Ignition Banbury
Moby ID: 3272
- Awesome Developments Ltd. (from 1997 to 2004-03)
- Awesome Studios (from 2004-03 to 2006)
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Ignition Banbury was an internal development studio of Ignition Entertainment and was located in the UK. The studio was originally founded in 1997 by Archer Maclean as Awesome Developments Ltd. The studio's first game was the PC version of Jimmy White's 2: Cueball in the fall of 1998.
In June 2002 Ignition Entertainment announced to acquire the studio. In March 2004, the name was changed to Awesome Studios and it became a dedicated studio inside Ignition Entertainment, moved to a new location and, by 2006, was renamed Ignition Banbury.
In December 2006 Rebellion's CEO Jason Kingsley learned that Ignition Banbury was to be closed and all employees were let go. In March 2007 Rebellion acquired the studio and hired the 30+ team members.
Credited on 7 Games from 1998 to 2006
| Mercury Meltdown (2006 on PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii...) |
| Archer Maclean's Mercury (2005 on PSP, PS Vita, PlayStation 3) |
| Archer Maclean Presents Pool Paradise (2004 on Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube) |
| Jimmy White's Cueball World (2001 on Windows) |
| Jimmy White's Cueball (2000 on Game Boy Color) |
| Jimmy White's 2: Cueball (1998 on Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast) |
| Dropzone (1984 on Game Boy, Game Boy Color, NES...) |
History +
- March 2007
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Company acquired by Rebellion.
- March 2004
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The company is renamed Awesome Studios.
- June 2002
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Ignition Entertainment acquires Awesome Developments Ltd.
Trivia +
Company location and contact information (2006):
Ignition Banbury
The White House
33 Horsefair
Banbury
Oxon OX16 0AE
Phone +44 (0) 1295274050
Company location (c. 2005):
Awesome Studios
18a South Bar
Banbury Oxfordshire England
OX16 9AF
Company website: http://www.awesome.uk.com/
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 3 games with UTV Ignition Games Ltd.
- 3 games with Avalon Interactive
- 2 games with Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
- 2 games with Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- 1 game with Blizzard Albany
- 1 game with BAM! Entertainment, Inc.
- 1 game with Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
- 1 game with Bandai Namco Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 1 game with Conspiracy Entertainment Corp.
- 1 game with Mastertronic Games Ltd.
- 3 games with Frederic O'Rourke
- 3 games with Vijay Chadha
- 3 games with Rob Palfreman
- 3 games with Archer Maclean
- 3 games with Drew Northcott
- 3 games with Richard Cooke
- 3 games with Chris Sharpley
- 3 games with Ed Bradley
- 3 games with Dan McCaul
- 3 games with Jim Philpot
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