Zoë Mode
Moby ID: 3879
- Kuju Brighton (from 2004-05-06 to 2007-02-28)
- Wide Games (from 1999 to 2004-05-05)
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The company was founded in Brighton, England as Wide Games in 1999, by a group of seven hip young gaming idealists including Ed Daly. The studio eventually folded and Kuju Entertainment established a new development studio in May 2004 with the former staff of the company. It was then renamed Kuju Brighton and was started with a team of 32 people.
As Kuju Brighton (and later Zoë Mode), the company has a close relationship with SCEE working on titles exclusively for the PlayStation consoles. Although not directly credited, the company appears to have been involved with at least six SingStar titles and a few EyeToy projects. The first game created for a different party was Crush (PSP) for SEGA in 2007.
Three years later, in March 2007, the company was renamed Zoë Mode and employed close to 90 people. The name change was inspired to give the studio an identity as a brand, the idea of a girl called Zoë Mode who loves to hang out on MySpace and plays SingStar. The initial idea for the name was Zoë Echo and the team contacted an agency to find a girl who could represent the company's brand. Her pictures are used prominently on the website.
In July 2008, the company announced to launch a new studio, Zoë Mode London, headed by Nick Rodriguez, in September 2008, as the team size was fast approaching 150 people.
In May 2009, a third Zoë Mode studio was announced, branching out to the United States. Zoë Mode San Francisco opened its doors on 1st June 2009 and is headed by Sarah Stocker and Mark Danks.
In July 2010 Kuju announced that the London office had been consolidated, moving all remaining staff into the Brighton studio.
Credited on 38 Games from 2002 to 2016
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Risk: Urban Assault (2016 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3...) |
Chime Sharp (2015 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh...) |
Guitar Hero Live (2015 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iPhone...) |
Risk (2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3...) |
Powerstar Golf (2013 on Xbox One) |
Zumba Kids (2013 on Wii, Xbox 360) |
Zumba Fitness: World Party (2013 on Wii U, Xbox One, Xbox 360...) |
Zumba Fitness Core (2012 on Xbox 360, Wii) |
Grease Dance (2012 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) |
Zumba Fitness Rush (2012 on Xbox 360) |
Haunt (2012 on Xbox 360) |
Zumba Fitness 2 (2011 on Wii) |
Chime Super Deluxe (2011 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Now) |
Grease: The Official Video Game (2010 on Wii) |
Disney Sing It: Family Hits (2010 on Wii, PlayStation 3) |
Chime (2010 on Windows, Xbox 360) |
Sleepover Party (2010 on Wii) |
Disney Sing It: Party Hits (2010 on Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2) |
Disney Sing It: Pop Hits (2009 on Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2) |
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...) |
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History +
- June 2009
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A third studio is announced: Zoë Mode San Francisco.
- July 9, 2008
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The company announces to open a secondary studio, Zoë Mode London, to be launched on 1st September 2008 and headed by Nick Rodriguez.
- March 1, 2007
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Kuju Brighton is renamed Zoë Mode.
- May 6, 2004
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Kuju Entertainment builds a new development studio with the former Wide Games staff and renames it Kuju Brighton.
- 1999
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Wide Games founded in Brighton, UK
Trivia +
Contact information (July 2008)
Zoë Mode
Tower Point 44
North Road
Brighton
BN1 1YR
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 1273 669491
Fax: +44 (0) 1273 668891
Related Web Sites +
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Zoë Mode
official site -
Zoë’s Modus Operandi
A look at why Kuju chose to rebrand its Brighton studio on developmag.com (6th July 2007)
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 6 games with SIE London Studio
- 5 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 5 games with Majesco Entertainment Company
- 5 games with Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd.
- 4 games with Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
- 3 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 3 games with 505 Games S.p.A.
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 3 games with Ubisoft, Inc.
- 16 games with Phil Rutherford
- 15 games with Ben Hebb
- 13 games with Paul Mottram
- 13 games with Stephen Birch
- 12 games with Ciaran Walsh
- 12 games with Ed Daly
- 11 games with Richard Heasman
- 10 games with Karl Fitzhugh
- 9 games with Paul James Mannering
- 9 games with Jack Marshall
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