Avalanche Studios is an independent, privately held video game developer based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in March 2003 by Christofer Sundberg, Linus and Viktor Blomberg. Avalanche Studios focuses on developing original intellectual properties for games and other media and base their projects on the Avalanche Engine. It has been reported on 24 October 2008 that 77 employees were laid off due to Avalanche losing two publishing contracts. 24 March Avalanche announced that they formed a new development studio called Expansive Worlds which will be the casual and online games division... with a strong focus on community-driven subscription-based titles. Avalanche Studios announced Renegade Ops, a digital - downloadable military co-op shooter on March 30, 2011. Renegade Ops is set for a release on the Xbox Live Arcade, [[PlayStation Network] and Microsoft Windows. On June 15th, 2011, Avalanche Studios announced plans to expand into North America by opening a new studio in New York City. The studio will develop an as-yet unannounced title for next-generation platforms.
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