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RedLynx

RedLynx Ltd
Native name
RedLynx Oy
FormerlyPunainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy (2000–04)
Company typeLimited company (osakeyhtiö), subsidiary
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded17 August 2000; 25 years ago (2000-08-17)
Founders
  • Atte Ilvessuo
  • Antti Ilvessuo
Headquarters
Helsinki
,
Finland
Key people
Celine Pasula (managing director)[1]
ProductsTrials series
Revenue€11.8 million (2022[2])
Number of employees
135 (2022[2])
ParentUbisoft (2011–present)
Websitewww.redlynx.com
Former logo of RedLynx

RedLynx Ltd (also known as Ubisoft RedLynx, natively RedLynx Oy, formerly Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy) is a Finnish video game developer founded in 2000. The company is based in Helsinki.[2] It is best known for the Trials series of racing games. RedLynx was acquired by Ubisoft in 2011.

History

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RedLynx was founded by brothers Atte and Antti Ilvessuo on 17 August 2000.[3] They had also founded the video game developer WAH-Software earlier.[4][unreliable source?] RedLynx started as a small independent game development studio, focusing on mobile and browser games. In the 2000s, RedLynx developed games for Nokia mobile phones, including N-Gage titles like Pathway to Glory, High Seize and Reset Generation.[5] The company originally operated under the name Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot (lit. Red Lynx Laboratories), but it was renamed RedLynx on 3 June 2004.[2] RedLynx was acquired by French video game publisher Ubisoft on 2 November 2011.[6][7]

After its acquisition by Ubisoft, the studio released several entries in the Trials franchise, including Trials Evolution, Trials Fusion, and Trials Rising, while providing development support for other Ubisoft titles like Star Wars Outlaws. In October 2025, Ubisoft announced it would lay off up to 60 employees and refocus the studio on developing mobile games.[8]

Games developed

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Year Title Platform(s)
2000 Trials Browser
2003 Trials Bike Basic
Trials Bike Pro Java
2004 Pathway to Glory N-Gage
Trials Construction Yard Java
2005 High Seize N-Gage
Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands
Trials Mountain Heights Java
2007 Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
Trials 2 Browser, Microsoft Windows
2008 Trials 2: Second Edition Microsoft Windows
Reset Generation Microsoft Windows, N-Gage
Monster Trucks Nitro Browser, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, iOS
Trials Dynamite Tumble Browser
2009 DrawRace iOS
Monster Trucks Nitro II
Trials HD Xbox 360
2010 Trials Legends Microsoft Windows
2011 1000 Heroz iOS
DrawRace 2 Android, iOS
MotoHeroz Android, iOS, Wii
2012 Trials Evolution Xbox 360
Nutty Fluffies iOS
2013 Trials Evolution: Gold Edition Microsoft Windows
2014 Trials Frontier Android, iOS
Trials Fusion Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
2016 Trials of the Blood Dragon Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2017 DrawRace 3: World Championship Android, iOS
South Park: Phone Destroyer
2019 Trials Rising Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2020 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Stadia[9]
2023 Gwen's Getaway Android, iOS[10]

References

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  1. ^ Erkko, Anni (22 February 2021). "Fingersoftin ex-toimitusjohtaja siirtyy Ubisoft RedLynxin johtoon" [The ex-CEO of Fingersoft will take over management of Ubisoft RedLynx]. Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "RedLynx Oy". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ^ Barron, Joseph (7 March 2013). "Global Game: From starting out to selling up – RedLynx on how to thrive in Helsinki". PocketGamer.Biz. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ Kauppinen, Jukka O. [in Finnish] (9 July 2021). "Phobia III - Edge of Humanity - julkaisematon ennakkoartikkeli vm. 2003". jukkaokauppinen.blogspot.com (Blog) (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ Purchese, Robert (18 November 2009). "The Trials of Trials". Eurogamer. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials studio". GameSpot. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ Pearson, Dan (2 November 2011). "Ubisoft acquires Trials developer RedLynx". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ^ Scullion, Chris (22 October 2025). "Trials studio Ubisoft RedLynx is laying off up to 60 staff as it refocuses on 'small screens'". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Warlords of New York Deploys to Stadia". Game Industry News. Noble Order Press Enterprises Inc. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  10. ^ Pärssinen, Manu (5 September 2023). "Ubisoft Redlynxin tuorein peli on jotain aivan muuta kuin mopolla päristelyä". V2.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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