Akaei plc
Moby ID: 2885
- AAA Games (from 2000 to 2001)
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Founded in 1999, Akaei plc was the games development and publishing subsidiary of On-Line PLC. The division licensed products from around the world and publish them in Europe, where it built up a distribution network.
In early 2000 On-line saw the opportunity for growth as a publisher and expanded their games arm in this direction. The company was relaunched and rebranded under the name Akaei plc at that time. The new publishing team was lead by Rod Cobain. Other key members were Vickie Peggs (Marketing) and Kevin Hassall (Acquisitions).
Franchises and licenses were contracted under Mr. Cobain's leadership, including Giant Killers and Rocky Horror. Original products included ARC (Aussie Rules Coach) and Echelon.
The first titles in Akaei's 2002 line-up were announced: the nostalgic Solaris 104 and the first "Just4Kids" title Timothy in February, and the official Rangers Football Coach in March. Also announced with no firm release dates were: Echelon: Wind Warriors, Paradise Cracked, Spells of Gold and Red Shark.
Sometime during 2002, Akaei established the budget brand AAA Games under which it republished their earlier games and sold them through distributors at a lower price.
Credited on 9 Games from 1999 to 2002
| Toon Car: The Great Race (2001 on Windows) |
| Echelon (2001 on Windows) |
| Aussie Rules Coach (2001 on Windows) |
| M: Alien Paranoia (2000 on Windows) |
| Tread Marks (2000 on Windows) |
| Killer Tank (2000 on Windows) |
| Rocko's Quest (2000 on Windows) |
| Solaris 1.0.4. (2000 on Windows) |
| Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City (1999 on Windows, Macintosh) |
Trivia +
Company location and contact information (July 2001):
Akaei plc
Crown House
Linton Road
Barking, Essex
IG11 8HJ
United Kingdom
Phone: (+44) 0208 591 1125
Fax on (+44) 0208 591 0110
Related Web Sites +
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Akaei plc
official site
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 2 games with Revistronic
- 1 game with Apollo Entertainment Software
- 1 game with Hypnotix, Inc.
- 1 game with Longbow Games
- 1 game with Madia Entertainment
- 1 game with Eclipse Software
- 1 game with ElectroTECH
- 3 games with Jarosław Parchański
- 3 games with Rafał Kwaśny
- 3 games with Konrad Ozga
- 2 games with Alberto Hernández Marcos
- 2 games with Lalo Long Largus
- 2 games with Ignacio Martinez
- 2 games with Diego Gonzalez Toribio
- 2 games with Javier Agea
- 2 games with Juan Cantón
- 2 games with Gonzalo Hernánz Gómez de la Mata
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