Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
Moby ID: 20489
- Blitz Games Ltd. (from 2000-06-29 to 2008-04-02)
- Interactive Studios Ltd. (from 1994-01-11 to 2000-06-29)
- Dizzy Enterprises Ltd. (from 1990-03-19 to 1994-01-11)
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Blitz Games Studios was a UK company formed on 19th March 1990 as Dizzy Enterprises by the Oliver Twins (Philip Oliver and Andrew Oliver). On 11st January 1994 the name was changed to Interactive Studios. In 2007 the company employed a staff of around 200 people.
On 29th June 2000 Interactive Studios was renamed Blitz Games and again on 2nd April 2008 to Blitz Games Studios because of the multiple development divisions it owned. From then on Blitz Games Studios acted solely as the umbrella company, while most development duties, especially its family oriented licensed character games, are to be attributed to the separate division Blitz Games. It is not clear at which point the two Blitz Games became two distinct entities.
The company owned the following divisions:
- Blitz Arcade
- Blitz Games
- BlitzAcademy
- BlitzTech
- TruSim
- Virtual Experience Company (acquired in 2006, sold back in 2008)
- Volatile Games
In 2008 the company launched the Blitz 1UP program to help independent developers bring their game to the market, assisting with production and QA. It was closed in 2011 and replaced by the independent distribution portal IndieCity.
On 12th September 2013 Blitz Games Studios announced in an official statement that they had ceased trading after being unable to secure funds to sustain the business. The company then employed 175 people and said to secure 50 jobs. In November 2013 the two founders revealed the new company Radiant Worlds, bringing along a number of the original Blitz Staff.
Credited on 28 Games from 1991 to 2017
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| Mystery World Dizzy (2017 on NES, Browser) |
| Wonderland Dizzy (2015 on NES, Browser) |
| The Typing of The Dead: Overkill (2013 on Windows) |
| Paper Titans (2013 on iPhone, iPad) |
| Fantastic Pets (2012 on Xbox 360) |
| The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut (2011 on PlayStation 3) |
| Michael Phelps: Push the Limit (2011 on Xbox 360) |
| KrissX (2010 on Windows, Xbox 360, Macintosh) |
| Mole Control (2010 on Windows) |
| Encleverment Experiment (2009 on Xbox 360) |
| Clover (2009 on Windows, Xbox 360) |
| Bratz Girlz Really Rock (2008 on PlayStation 2, Wii) |
| Bratz Forever Diamondz (2006 on PlayStation 2, GameCube) |
| Cubix: Robots for Everyone - Race 'n Robots (2001 on Game Boy Color) |
| Cubix: Robots for Everyone - Race 'n Robots (2001 on Windows, PlayStation) |
| Action Man: Destruction X (2000 on Windows, PlayStation) |
| GP 500 (1999 on Windows) |
| Action Man: Operation Extreme (1999 on PlayStation) |
| Glover (1998 on Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64...) |
| WarGames (1998 on Windows) |
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History +
- September 12, 2013
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Blitz Games Studios ceases trading
- 1990
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Founded by the Oliver Twins, Andrew and Philip Oliver as Interactive Studios
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Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 3 games with Hasbro Interactive GmbH
- 3 games with THQ Inc.
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with 3DO Company, The
- 2 games with Domark Software Ltd.
- 2 games with MGM Interactive
- 2 games with Codemasters Software Company Limited, The
- 2 games with Acclaim Entertainment Ltd.
- 2 games with Atari Interactive, Inc.
- 2 games with Hasbro Interactive Ltd.
- 16 games with Andrew Oliver
- 15 games with Philip Oliver
- 9 games with John Whigham
- 9 games with Jacqui Lyons
- 8 games with Richard Hackett
- 7 games with Chris Swan
- 6 games with Tony Povey
- 5 games with Stephen Thomson
- 5 games with Paul Jennings
- 5 games with Mike Higgs
Browse Games
- All games by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
- Published by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
- Developed by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
- Additional Development by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
- Ported by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
- Distributed by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
- Graphic Engine by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
- Middleware by Blitz Games Studios Ltd.
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