Editing Pyro Studios

{{Short description|Spanish video game developer}}
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'''Pyro Mobile''' was a [[video game developer]] based in [[Madrid]], Spain, established in 2012 as a merger between Play Wireless and Pyro Studios and eventually ceasing operations in the second half of 2017.<ref>Albeit Crunchbase still lists the company as active, their Facebook page was last updated 26 January 2017, last Twitter post is from 26 May 2017, and their own web presence domain shows no content.</ref> It is mostly known for its real-time tactics games series, ''[[Commandos (series)|Commandos]]''.

==Pyro Studios==
Pyro Studios was founded in 1996 with the purpose of developing quality video games.<ref name=IGNPlanet51Announce /> The result of this commitment was the development of ''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]'', which was released in 1998<ref name=IGNPlanet51Announce /> and became the decade's most successful Spanish game. Gonzo Suárez, who had previously worked at [[Opera Soft]], conceived the [[real-time tactics]] series.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Wolf |first1=Mark J. P. |title=Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming |date=2021 |language=en |isbn=978-1-4408-7020-0 |edition=2nd |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=982 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fc0vEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA982}}</ref> The success of this title led to the release of a disk containing new missions entitled ''[[Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty]]''.

In October 2001, the [[Microsoft Windows]] version of ''[[Commandos 2: Men of Courage]]'' was launched, followed by its release on [[Xbox (console)|Microsoft Xbox]] and [[PlayStation 2|Sony PlayStation 2]], in September 2002. ''[[Commandos 3: Destination Berlin]]'' was released in October 2003. In total, the ''Commandos'' series has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.<ref name=IGNPlanet51Announce />

''[[Praetorians (video game)|Praetorians]]'', a [[3-D computer graphics|3D]] [[strategy game]] for Windows set at the time of [[Julius Caesar]]'s campaigns, was released in February 2003.

''[[Imperial Glory]]'' was released at the beginning of 2005. The game received "average" reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imperial Glory critic reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/imperial-glory/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}</ref>

''[[Commandos: Strike Force]]'' released during the first months of 2006. The game received "mixed" reviews and sold poorly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-18 |title=La odisea de crear un juego en España |url=https://www.pcactual.com/noticias/actualidad/odisea-crear-juego-espana-2_1902 |access-date=2024-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618041129/https://www.pcactual.com/noticias/actualidad/odisea-crear-juego-espana-2_1902 |archive-date=18 June 2019 }}</ref>

In late 2008, the studio cancelled an Xbox 360 and PS3 game named ''Cops'', laying off 30 employees.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sayed |first=Rashid |title=15 cancelled Xbox 360 games that should have never been cancelled |url=http://gamingbolt.com/15-cancelled-xbox-360-games-that-should-have-never-been-cancelled |accessdate=5 January 2014 |newspaper=Gaming Bolt |date=8 September 2010 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106033118/http://gamingbolt.com/15-cancelled-xbox-360-games-that-should-have-never-been-cancelled |archivedate=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Esteve |first=Jaune |title=Cops, el superventas que Pyro canceló |url=http://es.ign.com/blog/4593/cops-el-superventas-que-pyro-cancelo-ps3-xbox360 |accessdate=5 January 2014 |newspaper=IGN Espana |date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034441/http://es.ign.com/blog/4593/cops-el-superventas-que-pyro-cancelo-ps3-xbox360 |archivedate=6 January 2014}}</ref> For [[Ilion Animation Studios|its sister company]]'s film ''[[Planet 51]]'', Pyro developed the console version of the game, released in November 2009.<ref name=IGNPlanet51Announce>{{cite news|last=Miller |first=Greg |title=Planet 51 Game Details Announced |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/25/planet-51-game-details-announced |accessdate=5 January 2014 |newspaper=IGN |date=25 February 2009 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050249/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/25/planet-51-game-details-announced |archivedate=23 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Simon|title=FIREBRAND Games Announces Planet 51 The Game on Nintendo DS|url=http://www.peppermintp.co.uk/read.cfm?id=9DA96A63-FAA6-9354-CC9045EB99B07225|accessdate=29 June 2012|newspaper=Peppermint|date=17 June 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130421102312/http://www.peppermintp.co.uk/read.cfm?id=9DA96A63-FAA6-9354-CC9045EB99B07225|archivedate=21 April 2013}}</ref>

==Pyro Mobile==
In 2012, Pyro Studios merged with Play Wireless, establishing Pyro Mobile, a company to develop applications for smartphones, tablets and social media.<ref>{{cite web|title=PYROMOBILE, NACE UNA NUEVA DESARROLLADORA ESPAÑOLA |url=http://www.iosgamerszone.com/2012/10/pyromobile-nueva-desarrolladora.html |publisher=iOS Gamers Zone |accessdate=5 January 2014 |date=October 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014134656/http://www.iosgamerszone.com/2012/10/pyromobile-nueva-desarrolladora.html |archivedate=14 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=GSMoleys /> Its first mobile game, ''The Moleys'', was released in December 2012.<ref name=GSMoleys>{{cite news|title=The Moleys, the new game by Pyro, now available for iOS |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/183375/The_Moleys_the_new_game_by_Pyro_now_available_foriOS.php |access-date=5 January 2014 |newspaper=Gamasutra |date=12 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126162554/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/183375/The_Moleys_the_new_game_by_Pyro_now_available_foriOS.php |archive-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

==Games==
* ''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Commandos 2: Men of Courage]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Praetorians (video game)|Praetorians]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Commandos 3: Destination Berlin]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Imperial Glory]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Commandos: Strike Force]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Planet 51: The Game]]'' (2009)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.pyromobilegames.com/}}
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/pyro-studios-sl ''Pyro Studios''] profile on [[MobyGames]]

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