0
0
rank #4 ·
TRC Family Entertainment Limited is a family entertainment, trans-media and video game developer based in Malta. Founded in 2011 by Malta Enterprise, Chris Deering (credited as one of the main marketers of the successful PlayStation and PlayStation 2 video game consoles earning him the title of "The Father of the PlayStation"), Paul Taylor (previous CEO of Jetix Europe), TRC Media Ireland Limited and a group of private investors, with the aim to develop an online world for children, similar to Club Penguin and a range of digital media products.. Malta Enterprise acquired 15% equity (equivalent to €4 million) together with another €4 million in investment aid. The studio managed to attract professionals from around the world to develop its first online world, and a range of other interconnected products for its intellectual property, Wishingtooth. The company had completed a testing and validation phase of the Wishingtooth brand, receiving impressive feedback and reviews from a core consumer group of over 18,000 families in the US. The company was the first family entertainment studio to be founded on the Mediterranean island of Malta, and has since been followed by multiple other games studios.