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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m V o l a t i l e G a m e s )
British video game developer
Blitz Games Studios Limited Formerly
Dizzy Enterprises Limited (1990–1994)
Interactive Studios Limited (1994–1999)
Blitz Games Limited (1999–2008)
Company type Private Industry Video games Founded 1990; 34 years ago (1990 ) Founders
Philip Oliver
Defunct September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12 ) Fate Dissolved Successor Radiant Worlds Headquarters
,
England
Key people
Andrew Oliver (CTO )
Richard Smithies (COO )
Number of employees
230+[1] Divisions
Blitz Arcade
Volatile Games
TruSim
Blitz Academy
BlitzTech
Website www
Blitz Games Studios Limited was a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa . Founded in 1990 by the Oliver Twins , who ran the company until its closure in 2013, it is best known for producing games such as The Fairly OddParents Bratz SpongeBob SquarePants The Biggest Loser Karaoke Revolution [2]
Divisions
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Blitz Games
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Blitz Games created the games that the company first became well known for: family titles, often licensed on popular characters and existing intellectual property .
Blitz Arcade
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Blitz Arcade was founded in 2006 with a team of 35 people. It was focused on developing downloadable titles of a small scope.[3] advergame series created for the US Burger King chain. After that, Blitz Arcade turned its focus to downloadable titles and had success with its first game of this type: SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam PowerUp Forever Droplitz 3DTV -compatible beat 'em up Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao [4]
Volatile Games
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Volatile Games was responsible for the company's mature games. The division dates from 2006.[5] [6]
Video games created by this division include Reservoir Dogs BAFTA awards for Best Soundtrack.[7] [8] Dead to Rights: Retribution
A proposed game, Possession
TruSim
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TruSim was the serious games division. The idea was to bring commitment to training through video games.[9] [10]
BlitzTech
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BlitzTech created and licensed the game development engine and toolchain.
Earlier divisions
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Virtual Experience Company
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Past projects include the Tintern Abbey virtual tour .[11] [12]
Blitz 1UP
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In 2008 Blitz Games Studios launched the Blitz1UP programme to help independent developers bring their games to market.
The programme provided free help and advice on all aspects of game production as well as crowd sourced QA.
The programme was closed in 2011 and was replaced by IndieCity, an online indie game marketplace.
Games
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Games created or published by Interactive Studios/Blitz Games Studios include:
Year
Title
Platforms
1996
Firo & Klawd PlayStation , Windows , MS-DOS
1998
WarGames: Defcon 1 PlayStation , Windows
Glover Nintendo 64 , PlayStation , Windows
1999
Action Man : Mission XtremePlayStation
2000
Action Man : Destruction XPlayStation , Windows
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
PlayStation
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge PlayStation , Dreamcast , Windows
Chicken Run PlayStation , Dreamcast , Windows , Game Boy Color
2001
The Mummy Returns PlayStation 2
Cubix - Robots for Everyone: Race 'N Robots PlayStation , Game Boy Color
Fuzion Frenzy Xbox
2002
Cubix - Robots for Everyone: Clash 'N Bash
Game Boy Advance
Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise PlayStation , Windows
Taz: Wanted PlayStation 2 , Xbox , GameCube , Windows
Zapper: One Wicked Cricket PlayStation 2 , Xbox , GameCube , Windows
2003
Cubix Robots for Everyone: Showdown PlayStation 2 , GameCube
The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules PlayStation 2 , Xbox , GameCube
Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue PlayStation 2 , Xbox
2004
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown PlayStation 2 , Xbox , GameCube , Windows
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown PlayStation 2 , GameCube
2005
Bratz: Rock Angelz PlayStation 2 , GameCube
Pac-Man World 3 PlayStation 2 , Xbox , GameCube , Windows , PlayStation Portable
2006
Reservoir Dogs PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows
Bratz: Forever Diamondz PlayStation 2 , GameCube
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab PlayStation 2 , Wii , GameCube
Sneak King Xbox , Xbox 360
PocketBike Racer Xbox , Xbox 360
Big Bumpin' Xbox , Xbox 360
2007
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol PlayStation 2
Bratz: The Movie PlayStation 2 , Wii
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis PlayStation 2 , Wii
SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam Xbox 360
2008
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii
Project Aftermath
Windows
Tak and the Guardians of Gross PlayStation 2 , Wii
Bratz: Girlz Really Rock PlayStation 2 , Wii
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Make the Grade Xbox 360
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii
Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy Windows
PowerUp Forever PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
2009
Droplitz PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows , iOS
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
KrissX
Xbox 360 , Windows , Mac
iCarly Wii , Nintendo DS
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Game Time Xbox 360
Karaoke Revolution PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii
The Biggest Loser Wii
2010
Fluttabyes
Windows
Clover: A Curious Tale
Xbox 360 , Windows
Mole Control
Windows
All Star Karate
Wii
Dead to Rights: Retribution PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
The Biggest Loser Challenge Wii
The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout Xbox 360
SFG Soccer: Football Fever
Windows
Droplitz Delight
iOS , Android
2011
Your Doodles Are Bugged! Xbox 360 , Windows
Yoostar 2 PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows , Mac
Fantastic Pets Xbox 360
SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip Xbox 360
Michael Phelps: Push the Limit
Xbox 360
Puss in Boots PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii
2012
Kumo Lumo
iOS
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii , Windows , PlayStation Vita , Wii U
2013
Paper Titans iOS
Shrek Alarm
iOS
2015
Valedo Home
iOS , Android
Raceline CC
iOS , Android
Awards
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2007
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2007 - Favourite Videogame – SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Edge award for Training and Development of young people
ICT Excellence in Skills
Blitz Games wins Develop Industry Excellence Award for Business Development
Cannes Titanium Grand Prix Award for the Burger King games
Golden Clio Award for Burger King games
2006
Blitz Games CEO Philip Oliver named Best Industry Player by TIGA [1 ]
Warwickshire Employer of Choice Awards 2006 for creating an exceptional working environment [2 ] .
Closure
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On 12 September 2013, the company announced that it was closing after 23 years of business.[13] THQ , a major client, said by Philip Oliver to have hit the company particularly hard.[13] [14] [15]
The Oliver brothers along with the former company's COO Richard Smithies almost immediately formed a new company, Radiant Worlds , in the same town, and were reported to have recruited up to 50 former Blitz staff.[16] [17]
References
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^ Stuart, Keith (12 March 2009). "Blitz Games Studios: altruism, recession and the arcade business" . The Guardian . Retrieved 13 November 2019 .
^ "C3 Exclusive Interview | Seeing Double: The Oliver Twins (Blitz Games Studios) #1 at Nintendo Cubed3" . Cubed3.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013 .
^ "Volatile Games" . MobyGames . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
^ "U.K. Blitz Game Studios Closes After 23 Years" . Volatile Games. Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
^ "BAFTA Awards" . Bafta.org. Retrieved 13 September 2013 .
^ 5:42PM PDT (25 August 2006). "Reservoir Dogs game banned in Australia - GameSpot.com" . Uk.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2013 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ "Playtime at work" . Coventry Telegraph . Retrieved 13 November 2019 .
^ "School of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Birmingham" . Iecs.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2013 .
^ "Ancient abbey's virtual world" . BBC News . 3 June 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2009 .
^ "The Virtual Experience Company Parts From Blitz Games Studios" . Serious Games . 7 May 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009 .
^ a b Lee, Dave (12 September 2013). "UK games developer Blitz Games Studios shuts down" . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013 .
^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (12 September 2013). "There have been a lot of men crying, including me" . Eurogamer . Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^ "Creditors owed £2.2m after games firm collapse" . Birmingham Post . 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^ Crookes, David (29 July 2013). "UK-based Blitz Games Studios to close after 23 years - News - Gadgets & Tech" . The Independent . Retrieved 15 September 2013 .
^ Rose, Mike (27 November 2013). "Defunct Blitz Games Studios returns as Radiant Worlds" . Gamasutra . Retrieved 27 November 2013 .
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