ACE Team

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ACE Team
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998/1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Founders
  • Andres Bordeu
  • Carlos Bordeu
  • Edmundo Bordeu
Headquarters,
Chile
Key people
  • Andres Bordeu
  • Carlos Bordeu
  • Edmundo Bordeu
Products
Websiteaceteam.cl

ACE Team is a Chilean

Wanako Games
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History

ACE Team was founded by brothers Andres, Carlos and Edmundo Bordeu in either 1998 or 1999.

No One Lives Forever 2, and began developing a game titled Zenozoik: Shattered Land in 2002.[4][7] However, the game proved too ambitious due to the team's insufficient size and experience.[4]

By 2003, all development on Zenozoik was halted as Andres and Carlos were hired by local game developer

Wanako Games.[2][4] During their time at Wanako Games, they met their soon-to-be company partner, David Caloguerea, and contributed to several of the studio's games, including Assault Heroes.[1][4] However, most games developed at Wanako Games were casual games, so in 2007, Andres, Carlos and Caloguerea left Wanako Games to re-instantiate ACE Team.[2][4] Development on Zenozoik continued and was moved over to the id Tech 4 engine, then to Source.[1][7] By recommendation from Valve, the developers of Source, Zenozoik was retitled Zeno Clash.[1] The original Zenozoik prototype was scrapped and never released, with Zeno Clash was handled as a spiritual successor to that prototype.[1] Leading up to the release of Zeno Clash, ACE Team released the browser game The Malstrums Mansion on April Fools' Day, 2009.[8] Zeno Clash was first released on 21 April 2009, self-published by ACE Team for Microsoft Windows.[9] A sequel, Zeno Clash 2, was announced shortly thereafter.[10]

Retail releases of Zeno Clash came by hand of publishers

Atlus USA to release an Xbox 360 port of the game with additional features, titled Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition, in 2010.[13] ACE Team continued working with Atlus USA for their next game; originally referred to internally as Boulder, Atlus USA christened that game Rock of Ages and released it 2011.[2]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
Win NS PS3 PS4 PS5 X360 XONE XSX/S
2009 Zeno Clash Yes No No No No Yes No No ACE Team,
Atlus USA
2011 Rock of Ages Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Atlus USA
2013 Zeno Clash 2 Yes No Yes No No Yes No No
2014 Abyss Odyssey Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No
2016 The Deadly Tower of Monsters Yes No No Yes No No No No
2017 Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Atlus USA, Sega
2019 SolSeraph Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Sega
2020 Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Modus Games
2021 The Eternal Cylinder Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Good Shepherd Entertainment
2023 Clash: Artifacts of Chaos Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Nacon

References

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  5. ^ Priestman, Chris (8 July 2015). "Let The Endless Cylinder roll over you with its gorgeously surreal alienscape". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ Purchese, Robert (16 June 2009). "Zeno Clash's ACE Team • Page 2". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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    Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived
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  8. ^ Indiegames.com Legacy (1 April 2009). "ACE Team Release Next Game: A 'Point and Click' Adventure". Indie Games Plus. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (20 April 2009). "Shippin' Out April 19–25: Excitebots, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. ^ Ocampo, Jason (20 May 2009). "Zeno Clash 2 Revealed". IGN. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Richard (23 February 2010). "Zeno Clash now at retail". Engadget. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. ^ Smits, Peter (27 March 2010). "Killing Floor & Zeno Clash – Box-Versionen veröffentlicht" [Killing Floor & Zeno Clash – boxed versions released]. GameStar (in German). Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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