Ovosonico S.r.l. is an Italian video game developer based in Milan, founded in 2012 by industry veteran Massimo Guarini.
History
Before the establishment of the studio, Guarini was the director for Grasshopper Manufacture's Shadows of the Damned and Ubisoft's . He also has production credits in games for the Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six franchises. After the release of Shadows of the Damned, Guarini decided to move from Japan back to his home country and go independent. He wanted to do something different in life after being in the video game industry for over fifteen years. His approach towards video games is more about trying to connect with humans, not just gamers. Back to Italy, he founded Ovosonico with his former colleague Gianni Ricciardi, Audio Director and Music Composer for numerous video game developers and publishers amongst which Ubisoft, Capcom, Namco and Milestone. They established the operative headquarter in an 18th-century villa in the Lake Region in Northern Italy in 2012. In March 2013, Ovosonico announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the development of a new intellectual property, becoming the first Italian game studio to work with Sony. The game, Murasaki Baby, was announced at Sony's press conference during GamesCom 2013 for the PlayStation Vita. The game was released in North America and Europe in September 2014. In 2015, Digital Bros, parent company to 505 Games, invested €1.44m in Ovosonico. The studio’s most recent effort, “Last Day of June” is an interactive tale about love and loss, featuring an all-star collaboration with award-winning musician and record producer Steven Wilson and with writer/director Jess Cope. The game has been honoured with a nomination at the BAFTA and an award at the IVGA within the Game Beyond Entertainment category. Since its debut, the studio mission is to expand the boundaries of video games by creating emotional and artistically crafted experiences characterized by a strong sense of authorship.
