# No Cliché
**Wikidata**: [Q1517669](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1517669)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/no-cliche

## Summary
No Cliché (also known as Adeline Software / Adeline Software International) was a video game developer in the video game industry. It was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in Lyon. The company later operated as a subsidiary of SEGA Europe (1997–2002) and is recorded as dissolved in 2001.

## Key Facts
- No Cliché is an instance of a **video game developer** (video game industry).
- **Inception (founding): 1991**.
- **Headquarters: Lyon**.
- **Aliases / alternate names:** “No Cliche”, “Adeline Software”, “Adeline Software International”.
- **Employees: 24** (point in time: **2001-04-17**).
- **Parent organization:** **SEGA Europe** (start time **1997**, end time **2002**).
- **Dissolved / abolished date:** **2001**.
- **Legal form:** **public limited company with board of directors**.
- **Identifiers:** VIAF **137413488**; Freebase **/m/09dl0z**.

## FAQs
### Q: What was No Cliché?
A: No Cliché was a video game developer in the video game industry. It is also referenced under the names Adeline Software and Adeline Software International.

### Q: When was No Cliché founded and when did it end?
A: No Cliché’s inception is listed as 1991. It is recorded as dissolved in 2001.

### Q: Where was No Cliché based?
A: Its headquarters are listed as Lyon. No other headquarters locations are provided in the source material.

### Q: Was No Cliché part of SEGA?
A: No Cliché had SEGA Europe listed as its parent organization from 1997 to 2002. This indicates a subsidiary relationship during that period.

## Why It Matters
No Cliché matters as a documented video game development organization with a clear corporate footprint in the European video game industry. Its significance is tied to its role as a developer (rather than a publisher or platform holder) and to its corporate relationship with SEGA Europe, a major regional entity in the industry. The parent–subsidiary link (1997–2002) places No Cliché within a larger corporate structure during a key period, which is often relevant when tracking ownership, catalog rights, and organizational lineage in game development history.

The entry is also useful for knowledge-base and archival purposes because it consolidates multiple names used for the same entity (No Cliché / Adeline Software / Adeline Software International) and provides identifiers (e.g., VIAF, Freebase) that help disambiguate it from similarly named organizations. Additionally, the employee count (24 as of 2001-04-17) provides a concrete snapshot of organizational scale near the end of its operational timeline, supporting research into studio size and capacity.

## Notable For
- Being a **video game developer** with recorded operations in the **video game industry**.
- Operating under multiple recorded names: **No Cliché**, **Adeline Software**, and **Adeline Software International**.
- Having **SEGA Europe** as its **parent organization (1997–2002)**.
- Having a documented **headquarters in Lyon**.
- Having a recorded workforce of **24 employees** (as of **2001-04-17**).

## Body
### Identity and Classification
- Name: **No Cliché**
- Also known as:
  - **No Cliche**
  - **Adeline Software**
  - **Adeline Software International**
- Type: **video game developer**
- Industry: **video game industry**

### Timeline
- **1991:** Inception (founding) is listed as 1991.
- **1997–2002:** Parent organization relationship to **SEGA Europe** (start time 1997; end time 2002).
- **2001:** Dissolved / abolished date is listed as 2001.
- **2001-04-17:** Employee count snapshot (24 employees) is recorded for this date.

### Corporate Structure and Legal Form
- Legal form: **public limited company with board of directors**.
- Parent organization: **SEGA Europe** (1997–2002).

### Location
- Headquarters: **Lyon**.

### Scale
- Employees: **24** (point in time: **2001-04-17**).

### External Identifiers and Knowledge Graph Links
- VIAF ID: **137413488**
- Freebase ID: **/m/09dl0z**
- Additional catalog-style IDs present in the source material:
  - VideoGameGeek company IDs: **12366**, **13147**
  - LastDodo area IDs: **529317** (Adeline Software), **600089** (No Cliché)

## References

1. LastDodo
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [Source](https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/no-cliche-sa-413029794)
4. VideoGameGeek