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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games, Animation |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | 395, rue Victor Revillon Quebec City, Quebec G1K 3M8 |
Key people | Philippe Bégin, Christian Daigle, Steve Couture |
| Products | FATED, Chariot, Nun Attack, Nun Attack: Run & Gun, MaXi, Talent Not Included, A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Website | www |
Frima Studio is a Canadian digital entertainment studio. Headquartered in Quebec City, Quebec and founded in 2003, the company develops video games across a variety of platforms. Frima also produces video animation for television and film.
In 2010, Frima was noted as one of the fastest-growing companies in Canada by Profit.[1]
History
The company was founded in Quebec City in 2003 by Steve Couture, Philippe Bégin, and Christian Daigle amid the dot-com crash. Originally, the name Frima comes from the French word "frimas," which is the layer of frost that forms around windows during winter. This is due to the fact that the studio made its debut in the poorly-insulated apartment that the three founders shared.[2] Frima has notably developed flash games for many famous intellectual properties, including Harry Potter and Looney Tunes.
In 2008, Frima acquired Humagade, a mobile game developer.[3] Shortly after, the studio was merged with the main Frima office.[4]
In 2009, with the opening of a second studio in Matane, Frima had an estimated 265 full-time employees.[5] Later that year, they became the beneficiary of a $2 million joint investment between the company and the Government of Quebec to fund employee training. This resulted in the creation of 147 new jobs over the next three years, and the maintenance of 201 pre‐existing production‐oriented jobs.[6]
In June 2011, the Matane studio was shut down. Frima cited the difficulty of attracting talent to the area as the primary reason.[7] In August of that year, Frima acquired Volta, an animation, concept art and design studio.[8] The division was sold to Keywords Studios for $5.25 million in 2016. Frima stated the profit would allow them to further focus on internal animation.[9] During Frima's ownership, the two collaborated on several projects, such as the 2015 Bionicle relaunch, where Volta handled the animated television series while Frima developed the mobile video game.
In 2014, the company's Quebec City head office moved to the former television studios of TQS owned-and-operated station CFAP-TV in the Saint-Roch neighborhood. By then, Frima had grown to over 350 employees.[10] In April 2015, the company received a $7.5 million investment from Média-Participations and Fonds de solidarité FTQ.[11] The following November, Frima opened an additional studio in Montreal.[12]
On February 22, 2017, the Montreal studio was shuttered as Frima laid off 60 employees.[13] The company's total headcount was reduced to 250.[14] The following April, Couture stepped down as CEO.[15] Daigle replaced him until Martin Carrier was appointed as CEO and president in August 2017.[16]
Softography
Original productions
Console games
| Year | Title | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fated | PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive | First Person narrative adventure VR game revolving around the themes of courage and sacrifice. |
| Talent Not Included | Xbox One, Windows, MacOS | A platform game revolving around 3 actors putting on a play. | |
| 2014 | Chariot | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch | A co-op platform game about a princess, her fiance, and a deceased king. |
| 2013 | Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge[17] | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows | A real-time strategy game about zombie warfare. |
| Nun Attack[18] | PlayStation Vita | A tactical action game about nuns blasting evil with guns. | |
| 2012 | Lights, Camera, Party! | PlayStation 3 | A mini-game compilation utilizing PlayStation Move controls. |
| 2010 | A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Web, PlayStation Vita | A classic and simple space shooter game… for 2 bucks. |
| Young Thor | PlayStation Portable | Action-adventure game starring Thor when he was a lad. | |
| Widgets Odyssey | Sci-fi side-scrolling platform game. | ||
| 2009 | Zombie Tycoon | Real-time strategy zombie game. |
Virtual worlds and CMMOs
| Year | Title | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lightbringers: Saviors of Raia | Web, iOS, Android | A Mobile 3D Hack and Slash game in the style of Diablo. |
| 2007 | GalaXseeds | Web | Free sci-fi based, web MMO. |
Social and web games
| Year | Title | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Space Shooter Blitz | Web | |
| 2010 | Pocket God | Web | Facebook app based on the popular Bolt franchise for mobile, in association with Bolt. |
| Rock Paper Sumo | Web | Facebook application based on the Rock-Paper-Scissors system. | |
| 2009 | Big Brain Wolf | PC, Mac | Puzzle/point-and-click adventure game, in association with the NeuroActive Program. |
| 2007 | Widgets Odyssey | Web | Sci-fi side-scrolling platform game. |
| Jules & Hurtubize | Web | Dystopian side-scrolling platform game. | |
| Ciao Bella | PC | Romantic simulation game. | |
| Peter Flat's Inflatable Adventures | PC | Comical 3D platform game. |
Smartphone games
| Year | Title | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Trainers of Kala | iOS, Android | RTS Mobile Game |
| Splash Pop | |||
| 2014 | Nun Attack Origins: Yuki's Silent Quest | Platformer mobile game | |
| 2013 | Nun Attack: Run & Gun | ||
| 2012 | Nun Attack[19] | A tactical action game about nuns blasting evil with guns. | |
| Space Shooter Blitz | |||
| Cosmo Camp | Android, Kindle Fire, iOS | Educational app. | |
| 2011 | A Space Shooter for Free! | iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Ouya | A classic and simple space shooter game for free! |
| 2009 | GalaXseeds Tubershooter | iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad | Casual shooter game linked with the GalaXseeds MMOG. |
Animation
| Year | Title | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | L'Agent Jean / Super Agent Jon Le Bon! | Television series | A 15 x 3-minute animated series (with a seven-minute Christmas special) based on a line of books by the same name. Aired as interstitial shorts on TFO, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, and CBC Television, as well as streamed online. |
| 2016 | MaXi | Television series | A 26 x 11-minute animated series, released on television by TFO and as a mobile application. |
Development services
Virtual worlds and CMMOs
| Year | Title | Client | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wanagogo | Studio 100 | Windows, iOS, Android | Subscription-based virtual world for players between 4 and 6 years old. |
| 2012 | Kazaana | PixyKids | Windows, iOS, Android | |
| 2011 | Skylanders Universe | Activision | Web | Virtual world where children play different mini-games set in the Skylanders franchise. |
| Super Zapp! | Les Éditions CEC | Web | Educational virtual world where children can learn through different mini-games. | |
| 2010 | LeapWorld | LeapFrog | Web | Virtual world for players between 4 and 6 years old. |
| 2009 | Littlest Pet Shop Online | Electronic Arts/Hasbro Interactive | Web | The player manages a virtual pet shop with friends. |
| 2008 | Tracksters | 10Vox Entertainment | Web | Multiplayer online racing game |
| Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands | Cookie Jar Group (Tribal Nova) | Web | Virtual world set in a medieval fantasy environment inspired by the animated series of the same name. | |
| 2007 | Build-A-Bearville.com | Build-A-Bear Workshop | Web | Virtual world where the player creates a customized character and plays mini-games. |
| NÉO Shifters | Mega Brands | Web | Futuristic virtual world featuring multiplayer robot battles. |
Social and web games
| Year | Title | Client | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dream Town | Bandai | Web | The TamaTown website for the Tamagotchi Friends |
| 2013 | Half the Sky Movement: The Game | Games for Change | Web | |
| 2012 | Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM | Konami | Web, iOS, Android | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Ninja Turtle Tactics 3D | Nickelodeon | Web | Based on the 2012 TV series. | |
| 2010 | DriverVille | Doner | Web | Facebook app developed in association with Mazda featuring adventures and customizable items. |
| 2009 | Sara's Super Spa Deluxe | Shockwave | Web | Strategic spa management game |
| 2008 | Nick Pals | Nickelodeon | Web | Simulation game featuring different Nickelodeon pets. |
| Go Diego Go! | Nick Jr. Channel | Web | Based on the TV show, an educational adventure game. | |
| 2007 | Avatar Bobble Battles | Nickelodeon/Nick Arcade | PC, Web | Casual real-time strategy game based on the TV franchise. |