Climax Solent
Moby ID: 10556
- Climax Fareham (from 1999 to 2002-07-01)
- Climax (from 1996 to 1999)
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Climax was the first and main development division of The Climax Group, with work dating back as far as 1996. The company originally worked under the name Climax and in 1999 the entire office was moved to Fareham. As the company then expanded with more divisions, the name Climax Fareham was soon introduced for all work done at that location.
On 1st July 2002, the business relocated to the Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth and was renamed Climax Solent. The division has been responsible for the development of Sudeki and Serious Sam: Next Encounter, and took over development of Silent Hill: 0rigins in 2007 when Climax LA closed down.
In November 2004, the company became part of the Climax Action brand. By the summer of 2006, the main company stated that it wanted to change Climax into a one location, one studio developer with a single management team and this was achieved by early 2007 when most of the team moved on to the Portsmouth. By January 2008, the Kingston office where Climax London and Climax Handheld Games used to be housed, was closed. Climax Solent then returned to the state it was in almost ten years before: the single operating development division of the Climax Group, but now operating as Climax Action.
Credited on 19 Games from 1996 to 2007
| Silent Hill: 0rigins (2007 on PlayStation 2, PSP) |
| Ghost Rider (2007 on PlayStation 2) |
| Ghost Rider (2007 on PSP) |
| Sudeki (2004 on Windows, Xbox) |
| Serious Sam: Next Encounter (2004 on PlayStation 2, GameCube) |
| SX Superstar (2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube) |
| Gumball 3000 (2002 on PlayStation 2) |
| SimCoaster (2001 on Windows) |
| Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (2001 on Windows, PlayStation 2) |
| Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs (2000 on Nintendo 64) |
| Superbike 2000 (2000 on Windows, PlayStation) |
| Sim Theme Park (1999 on Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2...) |
| NHL Blades of Steel (1999 on Game Boy Color) |
| The F.A. Premier League Stars (1999 on Windows, PlayStation) |
| Populous: The Beginning (1998 on Windows, PlayStation, PSP...) |
| WarCraft II: The Dark Saga (1997 on PlayStation, SEGA Saturn) |
| FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997 on Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64...) |
| Diablo (1996 on Windows, PlayStation, Macintosh) |
| Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996 on Genesis, Game Gear) |
History +
- November 29, 2004
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Climax Solent becomes part of the Climax Action brand.
- July 1, 2002
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Climax Fareham is relocated to the Gunwharf Quays in Porthsmouth and renamed Climax Solent.
- 1999
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Division established as Climax Fareham.
Trivia +
Contact information (2005)
Climax Solent
Somerville Office
Gunwharf Quays
Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 3TT
United Kingdom
Contact information (1999)
Climax Group
Fareham Heights
Standard Way
Fareham
PO16 8XT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1329 827777
Fax: +44 (0)1329 828777
Related Web Sites +
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First Look: Title Defense for PS2
preview of the studio's cancelled title <i>Title Defense</i>, on IGN (29th March 2000) -
Climax's PS2 Fetish Unveiled
preview of the studio's cancelled <i>Stunt Driver</i>, on IGN (17th April 2000)
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 8 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 3 games with EA Sports
- 3 games with Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts K.K.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 2 games with Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
- 2 games with 2K Games, Inc.
- 2 games with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
- 14 games with Matthew Simmonds
- 12 games with Karl D. Jeffery
- 11 games with Tony Mack
- 9 games with Doug Townsley
- 8 games with Gary Liddon
- 8 games with Dave Owens
- 7 games with Christopher Hadley
- 7 games with Robert Wilmot
- 6 games with James Brace
- 6 games with Leigh Bird
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