Targem Games

Targem Games is a Russian video game developer, based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, geographically in Siberia. Established in 2002, the company has created several PC and console games of various genres. The company received several awards at the Russian Game Developer's Conference, including "Best Debut", "Best Game Design" and "Most innovative project".

History

 * 2002 - The company is founded. The first contract with Buka for the creation of Battle Mages is signed.
 * 2003 - Battle Mages, an original RTS/RPG hybrid, is the first game of the company released in Russia. Later the game is localized into several languages including Chinese. The work on add-on and a new big project starts.
 * 2004 - Battle Mages is released in US, Europe and China. The add-on to the Battle Mages named Sign of darkness is released in Russia.
 * 2005 - Hard Truck Apocalypse is released in Russia under the title Ex Machina and is a success there. Next year the game hits the stores of US.
 * 2006 - Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans is released.
 * 2007 - Ex Machina: Arcade and Day Watch are released in Russia.
 * 2008 - The company acquires status of certified Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 developers. The Swarm and GearGrinder are released in Russia.
 * 2009 - The company is presented at the Game connection Europe.
 * GearGrinder is released world-wide.
 * Clutch is released world-wide. It is a first game of the company that can be bought via Steam.
 * 2011 - Targem Games' first downloadable PlayStation 3 game Armageddon Riders was released on 2 June on PSN. Targem Games not only developed but also self-published it.
 * In May a chess game entitled Battle vs. Chess developed by Targem Games was released in Europe.
 * 2012 - Targem Games releases its second downloadable game for PlayStation 3 titled Planets Under Attack in November. The game is also released on Steam and on XBLA with the help of Topware.

Titles
Star Conflict was developed by Star Gem Inc., a branch of Targem Games.