Formerly Black Sea Studio, It was purchased and renamed by Crytek in 2008. After it's closure in 2016, some of the original staff created a new studio called Black Sea Games. "Crytek Black Sea is the successor of the independent game developer Black Sea Studios, which was established back in 2001. It was acquired by Crytek GmbH in 2008 and now it employs the crème-de-la-crème of the skillful and talented game developers in Bulgaria."