Two Tribes (company)

Two Tribes B.V. is an independent video game developer based in Harderwijk, Netherlands. Founded in 2001 by Martijn Reuvers and Collin van Ginkel, it develops its own intellectual property and games for franchises. As announced on 10 March 2016, the office closed in September 2016, after the release of Rive. However, Two Tribes continues development of the Nintendo Switch version of Rive, as well as supporting older games.

This article is about the Dutch video game developer. For the song by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, see Two Tribes. For the BBC game show, see Two Tribes (game show).
Two Tribes B.V.
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2001 (2001)
Founders
  • Martijn Reuvers
  • Collin van Ginkel
Headquarters
Harderwijk
,
Netherlands
Key people
  • Martijn Reuvers
  • Collin van Ginkel
ProductsToki Tori series
ParentTwo Tribes Publishing B.V.
Websitetwotribes.com

History

Two Tribes originally specialized in portable games and later developed games for consoles due to the popularity of the Wii and Xbox 360.[1] Two Tribes has focused on developing games for Windows and Macintosh, including online distribution. The company started by porting its franchises, Toki Tori and RUSH, to Windows and Mac OS through Steam and the Mac App Store. The company has started to work with other developers to port their games to other platforms, such as Swords & Soldiers, by Ronimo Games to iOS and Edge by Mobigame to Windows and Macintosh. Two Tribes has worked with major video game companies including Capcom, Nokia, Team17, and THQ.[2]

In January 2014, Two Tribes B.V. filed for bankruptcy, mainly due to disappointing sales of Toki Tori 2. However, Two Tribes Publishing B.V., which owns and publishes all Two Tribes B.V. games and handles all contracts, remained unaffected.[3] A new daughter company was formed to handle the development of future titles. One working title was RE:Wind,[4] later announced as Rive.

Games

References
  1. "Two Tribes Corporate - Company Info". Two Tribes B.V. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
  2. "'Two Tribes Announces New Games And Is Looking To Hire New Staff' Press Release" (PDF). Two Tribes B.V. 2004-11-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  3. "We're Rebooting! · Two Tribes". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. "Nieuws • Two Tribes failliet, maar gaat door in afgeslankte vorm: "We zijn definitief klaar met Toki Tori"". Control (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. Reuvers, Martijn (2017-02-27). "RIVE Comes To Nintendo Switch". Two Tribes. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27.
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