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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m K u j u E n t e r t a i n m e n t )
British video game developer
Kuju Entertainment Ltd. is a British video game developer . The original company was Simis , formed in 1989 and purchased by Eidos Interactive in 1995. Kuju was formed in 1998 in Shalford, Surrey , England, after a management buyout of Simis from Eidos.
Kuju has released titles across different devices, ranging from Art Academy Nintendo DS , The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Battalion Wars 2 Wii , and an Xbox One title, Powerstar Golf
History
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Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth opened Simis in 1989 and produced a number of flight simulator programs like MiG-29 Fulcrum (1990 video game) . In 1995, the company was purchased by Eidos and operated as an in-house development studio. In 1998, Baverstock and Newth led a management buyout of the studio from Eidos Interactive, forming Kuju Ltd.
The name "Kuju" originates from the initials of the founders’ first names: Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth. Jonathan was leafing through a Japanese dictionary when he found the numbers nine and ten – "ku" and "ju" – corresponding to the positions of "I" and "J" in the English alphabet. The combined result was Kuju. Their first game was Tank Racer [1] PC PlayStation and mobile .[citation needed
By 2001, Kuju was employing a team of 80 developers, in three separate offices around the UK in London, Surrey and Brighton. Their most notable project at the time was Microsoft Train Simulator [2] Alternative Investments Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange . Shortly thereafter the company signed its first game with THQ based on the Games Workshop franchise, Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior SingStar Battalion Wars [citation needed Kuju was one of the companies considered to develop the game engine for BBC 's game show FightBox [3]
In 2007, Kuju Ltd. was acquired by a German media investment firm, Catalis SE. Soon after, Kuju Brighton was rebranded to Zoë Mode , and in 2008, Kuju London rebranded to Headstrong Games . In 2010, Headstrong Games completed development of Art Academy Nintendo DS console.[4] Domark , was appointed as CEO; while Gary Bracey, former vice-president of development at Ocean Software , was appointed as commercial director.[5]
Studios
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Kuju at one point had two UK studios: Headstrong Games [6] Zoë Mode in Brighton. Both have since been amalgamated back into Kuju.[7]
Headstrong Games has developed versions of The House of the Dead: Overkill The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Top Gun: Hard Lock Art Academy Battalion Wars Nintendo .
Zoë Mode have worked on the EyeToy series, Zumba dance franchise and Powerstar Golf . They also developed games for Xbox's Kinect .
Previous Kuju Studios
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Doublesix
Simis
Kuju Surrey
Kuju Sheffield (latterly rebranded as Chemistry)
Nik Nak Games
Kuju America
Kuju Manila
Vatra Games
Games
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Lotus Challenge
Reign of Fire
Fire Blade
SingStar London Studio ) (2002)
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
EyeToy: Play
GT-R 400
Crash Twinsanity 3D
Call of Duty: Finest Hour Spark Unlimited ) (PS2 and Xbox versions only) (2004)
Battalion Wars
Conspiracy: Weapons of Mass Destruction (2005)
The Regiment
Sensible Soccer 2006
Pilot Academy
Crush
Geometry Wars: Galaxies Bizarre Creations ) (2007)
Battalion Wars 2
Nucleus
Rail Simulator
Dancing with the Stars
M.A.C.H. Modified Air Combat Heroes (2007)
Sensible World of Soccer
Rock Revolution
You're in the Movies
The House of the Dead: Overkill
Disney Sing It
Art Academy
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
Chime
Disney Sing It: Family Hits
Grease: The Game
Chime: Super Deluxe
Zumba Fitness 2
Rush 'N Attack: Ex-Patriot
Silent Hill: Downpour
Top Gun: Hard Lock
Haunt
Crush 3D
New Art Academy
Zumba Fitness Rush
Zumba Fitness Core
Rabbids Rumble
Zumba Fitness: World Party
Zumba Kids
Powerstar Golf
Pokémon Art Academy
Guitar Hero Live
Disney Art Academy
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels (2019)
References
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^ Yarwood, Jack (22 March 2023). "Remembering FightBox, BBC's Big-Budget Video Game Failure" . Time Extension . Hookshot Media. Retrieved 23 March 2023 .
^ "Kuju Entertainment - Art Academy" . Retrieved 1 October 2015 .
^ "New CEO and commercial director for Kuju" . GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 3 December 2019 .
^ "Published Games" . Headstrong Games . Retrieved 15 May 2016 .
^ "Kuju acquires Wide, opens new Brighton studio" . GamesIndustry.biz . Retrieved 6 January 2021 .
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