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| Formerly | Tuque Games (2012–2022) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2012; 14 years ago (2012) |
| Founders | Jeff Hattem |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people | Jeff Hattem (head of studio) |
| Owner | Hasbro (2019–present) |
Number of employees | 60[1] |
| Parent | Wizards of the Coast (2019–present) |
| Website | https://invokestudios.com/ |
Invoke Studios, formerlyTuque Games, is a Canadianvideo game developer based inMontreal, Quebec, Canada. The company was founded by Jeff Hattem,[2][3] formerly ofUbisoft andBehaviour Interactive, in 2012. The company released its first gameLivelock in partnership with publisherPerfect World Entertainment in 2016.[4] Tuque Games released aDungeons & Dragons game calledDark Alliance in 2021.[5]
Tuque Games was founded in 2012.[6] began work on asci-fiRPG titled World War Machine in 2014. They employed researchers fromnanotechnology and aerospace defense fields to help develop the game.[7] Concept art for the game was created by Aaron Beck, known for work onDistrict 9,Mad Max: Fury Road, andElysium, while the story was done byDaniel H. Wilson, author ofRobopocalypse.[8] World War Machine became the first submission accepted through theSquare Enix Collective in April 2014.[9] World War Machine was renamed toLivelock in 2016.[10] It was the first buy-to-play game published byPerfect World Entertainment.[11]
Tuque Games started developing aDungeons & Dragons game in partnership withWizards of the Coast with a team of 12 in early 2017.[1] In March 2019, the company announced that theDungeons & Dragons game was in development.[12] Wizards of the Coast then acquired Tuque Games in October 2019.[13]Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance was officially announced with a teaser trailer shown duringThe Game Awards 2019 on December 12, 2019.[5]
Tuque Games rebranded to Invoke Studios in late 2022.[14]
| Year | Title | System |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Livelock[5] | Windows,PlayStation 4,Xbox One |
| 2021 | Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance | Windows, PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5, Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S[15] |
| 2027 | Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
