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Nixxes Software

{{Short description|Dutch video game developer}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Nixxes Software B.V.

| logo = Logo-nixxes.png

| logo_caption = Logo used since 2011

| type = Subsidiary

| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999}}

| founder = Jurjen Katsman

| industry = Video games

| hq_location_city = Utrecht

| hq_location_country = Netherlands

| num_employees = 85{{Cite web |title=Financial Accountant |url=https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/5403834004 |website=greenhouse |language=en-GB}}

| num_employees_year = 2025

| parent = PlayStation Studios (2021–present)

| website = {{URL|https://www.nixxes.com/|nixxes.com}}

}}

Nixxes Software B.V. is a Dutch video game developer based in Utrecht. It was founded by former demoscene developer Jurjen Katsman in 1999 to port the game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver to the Dreamcast. In July 2021, the company was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment as part of PlayStation Studios to help bring its games from PlayStation platforms to personal computers. As of 2020, 40% of Nixxes' work comprises game ports, with the remainder being co-development efforts like the production of art assets.

History

During the mid-1990s, Jurjen Katsman was a computer science student, gamer, and demoscene developer in the Netherlands. During one weekend, he was invited to meet Dutch developers working for the British publisher Eidos Interactive. Without his knowledge, these developers had arranged a job interview for him. He was hired by Eidos and asked to relocate to London within three weeks, forcing him to cease his studies. Katsman remained in London for two years before being transferred to Crystal Dynamics in the United States, which Eidos had acquired in 1998. After some time of living in hotels, Katsman chose to return to the Netherlands. By this time, Crystal Dynamics was developing Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and sought a developer capable of porting it to the Dreamcast. Believing that Katsman had the right skill set, the company hired him for the conversion. At their behest, Katsman founded Nixxes Software in 1999, deriving the name from "nix", his demoscene nickname. The Dreamcast port of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was Nixxes' first project, which Katsman completed on his own.{{Cite web |last=van Ammelrooy |first=Peter |date=13 December 2020 |title=Gamestudio Nixxes in Utrecht is de hofleverancier van internationale topgames |trans-title=Gamestudio Nixxes in Utrecht is the main supplier of international top games |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/gamestudio-nixxes-in-utrecht-is-de-hofleverancier-van-internationale-topgames~b1fdcad6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611181559/https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/gamestudio-nixxes-in-utrecht-is-de-hofleverancier-van-internationale-topgames~b1fdcad6/ |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=Volkskrant |language=nl}}

By 2013, when Nixxes was working on Thief, the company employed seventeen people. In 2018, it moved into Utrecht's World Trade Center.{{cite web |url=https://news.cbre.nl/nixxes-software-to-rent-in-wtc-utrecht/ |title=Nixxes Software to rent in WTC Utrecht |date=20 July 2018 |publisher=CBRE Group |access-date=7 February 2024}}

The company faced some hardships during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic because a lot of hardware had to remain in the office while most employees transitioned to remote work, and many workflows required a high-speed connection to the company servers.{{Cite web |last=van Otterlo |first=Alessandra |date=28 May 2020 |title=Thuiswerken in coronatijd • "Niet alle hardware kan zomaar mee naar huis" |trans-title=Working from home in times of corona • "Not all hardware can just be taken home" |url=https://control-online.nl/gamesindustrie/2020/05/28/thuiswerken-in-coronatijd-%e2%80%a2-niet-alle-hardware-kan-zomaar-mee-naar-huis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611183148/https://control-online.nl/gamesindustrie/2020/05/28/thuiswerken-in-coronatijd-%E2%80%A2-niet-alle-hardware-kan-zomaar-mee-naar-huis/ |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=11 June 2022 |website={{Interlanguage link|Control (magazine)|lt=Control|nl|Control (tijdschrift)}} |language=nl}} On 1 July 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its acquisition of Nixxes Software to undisclosed terms.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |date=1 July 2021 |title=Sony acquires PC port developer Nixxes Software |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/sony-acquires-pc-port-developer-nixxes-software/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611184126/https://www.pcgamer.com/sony-acquires-pc-port-developer-nixxes-software/ |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=8 June 2022 |website=PC Gamer}} In a statement to Famitsu later that month, Sony Interactive Entertainment's CEO, Jim Ryan, stated that the acquisition aimed at bringing first-party PlayStation games to personal computers.{{Cite web |last=Peppiatt |first=Dom |date=28 July 2021 |title=Nixxes acquisition will help bring more PlayStation games to PC, Sony confirms |url=https://www.vg247.com/nixxes-acquisition-playstation-pc-port |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611184532/https://www.vg247.com/nixxes-acquisition-playstation-pc-port |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=VG247}} After initially assisting Guerrilla Games in patching the Windows version of Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition throughout 2020 and 2021,{{Cite web |last=Croft |first=Liam |date=2021-12-16 |title=Nixxes Responsible for Recent Horizon Zero Dawn PC Patches |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/12/nixxes-responsible-for-recent-horizon-zero-dawn-pc-patches |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB}} their first standalone project as a PlayStation Studios subsidiary was revealed in June 2022 to be the PC ports of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, developed in collaboration with sister studio Insomniac Games.{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Ryan |date=2022-06-02 |title=Marvel's Spider-Man series is coming to PC |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2022/06/02/marvels-spider-man-series-is-coming-to-pc/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=PlayStation.Blog |language=en-US}}

In 2023, Nixxes confirmed that it would start working on more remasters while also continuing their work on PC ports.{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/06/sonys-pc-port-dev-nixxes-under-the-microscope-in-studio-profile-video |title=Sony's PC port dev Nixxes under the microscope in studio profile video |date=22 June 2023 |access-date=22 June 2023}}

Games

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YearTitlePlatform(s)Original developerNotesclass="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
2000Legacy of Kain: Soul ReaverDreamcastrowspan="10"| Crystal DynamicsPort developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/134-legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906111946/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/134-legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
rowspan="2"| 2001Mad Dash RacingXboxRenderer developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Mad Dash Racing |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/139-mad-dash-racing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904212311/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/139-mad-dash-racing |archive-date=4 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
Soul Reaver 2Windowsrowspan="2" | Port developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/142-legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906110300/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/142-legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver-2 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2002Blood Omen 2GameCube, Windows, Xboxstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Blood Omen 2 |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/141-blood-omen-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906105151/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/141-blood-omen-2 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
rowspan="2"| 2003Legacy of Kain: DefianceWindows, XboxPort and tools developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Legacy of Kain: Defiance |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/138-legacy-of-kain-defiance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908003638/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/138-legacy-of-kain-defiance |archive-date=8 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
WhiplashPlayStation 2, XboxRenderer developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Whiplash |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/140-whiplash |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904212114/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/140-whiplash |archive-date=4 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2005Project SnowblindWindows, XboxPort developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Project Snowblind |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/137-project-snowblind |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901221235/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/137-project-snowblind |archive-date=1 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2006Tomb Raider: LegendGameCube, Windows, XboxPort and tools developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Tomb Raider: Legend |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/143-tomb-raider-legend |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901211617/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/143-tomb-raider-legend |archive-date=1 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2007Tomb Raider: AnniversaryWindowsrowspan="7" | Port developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Tombraider: Anniversary |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/136-tombraider-anniversary |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906191306/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/136-tombraider-anniversary |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2008Tomb Raider: UnderworldWindows, PlayStation 3style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Tombraider: Underworld |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/135-tombraider-underworld |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827191058/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/135-tombraider-underworld |archive-date=27 August 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
rowspan="2"| 2010Kane & Lynch 2: Dog DaysWindowsIO Interactivestyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Kane & Lynch 2: Dog days |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/127-kane-a-lynch-2-dog-days |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901213240/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/19-uk/projects/127-kane-a-lynch-2-dog-days |archive-date=1 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
Lara Croft and the Guardian of LightWindows, PlayStation 3Crystal Dynamicsstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light |url=http://www.nixxes.com/nixxes/projects/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510113245/http://www.nixxes.com/nixxes/projects/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light |archive-date=10 May 2018 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2011Deus Ex: Human Revolutionrowspan="2"| WindowsEidos-Montréalstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Deus Ex: Human Revolution |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/144-deus-ex-human-revolution |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906191616/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/144-deus-ex-human-revolution |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2012Hitman: AbsolutionIO Interactivestyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Hitman: Absolution |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/149-hitman-absolution |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906192018/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/149-hitman-absolution |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
rowspan="2"| 2013Tomb RaiderWindows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4Crystal Dynamicsstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Tomb Raider |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/151-tomb-raider |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901214041/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/151-tomb-raider |archive-date=1 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}{{Cite web |title=Tomb Raider Definitive Edition |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/166 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906192655/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/166 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
Killzone Shadow FallPlayStation 4Guerrilla GamesAdditional workstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |last=Carcasole |first=David |title=Nixxes Software Helped Development On Killzone: Shadow Fall, Herman Hulst Reveals |url=https://www.psu.com/news/nixxes-software-helped-development-on-killzone-shadow-fall-herman-hulst-reveals/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=PlayStation Universe |date=July 2021 |language=en-US}}
rowspan="2"| 2014ThiefWindowsEidos-Montréalrowspan="6" | Port developmentstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Thief |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/157-thief |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907014949/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/157-thief |archive-date=7 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
Lara Croft and the Temple of OsirisWindows, PlayStation 4rowspan="2"| Crystal Dynamicsstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/174 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906194835/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/174 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2015Rise of the Tomb RaiderWindows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Rise of the Tomb Raider |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/178 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905055829/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/178 |archive-date=5 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}{{Cite web |title=Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 year Celebration |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/189 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906194840/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/189 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2016Deus Ex: Mankind Dividedrowspan="9"| Windowsrowspan="2"| Eidos-Montréalstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Deus Ex: Mankind Divided |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/183 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904220444/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/183 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2018Shadow of the Tomb Raiderstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Shadow of the Tomb Raider |url=http://www.nixxes.com/projects/210 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907233825/http://www.nixxes.com/projects/210 |archive-date=7 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2020Marvel's AvengersCrystal Dynamicsstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |title=Marvel's Avengers |url=https://www.nixxes.com/project/marvels-avengers/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |publisher=Nixxes}}
2021Horizon Zero Dawn Complete EditionGuerrilla GamesPost-release workstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |author1=Connor Sheridan |date=2017-10-04 |title=Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition bundles the vanilla game and Frozen Wilds for the holidays |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/horizon-zero-dawn-complete-edition-bundles-the-vanilla-game-and-frozen-wilds-for-the-holidays/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}
rowspan="2" | 2022Marvel's Spider-Man Remasteredrowspan="3"| Insomniac Gamesrowspan="8"| Port developmentrowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2 June 2022 |title=Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered coming to PC on August 12, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales this fall |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/06/marvels-spider-man-remastered-coming-to-pc-on-august-12-marvels-spider-man-miles-morales-this-fall |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
2023Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=30 May 2023 |title=Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart coming to PC on July 26 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/05/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-coming-to-pc-on-july-26 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}
rowspan="3" | 2024 Horizon Forbidden West Complete EditionGuerrilla Gamesstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition-launches-october-6-for-ps5-in-early-2024-for-pc|title=Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition launches October 6 for PS5, in early 2024 for PC|first=Sal|last=Romano|date=September 27, 2023|website=Gematsu}}
Ghost of Tsushima Director's CutSucker Punch Productionsstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/6/24092291/ghost-of-tsushima-directors-cut-pc-release-date-steam|title=Ghost of Tsushima is coming to PC in May|first=Andrew|last=Webster|date=March 6, 2024|website=The Verge}}
Horizon Zero Dawn RemasteredPlayStation 5, WindowsGuerrilla Gamesstyle="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/horizon-zero-dawn-remastered-arrives-october-31-on-ps5-and-pc-052407167.html|title=Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered arrives October 31 on PS5 and PC|first=Mariella|last=Moon|date=September 25, 2024|accessdate=September 25, 2024|work=Engadget}}
rowspan="2" | 2025Marvel's Spider-Man 2rowspan="2" | WindowsInsomniac Gamesstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2024/10/18/marvels-spider-man-2-arrives-on-pc-january-2025|title=Marvel's Spider-Man 2 arrives on PC January 2025|date=October 18, 2024|website=PlayStation Blog}}
The Last of Us Part II RemasteredNaughty Dogstyle="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2024/12/12/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-comes-to-pc-april-3-2025/|title=The Last of Us Part II Remastered comes to PC April 3, 2025|date=December 12, 2024|website=PlayStation Blog}}

References

Further reading

  • {{Cite AV media |url=https://tweakers.net/video/8196/nixxes-utrechtse-pc-games-al-jaren-aan-de-top.html |title=Nixxes: Utrechtse pc-games al jaren aan de top |language=NL |access-date=2024-03-30 |via=Tweakers}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}

{{PlayStation Studios}}

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