SkyBox Labs
Formerly Name: N/A
Company Profile: Developer
Company Type:: Subsidiary
Parent Company: NetEase Games (2023)
Headquarters: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Founded: 2011
Founder:
Derek MacNeil
Shyang Kong
Steven Silvester
Fate: Active
SkyBox Labs co-founders, Derek MacNeil, Shyang Kong and Steven Silvester
worked together at EA Vancouver from 2004 to 2010 on the FIFA, Need for Speed, NBA Live and NHL franchises, where MacNeil was development director while Kong was senior producer and Silvester technical director, when they decided to set up an independent studio in Burnaby, Vancouver.
Initially being a contract-based studio, in the year of its founding SkyBox Labs signed an agreement with publisher Microsoft Studios (late renamed to Xbox Game Studios), which liked the studio and its culture, being a partner publisher of SkyBox, outhough not owning them.
SkyBox Labs was acquired by NetEase Games in January 2023.
Wikipedia contributors. "SkyBox Labs." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 27 Dec. 2023.
Company Structure
Key People:
Shyang Kong (studio leadership, creative director)
Derek MacNeil (studio leadership, executive producer)
Steven Silvestri (studio leadership, executive producer)
Games Developed by SkyBox Labs
TITLE | LAUNCH DATE | RATING | GENRE | PLATFORM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kinect Nat Geo TV | 2012.08.18 | - | - | X360 Kinect |
Dragon Arena | 2013.11.05 | - | - | iOS |
Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten | 2013.11.07 | - | - | Win |
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition | 2014.05.08 | - | - | Win |
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition | 2014.06.12 | - | - | Win |
EA Sports UFC | 2014.06.17 | - | - | PS4, XBO |
Project Spark | 2014.10.08 | - | - | XBO, Win |
Military Masters | 2014.12.04 | - | - | And, iOS |
Protocol Zero | 2015.01.05 | - | - | VR |
Parade Runner | 2015.04.09 | - | - | And, iOS |
Grandia II: Anniversary Edition | 2015.08.24 | - | - | Win |
Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms | 2015.11.05 | - | - | Win |
Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon | 2016.01.28 | - | - | Win |
TASTEE: Lethal Tactics | 2016.05.10 | - | - | Win |
Halo 5: Forge | 2016.09.08 | - | - | Win |
Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas | 2016.12.19 | - | - | Win |
Minecraft | 2018.06.21 | - | - | Win, XBO, NS, PS4, iOS, And, VR, Fire TV |
Stela | 2019.10.11 | - | - | Win, Apple Arcade, XBO, NS |
Halo Infinite | 2021.12.08 | - | - | XBO, XSX, Win |