<s>
theHunter	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
simulation	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Expansive	O
Worlds	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	O
Classic	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Emote	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
opened	O
Expansive	O
Worlds	O
as	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
that	O
would	O
exclusively	O
focus	O
on	O
theHunter	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Expansive	O
Worlds	O
and	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Expansive	O
Worlds	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
theHunter	B-Application
games	O
play	O
as	O
first-person	O
hunting	O
games	O
that	O
recreate	O
hunting	O
wild	O
animals	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
as	O
realistic	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
hunt	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
animals	O
ranging	O
from	O
Deer	O
,	O
Elk	B-Language
,	O
Bears	O
,	O
Rabbits	B-Algorithm
,	O
Birds	O
and	O
other	O
types	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
reserves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
hunt	O
certain	O
species	O
,	O
theHunter	B-Application
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
utilise	O
the	O
correct	O
weapon	O
for	O
each	O
hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
announcing	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	O
Classic	O
,	O
British	O
developer	O
Emote	O
Games	O
and	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
revealed	O
on	O
8	O
April	O
2008	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
formed	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
through	O
which	O
they	O
would	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
cross-format	O
socially-enabled	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
theHunter	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
17	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
announced	O
on	O
18	O
February	O
2010	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	O
Classic	O
from	O
Emote	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
 '	O
chief	O
technology	O
officer	O
,	O
Linus	O
Blomberg	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
lost	O
and	O
20	O
employees	O
due	O
to	O
publishing	O
deals	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
sought	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	O
Classic	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christofer	O
Sundberg	O
,	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
for	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
planned	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
separately	O
managed	O
subsidiary	O
studio	O
that	O
would	O
focus	O
exclusively	O
on	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	O
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Expansive	O
Worlds	O
announced	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
to	O
theHunter	B-Application
that	O
would	O
feature	O
dinosaurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
called	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
28	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansive	O
Worlds	O
confirmed	O
on	O
27	O
March	O
2017	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
receive	O
ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
Expansive	O
Worlds	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
thirteen	O
hunting	O
reserves	O
for	O
theHunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
