Legendo Entertainment is a Sweden-based entertainment company, led by CEO Björn Larsson. Founded as Iridon Interactive in 1998, the company adopted its current title in 2004. Until late 2018, Legendo Entertainment was a dedicated video game company, taking on the creation, development and publishing of various third-party titles through external development teams; since 2018, the company has taken on several multimedia projects, including comics, music, and animation.
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| Formerly | Iridon Interactive (1998–2004) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Animation, music, comics, video games |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Björn Larsson |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Key people | Björn Larsson (CEO and executive producer) |
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| Website | https://legendo.com |
History
editDrawing inspiration predominantly from folklore, mythology, alternative science, classic novels and historical events, Legendo Entertainment has produced such works as Dracula Twins, which pays homage to classic literary works by Bram Stoker, Three Musketeers: One For All! which is a nod to Alexandre Dumas, as well as the Attack on Pearl Harbor and Pearl Harbor Trilogy series, inspired by the events of World War II.[1] Legendo's most recent game was FCB Pinball (2014), a digital pinball game featuring a football theme.[2]
In late 2018, Legendo Entertainment began to take on various cross-media projects, separating the company into five departments: Legendo Games, Legendo Comics, Legendo Music, Legendo Media, and Legendo Animation.[1] Legendo Comics's first literary release, Wolfwar Saga: Varangian, is a graphic essay written by Philip Madden and Björn Larsson.[3]
Several games are in development at Legendo, including Dracula Twins R2: School's Out, the sequel to Dracula Twins,[4] and Valhalla Tactics: Vikings & Varangians, a turn-based tabletop strategy game,[5] both for Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.[4][5] Muskerados: The Three Musketeers Redemastered, an action game based on the novel The Three Musketeers, is in development for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.[6]
Legendo Entertainment is also developing its debut animation project, Dracula Twins: Vampire Vacademy, based on the Dracula Twins video games. It is scheduled for release in 2024.[7]
Video games
editAs Iridon Interactive
edit- 1997 – Dink Smallwood (PC)
- 1998 – Excessive Speed (PC)
- 1999 – Total Soccer 2000 (PC)
- 2000 – Akimbo: Kung-Fu Hero (PC)
- 2001 – Monster Truck Rumble (PC)
- 2002 – Turbo Turtle Adventure (GBA)
- 2003 – Monster Truck Fury (Windows 98 and above)[8]
- 2003 – Moomin and the Lost Rainbow (GBA) (unreleased)
- 2003 – Pure Pinball (PC)
- 2004 – Pure Pinball (Xbox)
- 2004 – Billy Blade and the Temple of Time (PC)
- 2005 – Heavyweight Thunder (PC)
As Legendo Entertainment
edit- 2005 – The Three Musketeers (Windows XP and Windows Vista)[9]
- 2006 – Dracula Twins (Windows XP and Windows Vista)[10]
- 2007 – Attack on Pearl Harbor (Windows XP and Windows Vista)[11]
- 2008 – Becky & Tim: Spooky Spirits (Windows XP and Windows Vista)[12]
- 2009 – The Three Musketeers: One for all! (WiiWare)[13]
- 2009 – Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!! (iPhone) (co-developed with Innogiant)
- 2010 – Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising (WiiWare)
- 2011 – Ghost Mania (WiiWare)[14]
- 2011 – The Three Musketeers: One for all! (Mac App Store)[15]
- 2012 – Fortune Winds: Ancient Trader (Windows and Mac App Store)[16]
- 2014 – FCB Pinball: The Official Pinball of FC Barcelona (iPhone/iPad)[17]
Upcoming
edit- Dracula Twins R2: School's Out! (Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
- Muskerados: The Three Musketeers Redemastered (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Valhalla Tactics: Vikings & Varangians (Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
References
edit- ^ a b "About". Legendo Entertainment. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ Official FC Barcelona digital pinball game in the works. Archived 2019-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Licensing Biz. Published 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Legendo Comics (March 12, 2023). "First Look: 'Wolfwar Saga: Varangian' Graphic Essay". Legendo Entertainment. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Dracula Twins R2: School's Out. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ a b "Valhalla Tactics: Vikings & Varangians". Legendo Entertainment. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Muskerados: Redemastered". Legendo Entertainment. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Dracula twins: Vampire Vacademy". Legendo Entertainment. January 8, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ Monster Truck Fury
- ^ The Three Musketeers Archived 2013-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dracula Twins Archived 2013-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Attack on Pearl Harbor Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spooky Spirits Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Three Musketeers: One for all!". Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Ghost Mania". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ The Three Musketeers: One for all! Mac App Store Preview
- ^ Fortune Winds: Ancient Trader
- ^ FCB Pinball release. May 27, 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-08.