Swordfish Studios Limited
Moby ID: 6321
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Swordfish Studios was founded in September 2002 by members of Rage Software, originally as a third party developer for the company. One month later, Rage Software was 'acquired' for no more than 1 pound. Some of the games they have worked on are Jonah Lomu Rugby, UEFA Striker, Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising and World Championship Rugby.
Next to the initial Birmingham studio, a second studio was established in Manchester in November 2006. In June 2005 the company was acquired by Vivendi Universal Games, but because of the merger Activision Blizzard in 2008, the studio was eventually sold. Monumental Games announced to have acquired Manchester division on 12 November 2008 and two days later, on 14 November 2008, Codemasters announced to have picked up the main Birmingham division, re-branding it Codemasters Birmingham.
Credited on 5 Games from 2004 to 2009
| 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) |
| Rugby Challenge 2006 (2006 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox) |
| Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 (2005 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox) |
| Cold Winter (2005 on PlayStation 2) |
| WCR: World Championship Rugby (2004 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox) |
History +
- November 14, 2008
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The Birmingham studio of the company acquired by Codemasters and is re-branded as Codemasters Birmingham.
- November 12, 2008
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The Manchester studio of the company acquired by Monumental Games.
- November 24, 2006
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The company announces to have opened a new office in Manchester, England, managed by Mike Delves.
- June 15, 2005
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Company acquired by Vivendi Universal Games.
- October 2002
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Rage Software is sold to the company for only 1 pound.
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Trivia +
The company website was formerly located at www.swordfishstudios.com
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 1 game with THQ Inc.
- 1 game with Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
- 1 game with Codemasters Software Company Limited, The
- 1 game with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 1 game with Mastertronic Games Ltd.
- 1 game with Vivendi Games, Inc.
- 1 game with Activision Blizzard France SAS
- 1 game with Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH
- 1 game with Namco Bandai Partners Pty Ltd.
- 1 game with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 5 games with Trevor Williams
- 5 games with Lee Mather
- 5 games with Mick Morris
- 5 games with Stuart Williams
- 5 games with Adrian Williams
- 5 games with Steven Williams
- 4 games with Tom Hammersley
- 4 games with Mark Willott
- 4 games with Julian Widdows
- 4 games with Darren Yeomans
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