Nimble Giant Entertainment (2002)
The Argentine Pioneers Behind Champions of Regnum and the Master of Orion Revival
Founded in 2002 in Buenos Aires by Andrés Chilkowski as NGD Studios, Nimble Giant Entertainment is Argentina's premier and longest-operating video game development company. Emerging as pioneers with Champions of Regnum—one of the earliest fully realized 3D fantasy MMORPGs developed in Latin America—the studio went on to develop the high-profile reboot of Master of Orion before joining Saber Interactive in 2020.
Regnum Online: South America's Early MMORPG Triumph
Founded in the shadow of Argentina's severe 2001 financial depression, the team engineered their own proprietary 3D engine to release Regnum Online. Featuring factional Realm-versus-Realm (RvR) warfare and massive open-field sieges, it achieved substantial commercial success across Germany, France, and Latin America, demonstrating that competitive network infrastructure could be built in Buenos Aires.
Reviving Master of Orion and Time-Loop Innovation
In 2016, Wargaming entrusted Nimble Giant to reimagine the foundational 4X space strategy classic Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars, assembling an all-star voice cast including Mark Hamill and Michael Dorn. Continuing to push mechanical boundaries, the studio released Quantum League, an inventive time-travel arena shooter, proving the enduring creativity of the Argentine studio.