Team6 Game Studios B.V., later known as Fusion Interactive, was a privately owned Dutch video game developer based in Assen, Netherlands.
Founded in 2001 under a different name, the creative team developed several games. However, in 2003, the founders decided to change the name to Team6 Game Studios B.V. At its peak, the studio employed 74 staff. In 2017, CEO Ronnie Nelis passed the leadership to Roderick Roode. The company was declared bankrupt in 2024.
As of 2021, Team6 has developed over 80 games, some of which feature motorsport licenses such as the National Hot Rod Association and Monster Jam. The studio has been criticized for its generally poor quality of games, such as FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction, which is the 5th worst rated game on Steam, Road Rage, which Metacritic lists as the second-worst game of 2017, and Taxi Chaos, which Metacritic lists as the fourth-worst game of 2021.
History Team6 Game Studios was founded by Ronnie Nelis in 2001. Ronnie Nelis' first project was a fighting game called Death Compatible, developed for a contest held by the game magazine PC Zone. Nelis won the first prize in the contest, and as part of the prize, the game was supposed to be released. However, the publisher who was supposed to release it closed its doors shortly after. Despite this setback, Nelis founded Team6 Game Studios V.O.F. and found a new partner to release their first official title: Taxi Challenge Berlin. In the following years, they specialized in racing games and created numerous titles.
Most of their games were initially developed for PC. However, starting in 2009, they expanded their development to include several titles for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. The studio's proprietary engine, Engine Six, was one of the first engines to support Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS.
Since 2012, the studio has served as the official developer for the Monster Jam games published by Game Mill and owned by Feld Motorsports. The decision to partner with Team6 was driven by Feld Motorsports' goal to make the franchise more kid-friendly, shifting away from hardcore simulation.
In 2012, the studio developed the world's first official squash video game simulation in collaboration with the World Squash Federation. The studio also developed a second squash game in 2015 which was officially licensed by the Professional Squash Association.
In 2013, Team6 created FlatOut Stuntman in collaboration with Nvidia. The Android game was used as a showcase for Nvidia as it supported specific features of the Tegra mobile processor. FlatOut Stuntman received an average score of 4.1 out 5, based on over 25,000 votes on Google Play.
Up until 2014, Team6 created most of their titles in their own Engine Six.
In 2014, they started using Unity for their mobile games, and in 2015 they switched to the Unreal Engine for their console titles.
Along the way, the studio also started developing mobile games for Android and iOS. Originally their first mobile title was New Kids Nitro Racer, however this was ultimately only released on PC.
Games 2002 Taxi Challenge Berlin 2003 Taxi Racer Hong Kong 2 Taxi Racer New York 2 2004 Shanghai Street Racer Taxi Racer London 2 2005 Taxi 3: eXtreme Rush Downtown Challenge Manhattan Chase Scooter War3z Pizza Dude 2006 Glacier Jakarta Motocross Challenge / Wild Hogs Tesco Ice Racing Super Taxi Driver 2006 Paris Chase 2007 ESR: European Street Racing GSR: German Street Racing Fiat 500 Ultimate Motorcross X1 Super Boost / F1 Chequered Flag 2008 FSR: French Street Racing Ultimate Monster Trucks Mercedes CLC Dream Test Drive Alpha Zylon 2009 Street Racer Europe Amsterdam Taxi Madness Glacier 2 Monster Trucks Mayhem 2010 Battle Metal: Street Riot Control / Highspeed Control: Carbon-Edition Calvin Tucker's Redneck: Farm Animals Racing Tournament FlatOut (Wii) Glacier 3: The Meltdown Speed Big City Racer Heavy, The (cancelled) 2011 Street Racer Europe 2 FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction Supersonic Racer Hyper Fighters 2012 WSF Squash Speed 2 2013 New Kids Nitro Racer FlatOut Stuntman 2014 Super Sonic Racers Engines of War 2015 Monster Jam: As Big As It Gets Monster Jam: Battlegrounds PSA World Tour Squash 2015 Battle Waves Goji Farm 2016 Monster Jam: Crush It! DinoFense 2017 Road Rage Uphill Rush 2018 Super Street: The Game 2019 Street Outlaws: The List Super Street Racer 2021 Taxi Chaos Street Outlaws 2: Winner Takes All 2022 NHRA Championship Drag Racing: Speed For All 2023 NASCAR Arcade Rush
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