- Strawdog Studios
Infobox Company
company_name = Strawdog Studios Ltd
company_type = Private
foundation =2003
location_city =Derby
location_country =flagicon|EnglandEngland
area_served =Worldwide
key_people =Paul Smith (Managing Director )Derek Pettigrew (Development Director )Simon Morris (Technical Director )
industry =Interactive Entertainment
Video games
Software Development
products = Geon (XBLA, PSN & Wii)Bounce (XBLA)
num_employees = 12
slogan =Games in the making
homepage = [http://www.strawdogstudios.com www.strawdogstudios.com]Strawdog Studios Ltd. is a
video game developer based inDerby ,United Kingdom . The studio was established in 2003 and develops games forPlayStation 3 ,Xbox 360 ,Wii ,PlayStation Portable ,Nintendo DS , andPC .Team Strawdog has a collective flair for creative and innovative original concepts for console and casual games, and has particular expertise in producing games for digital distribution platforms like Microsoft XBox Live Arcade (XBLA), Sony
PSN and NintendoWiiWare .History
In 2007 Strawdog Studios released their first original title "" on Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA). This initial version of the game focused on multiplayer competition with each player's capabilities based around an 'emotions' theme. It featured single player or split-screen two-player modes as well as 2-4 multiplayer online modes over
Xbox Live .In September 2008, the studio announced that a new 'definitive' version of Geon is to be released for PS3, Wii and PC sometime in 2008/2009. The updated version features many improvements over the original, with stronger single player modes, tighter gameplay rules, and a much simpler fusion of the emotions and powerballs theme.
The studio has also announced that it is currently working on their next original title "
Bounce ", which is due to be released sometime in 2009 onXbox Live Arcade [http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/902/902028p1.html] .Games
External links
* [http://www.strawdogstudios.com/ Company website]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/strawdog-studios-ltd Mobygames info page]
* [http://www.geongame.com/ Geon game website]
* [http://www.useyouremotion.com/ Geon:Emotions game website]
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