Trecision S.p.A. was an Italian video game developer founded in 1991[1] by Pietro Montelatici, Fabrizio Lagorio and Edoardo Gervino. The company's headquarters was in Rapallo (province of Genoa).

Trecision S.p.A.
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1991
FounderPietro Montelatici
Fabrizio Lagorio
Edoardo Gervino
Defunct2003
FateBankruptcy and liquidation
HeadquartersRapallo, Genoa, Italy
ProductsProfezia, Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy

Their first game was Profezia developed for Amiga and PC, followed by a number of titles for different platforms (Amiga, MS-DOS, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and mobile phones). Via a publishing agreement with English company ICE, they developed two adventure games, Alien Virus and Ark of Time but, unhappy with the economic treatment, they decided to switch publisher for Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy, releasing it with Team 17. The adventure was originally designed to be a sequel to Alien Virus, then Trecision modified it with a different cyberpunk theme. This caused a few issues with ICE since, apparently, they worked on the original concept of the game and thought they owned the license to publish it.[2]

In March 2000, Trecision acquired fellow Italian game developer Pixelstorm Games and MotherBrain Entertainment becoming the largest game developer in Italy.[1][3]

Trecision was working on two games for Cryo Interactive when that company declared bankruptcy in 2002. Consequently Trecision filed for voluntary liquidation in mid-2003.[4] Trecision accredited Cryo's closure with its own bankruptcy.[5]

List of Trecision games

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Developed titles

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# Title Release year Platform(s) Notes
1 Profezia 1991 Amiga, MS-DOS
2 Extasy 1992 Amiga Game published by the Italian company Simulmondo.
3 In the Dead of Night 1994 Amiga, MS-DOS
4 Alien Virus 1995 MS-DOS, PC
5 Spring Time 1995 Amiga
6 Ark of Time 1997 MS-DOS, PC, PlayStation
7 Syyrah: The Warp Hunter 1997 MS-DOS, PC Game developed by Pixelstorm.
8 Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy 1998 Amiga, PC Game co-developed with Team17.
9 Puma Street Soccer 1999 PC, PlayStation Game developed by Pixelstorm.
10 Chris Kamara's Street Soccer 2000 PlayStation Game developed by Pixelstorm.
11 The Watchmaker 2001 PC
12 Calcio Championship 2002 PC
13 Elf Tales 2003 Mobile phones
14 Football Generation 2003 PC, PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 version of the game was released in 2006.
15 Grande Fratello: Il Gioco 2003 Mobile phones, PC, PlayStation Game released only in Italy. Based on Grande Fratello, the Italian version of Big Brother, aired from 2000 on Canale 5.
16 Hiro's Legend 2003 Mobile phones
17 Spy Girl: Danger with Diamonds 2003 Mobile phones
18 Spy Girl: Missing Masters 2003 Mobile phones
19 Nicky Strange: Jungle Daze Unknown Mobile phones
20 Nicky Strange: Temple of Destiny Unknown Mobile phones

Cancelled titles

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References

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  1. ^ a b "IGN:Trecision". Archived from the original on March 8, 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  2. ^ Gerli, Damiano (2021-08-22). "The history of Trecision - Part II : farewell to adventure games". The Genesis Temple. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ Walker, Trey (2001-01-30). "Trecision Acquires Two Developers". Gamespot. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  4. ^ Fahey, Rob (2003-07-09). "Trecision goes into liquidation". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  5. ^ "Multiplayer.it Business to Business". www.multiplayer.it. Archived from the original on 19 October 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ Scooty Racers (PS2 XBOX - Cancelled)
  7. ^ Zidane Football Generation (PS2 - Cancelled)
  8. ^ Gerli, Damiano (2021-09-12). "The history of Trecision - Part III : big money, small hopes". The Genesis Temple. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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