Team17 Digital Limited
Moby ID: 208
- Team17 Software Limited (from 1991-06-19 to 2012-06-12)
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Team17 was founded on December 7, 1990 through the merger of 17-Bit Software, a publishing house in Wakefield, England, and Team 7, a developer from Olofström, Sweden. Leading founders were Michael Robinson, Martyn Brown and Debbie Bestwick from 17-Bit Software and Andreas Tadic, Rico Holmes and Peter Tuleby from Team 7. Their first game was Full Contact in 1991.
In 1991, the company released the top-down shooter Alien Breed, which spawned several sequels, most of them on the Amiga platform as well. The same year, the company won the "Software House of the Year" award at the annual Golden Joystick Awards, sharing the prize with Electronic Arts.
The company underwent rapid expansion as they outgrew office after office, until in 1995 they moved into their present headquarters, a 16,500 square feet modern office complex.
In 1995, they released Worms, their best selling title to date, which has sold over one million units and has won a line of prestigious awards. The PlayStation version won an award from the Sony development community as a reward for the best arcade-strategy game on the system.
In May 2014, the company announced to open a new office in Nottingham to focus on commercial and publishing activities. In May 2018, the company announced that they had prepared an IPO which would offer 50% of their shares on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
Credited on 195 Games from 1991 to 2024
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| Classified: France '44 (2024 on Windows, Xbox Series, PlayStation 5) |
| Border Bots VR (2024 on Windows) |
| Headbangers: Rhythm Royale (2023 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...) |
| Trepang²: Digital Deluxe Edition (2023 on Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Windows) |
| Trepang²: Season Pass (2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Windows) |
| Blasphemous 2 (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
| Blasphemous 2 (Digital Deluxe Edition) (2023 on Windows) |
| Gord (Deluxe Edition) (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series) |
| Moving Out 2 (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...) |
| Gord (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series) |
| Trepang² (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series) |
| Trepang²: Banger Edition (2023 on Windows) |
| Killer Frequency (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
| Dredge (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
| Dredge: Digital Deluxe Edition (2023 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows...) |
| King of the Castle (2023 on Windows) |
| The Knight Witch (2022 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...) |
| Ship of Fools: Deluxe Edition (2022 on Windows) |
| Ship of Fools (2022 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
| Bravery & Greed (2022 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4...) |
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History +
- January 13, 2022
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Company acquires astragon Software.
- June 10, 1997
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MicroProse sign world-wide publishing and distribution deal with Team17.
- October 14, 1996
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Peter Hickman, ex Virgin Interactive Entertainment senior producer, joins Team17's development department as development manager.
- August 1995
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Company signs two year distribution & publishing deal with Ocean Software in August. Deal expands Team17's ability to cross platforms and provides finances for long-term expansion, which would take approx. 18 months & practically revolutionize the company.
- 1995
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Team 17 moves to its current offices, dubbed "Osset Headquarters" in the West Yorkshire.
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Trivia +
Location and contact information in August 1996:
Team 17 Software Ltd.
Longlands House, Wakefield Road
Ossett, West Yorks., WF5 9JS, England
Technical support: +44-(0)1924-271637
Fax support: +44-(0)1924-267658
Location and contact information in August 2013:
Team17 Digital Limited
Castleview House
Calder Island Way
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 7AW, England
By Phone:
From the United Kingdom 01924 267776
International +44 1924 267776
Related Web Sites +
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Team17 Digital Limited
official site -
Dream17
Semi-official fansite with news and downloads -
Company portrait from ArsTechnica (June 2016)
"Worms or bust: The story of Britain’s most tenacious indie games company" by Simon Parkin
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- 24 games with Epic Games, Inc.
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- 12 games with Lionbridge Poland Sp. z o.o.
- 11 games with Fireshine Games
- 11 games with Computer Games Distribution, s.r.o.
- 11 games with GOG Limited
- 71 games with Kevin Carthew
- 53 games with Adam Riley
- 51 games with Andy Aveyard
- 50 games with Debbie Bestwick
- 49 games with Nicholas Gomersall
- 49 games with Kelvin Aston
- 45 games with Andrew Morriss
- 45 games with Martyn James Brown
- 42 games with Ashley Day
- 40 games with David Smethurst
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