Ninja Theory Ltd.

Moby ID: 3581

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  • Just Add Monsters Ltd. (from 2000-03 to 2004-11)

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Ninja Theory was founded as Just Add Monsters in March 2000 in Cambridge, UK. It was established by Mike Ball, Nina Kristensen and Tameem Antoniades. They all previously worked at Sony Computer Entertainment.

Just Add Monsters was acquired by Argonaut Games in October 2000 with Jez San OBE joining the board. They released their first game, Kung Fu Chaos in 2003, as a 1st-party Xbox exclusive.

In 2004, Argonaut got into financial trouble. The Just Add Monsters division was saved after a management buy-out, and reformed as Ninja Theory Ltd. Their future was consolidated by signing the title Heavenly Sword (2007) at SCEE as a PS3 exclusive. The studio's third title, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West was their first multiplatform release. It continued in the third-person action genre and was released in 2010.

The studio worked on a reboot of the Japanese Devil May Cry franchise, DmC: Devil May Cry, which was released in 2013. They also contributed to the development of 2015's Disney Infinity 3.0.

On 10 June 2018, they were acquired by Microsoft Corporation to be part of the Microsoft Studios (today Xbox Game Studios) label.

Credited on 14 Games from 2003 to 2020

Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series (2020 on PlayStation 4)
Bleeding Edge (2020 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One...)
Vader Immortal: Episode I (2019 on Windows, Quest)
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - VR Edition (2018 on Windows)
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...)
DEXED (2016 on Windows, PlayStation 4)
DmC: Devil May Cry - Definitive Edition (2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Disney Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 (2015 on iPhone, Android, iPad)
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Premium Edition (2013 on Windows, PlayStation Now, PlayStation 3)
Fightback (2013 on iPhone, Android, iPad)
DmC: Devil May Cry (2013 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Heavenly Sword (2007 on PlayStation 3)
Kung Fu Chaos (2003 on Xbox)

History +

June 10, 2018

Company acquired by Microsoft Corporation to be part of the Microsoft Studios (today Xbox Game Studios) label.

November 15, 2004

After the problems with Argonaut, the mother company, the studios continues development under a new name: Ninja Theory.

March 2000

Founded by Mike Ball, Nina Kristensen and Tameem Antoniades in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

2000

Aquired by Argonaut Games PLC.

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The company website was formerly located at www.justaddmonsters.com

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