Revisions of Overview for the company Elixir Studios
2023-02-12 23:39:11 by MobyGames (80734)| Original | New | ||||
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| f | 1 | Elixir Studios was a British game developer, based in London, founded by <moby developer="Demis Hassabis">Demis Hassabis</moby> in 1998. Previously, he had worked with <moby developer="Peter Molyneux">Peter Molyneux</moby> at <moby company="Bullfrog Productions">Bullfrog Productions</moby> and <moby company="Lionhead Studios">Lionhead Studios</moby>, until he founded his own studio. As an independent developer, they created their own IP instead of licensing it from other companies. Elixir released two games: <moby game="Republic: The Revolution">Republic: The Revolution</moby> (2003) and <moby game="Evil Genius">Evil Genius</moby> (2004). Both were highly original games, but this was not reflected in the sales numbers. | f | 1 | Elixir Studios was a British game developer, based in London, founded by <moby developer="Demis Hassabis">Demis Hassabis</moby> in 1998. Previously, he had worked with <moby developer="Peter Molyneux">Peter Molyneux</moby> at <moby company="Bullfrog Productions">Bullfrog Productions</moby> and <moby company="Lionhead Studios">Lionhead Studios</moby>, until he founded his own studio. As an independent developer, they created their own IP instead of licensing it from other companies. Elixir released two games: <moby game="Republic: The Revolution">Republic: The Revolution</moby> (2003) and <moby game="Evil Genius">Evil Genius</moby> (2004). Both were highly original games, but this was not reflected in the sales numbers. |
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| n | 3 | In April 2005, it was announced the company would cease all day-to-day operations. This followed the cancellation of development on a major project, <i>Blue Vault</i>, which had been underway for two years, due to "the current risk averse publishing climate". They had taken the project to various publishers, who were interested and even wanted to put a license like <i>Men in Black</i> on top of it, but in the end they could not get a publisher to bite. Another project, <i>Dreams</i>, was also cancelled and sold to another company. | n | 3 | In April 2005, it was announced the company would cease all day-to-day operations. This followed the cancellation of development on a major project, *Blue Vault*, which had been underway for two years, due to "the current risk averse publishing climate". They had taken the project to various publishers, who were interested and even wanted to put a license like *Men in Black* on top of it, but in the end they could not get a publisher to bite. Another project, *Dreams*, was also cancelled and sold to another company. |
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| t | 5 | In March 2006, <moby company="Rebellion">Rebellion</moby> announced to have bought Elixir's IPs, including <i>Evil Genius</i>. <moby developer="Aamar Rana">Aamar Rana</moby>, <moby developer="Ian Harper">Ian Harper</moby> and <moby developer="Chris Dawson">Chris Dawson</moby> went on to found mobile developer <moby company="Shadow Light Games">Shadow Light Games</moby>. | t | 5 | In March 2006, <moby company="Rebellion">Rebellion</moby> announced to have bought Elixir's IPs, including *Evil Genius*. <moby developer="Aamar Rana">Aamar Rana</moby>, <moby developer="Ian Harper">Ian Harper</moby> and <moby developer="Chris Dawson">Chris Dawson</moby> went on to found mobile developer <moby company="Shadow Light Games">Shadow Light Games</moby>. |
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| f | 1 | Elixir Studios was a British game developer, based in London, founded by <moby developer="Demis Hassabis">Demis Hassabis</moby> in 1998. Previously, he had worked with <moby developer="Peter Molyneux">Peter Molyneux</moby> at <moby company="Bullfrog Productions">Bullfrog Productions</moby> and <moby company="Lionhead Studios">Lionhead Studios</moby>, until he founded his own studio. As an independent developer, they created their own IP instead of licensing it from other companies. Elixir released two games: <moby game="Republic: The Revolution">Republic: The Revolution</moby> (2003) and <moby game="Evil Genius">Evil Genius</moby> (2004). Both were highly original games, but this was not reflected in the sales numbers. | f | 1 | Elixir Studios was a British game developer, based in London, founded by <moby developer="Demis Hassabis">Demis Hassabis</moby> in 1998. Previously, he had worked with <moby developer="Peter Molyneux">Peter Molyneux</moby> at <moby company="Bullfrog Productions">Bullfrog Productions</moby> and <moby company="Lionhead Studios">Lionhead Studios</moby>, until he founded his own studio. As an independent developer, they created their own IP instead of licensing it from other companies. Elixir released two games: <moby game="Republic: The Revolution">Republic: The Revolution</moby> (2003) and <moby game="Evil Genius">Evil Genius</moby> (2004). Both were highly original games, but this was not reflected in the sales numbers. |
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| 3 | In April 2005, it was announced the company would cease all day-to-day operations. This followed the cancellation of development on a major project, <i>Blue Vault</i>, which had been underway for two years, due to "the current risk averse publishing climate". They had taken the project to various publishers, who were interested and even wanted to put a license like <i>Men in Black</i> on top of it, but in the end they could not get a publisher to bite. Another project, <i>Dreams</i>, was also cancelled and sold to another company. | 3 | In April 2005, it was announced the company would cease all day-to-day operations. This followed the cancellation of development on a major project, <i>Blue Vault</i>, which had been underway for two years, due to "the current risk averse publishing climate". They had taken the project to various publishers, who were interested and even wanted to put a license like <i>Men in Black</i> on top of it, but in the end they could not get a publisher to bite. Another project, <i>Dreams</i>, was also cancelled and sold to another company. | ||
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| t | 5 | In March 2006, <moby company="Rebellion">Rebellion</moby> announced to have bought Elixir's IPs, including <i>Evil Genius</i>. <moby developer="Aamar Rana">Aamar Rana</moby>, <moby developer="Ian Harper">Ian Harper</moby> and <moby game="Chris Dawson">Chris Dawson</moby> went on to found mobile developer <moby company="Shadow Light Games">Shadow Light Games</moby>. | t | 5 | In March 2006, <moby company="Rebellion">Rebellion</moby> announced to have bought Elixir's IPs, including <i>Evil Genius</i>. <moby developer="Aamar Rana">Aamar Rana</moby>, <moby developer="Ian Harper">Ian Harper</moby> and <moby developer="Chris Dawson">Chris Dawson</moby> went on to found mobile developer <moby company="Shadow Light Games">Shadow Light Games</moby>. |