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Cafodd Maid of Sker ei chynhyrchu gan Wales Interactive, cwmni o Ben\-coed. Gêm arswyd am oroesi yw hi, wedi’i hysbrydoli gan chwedl y Ferch o’r Sgêr a’i lleoli mewn gwesty diarffordd.  Yn ychwanegu at ei naws y mae fersiynau newydd o Calon Lân, Suo\-Gân ac Ar hyd y Nos gan Tia Kaimaru a’i llais iasol.  Enillodd y gêm y wobr Treftadaeth yn TIGA llynedd, ‘Oscars’ byd y gemau.


Dywedodd y Cyfarwyddwr Richard Pring, a gyd\-sefydlodd y cwmni gyda’r Dr David Banner MBE:



> “Cafodd Maid of Sker dderbyniad gwresog gan yr adolygwyr pan gafodd ei lansio haf diwethaf, ac mae hi bellach yn llwyddiant masnachol ysgubol, wedi’i lawrlwytho miliwn o weithiau.  Mae’n llwyddiant cwbl Gymreig, gyda stori Gymreig gref, ac wedi’i chynhyrchu yn ein stiwdio ym Mhen\-coed – bu rhai o’r tîm yn gweithio arni yn eu cartrefi dros y cyfnod clo hyd yn oed.


Tarddiad y teitl yw’r faled Y Ferch o’r Sgêr a’r nofel Saesneg gan R D Blackmore, awdur Lorna Doone, a oedd yn gyfarwydd â Sker House ger Porthcawl. Mae’r gêm wedi’i lleoli ym 1898, wedi’i hysbrydoli gan y stori iasoer am Elisabeth Williams, ac yn adrodd hanes ymerodraeth deuluol sy’n seiliedig ar artaith, caethwasiaeth, môr\-ladron, a dirgelwch goruwchnaturiol sy’n mygu’r ddaear y saif y gwesty arni.


Llynedd, dywedodd y safle ffans Rely on Horror:



> “Mae Maid of Sker yn amlwg yn un o gemau arswyd gorau’r flwyddyn hyd yma, ac yn dal ei thir hyd yn oed yn erbyn mawrion fel Resident Evil 3\. 9/10


Ac er y pandemig, bu llynedd yn flwyddyn arbennig o brysur i dîm Wales Interactive.  Lansion nhw dri theitl yn 2020, sef The Complex a Five Dates yn ogystal â Maid of Sker, wrth i’r diwydiant gemau weld galw aruthrol dros y cyfnodau clo.  Maen nhw i gyd wedi cael eu canmol yn fawr gan y beirniaid ac wedi bod yn llwyddiant masnachol, gyda gemau’r cwmni’n cael eu lawrlwytho pedair miliwn o weithiau a’u portffolio o 20 o deitlau wedi’u gweld rhagor na 50 miliwn o weithiau trwy’r byd dros gyfnod o wyth mlynedd.


Gan brofi mor grefftus ac amryddawn yw’r cwmni, ffilm thriller sci\-fi ryngweithiol yw The Complex lle mae penderfyniadau’n arwain at un o wyth diweddglo cyffrous.  Enillodd ddwy wobr, y naill am Effeithiau Arbennig a’r llall am y Sain a’r Effeithiau Gweledol Gorau yng Ngwobrau Gŵyl Ffilmiau Prydain. Comedi rhamantus rhyngweithiol yw Five Dates am fyd anwadal caru ar\-lein, gyda Mandip Gill (Doctor Who) a Georgia Hirst (Vikings) yn cymryd rhan, gyda llais Sinéad Harnett.


Mae Wales Interactive wedi elwa ar gymorth gan Lywodraeth Cymru dros y blynyddoedd, trwy’r Gronfa Datblygu Digidol a thaith masnach i San Francisco ar gyfer y Gynhadledd i Ddatblygwyr Gemau.  Derbyniodd Maid of Sker lawer o gymorth trwy gronfa datblygu gemau fideo Ewrop Greadigol a chawsant gymorth gyda’r cais trwy Ddesg DU Cymru Ewrop Greadigol, rhan o Gymru Greadigol.


Dywedodd Gerwyn Evans, Dirprwy Gyfarwyddwr Cymru Greadigol:



> “Mae Wales Interactive yn enghraifft wych o gwmni masnachol lwyddiannus o Gymru sydd â’r talent a’r uchelgais i fod yn un o gwmnïau gemau gorau’r byd.  Mae’r Maid of Sker wedi mynd â Chymru a’r Gymraeg at gynulleidfa fyd\-eang newydd trwy gyfrwng gemau fideo, cymuned sydd wedi tyfu’n aruthrol yn ystod y pandemig.







Translation:


 
Produced by Pencoed\-based Wales Interactive, Maid of Sker is a survival horror game inspired by Welsh folklore, and set in a remote hotel. The game’s atmosphere is enhanced by the re\-imagining of famous Welsh songs Calon Lân (A Pure Heart), Suo\-Gân (Welsh Lullaby) and Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through the Night) from the spine\-chilling voice of Welsh artist Tia Kalmaru. The game picked up the Heritage award at last year’s prestigious TIGA games industry ‘Oscars’.


Co\-founder with Dr. David Banner MBE, Director Richard Pring said:



> “Maid of Sker was critically well received when it was launched last summer, and now it’s becoming a great commercial success with a million downloads to date. It’s a real ‘made in Wales’ story, with a strong Welsh narrative, and was produced in our studio in Pencoed – in fact some of our team even worked on it from home when lockdown was imposed.


The title originates from a Welsh ballad, The Maid of Sker and a novel of the same name was written by Lorna Doone author R. D. Blackmore who was familiar with Sker House near Porthcawl. Set in 1898, and inspired by the haunting Welsh tale of Elisabeth Williams, the video game follows a family empire driven by torture, slavery, piracy and a supernatural mystery that suffocates the grounds of the hotel.


Last year, fan site Rely On Horror said:



> “Maid of Sker is easily one of my top horror games this year so far, even standing its own against the AAA horror giants like Resident Evil 3\. 9/10


And despite the pandemic, last year proved to be exceptionally busy for the Wales Interactive team. In 2020 they launched three titles, supplementing Maid of Sker with The Complex and Five Dates as the games industry experienced huge demand during lockdown. All of these have received great critical acclaim and achieved commercial success, helping the company reach over four million downloads and more than 50 million global views to date for their collective portfolio of 20 titles over eight years.


As testament to the company’s craft and versatility, The Complex is an interactive sci\-fi thriller movie where decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings, winning two awards for special effects, and best sound and visual effects at the British Film Festival Awards. Five Dates is an interactive rom\-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating, starring Mandip Gill (Doctor Who), and Georgia Hirst (Vikings), with the voice of Sinéad Harnett.


Maid of Sker received significant Creative Europe video games development funding from the Creative Europe Programme, and were assisted with their application by Creative Europe Desk UK Wales, part of Creative Wales.


Gerwyn Evans, Deputy Director for Creative Wales said:



> “Wales Interactive is a terrific example of a commercially successful Welsh company with the talent and ambition to become one of the best games companies in the world. The Maid of Sker has taken the Welsh language and culture to a new global audience through the medium of video games, a community that has seen massive expansion during the pandemic.