bandai Namco
Big Bang Galaxy 2015 Ateam Inc. Ateam Inc.
Vega Conflict 2015 KIXEYE KIXEYE
Dark Souls III 2016 FromSoftware FromSoftware
NBA 2K17 2016 Visual Concepts Entertainment 2K Sports
Valkyrie Connect 2016 Ateam Inc. Ateam Inc.
Pirates: Treasure Hunters 2016 Virtual Toys Virtual Toys
Tales of Berseria 2016 Bandai Namco Bandai Namco
WWE 2K17 2016 Visual Concepts, Yukes 2K Sports
Gears of War 4 2016 The Coalition Microsoft Studios
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization 2016 Aquria Bandai Namco
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2016 Infinity Ward Activision
Dead Rising 4 2016 Capcom Microsoft Studios, Capcom
Gravity Rush 2 2017 Project Siren, Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment
Tales of Berseria 2017 Bandai Namco Bandai Namco
Mario Sports: Superstars 2017 Bandai Namco, Camelot Software Planning Nintendo
MLB The Show 17 2017 San Diego Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Elder Scrolls: Legends 2017 Dire Wolf Digital, Sparkypants Studios Bethesda Softworks
Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire 2017 Machine Zone Machine Zone, Epic Action LLC
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood 2017 Square Enix Square Enix
Tekken 7 2017 Bandai Namco Studios Bandai Namco Entertainment
StarCraft: Remastered 2017 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 2017 Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
WWE 2K18 2017 Yuke's, Visual Concepts 2K Sports
Marvel's Spider-Man 2018 Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
WWE 2K19 2018 Yuke's, Visual Concepts 2K Games, 2K Sports
Diablo III: Eternal Collection (Nintendo Switch) 2018 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Mist Gears 2018 Tri-Ace Alim Co.Ltd.
The Grand Tour Game 2019 Amazon Game Studios Amazon Game Studios, Heavy Iron Studios
Anthem 2019 BioWare, Bioware Austin LLC Electronic Arts
Mortal Kombat 11 2019 NetherRealm Studios, Shiver Entertainment, QLOC, Shiver Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 2019 Square Enix Square Enix
Teppen 2019 GungHo Online GungHo Online
Gears 5 2019 The Coalition Xbox Game Studios
WWE 2K20 2019 Yuke's, Visual Concepts 2K Games, 2K Sports
Warcraft III: Reforged 2020 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Resident Evil Resistance[17] 2020 Capcom, NeoBards Entertainment Ltd. Capcom
Final Fantasy VII Remake[18] 2020 Square Enix Square Enix
Command and Conquer Remastered Collection[19] 2020 Lemon Sky Studios, Petroglyph Games Electronic Arts

Animation projects

Title Release Year Publisher
Buzzy Bee and Friends 2009 TV 2 (New Zealand)
Surfer Girl 2013 Surfer Girl
Sydney Sailboat 2014 ABC 4 Kids (Australia), 3e (Ireland), Tiny Pop (UK), Raydar Media
TruckTown 2014 Treehouse TV (Canada), Tiny Pop (UK)
Gummandos 2015 Spin Master
Pumpkin Reports 2015 Nickelodeon, Qubo, Rai Gulp
Future-Worm! 2016 Disney
Ocean Groove with Maestro Ning 2018 Genting
AstroLoLogy 2018 Lemon Sky Animation
Tinpo 2018 American Greetings Entertainment
Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya 2019 Toei Animation
Middle School Moguls 2019 Nickelodeon
Spookadilly 2019 Genting
Big City Greens 2020 Disney

References

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