Sidhe Interactive

Infobox Company
company_name = Sidhe Interactive
company_
company_type = Privately Owned
foundation = May 1997 [ [http://games.ign.com/objects/027/027458.html IGN: Sidhe Interactive ] ]
founder = Mario Wynands Tyrone McAuley Stuart Middleton
location = Wellington, New Zealand
industry =Computer and video game industry
Entertainment industry
key_people = Mario Wynands, Managing Director Tyrone McAuley, Technical Director Andy Satterthwaite, Producer | homepage = [http://www.sidheinteractive.com www.sidheinteractive.com] |

Sidhe Interactive is a game development studio based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Sidhe Interactive is an officially licensed developer for Microsoft (Xbox, Xbox 360), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (PlayStation, PS2, PSP, PS3), and Nintendo of America (GBA, DS, Wii). It is also a co-founding member of the New Zealand Game Developers Association. They are the largest game developer in New Zealand, currently employing approximately 80 people.

For a number of years Sidhe created franchise based games, such as their Barbie, and NRL Rugby League titles. They provided services to and have produced products for a number of partners and clients such as Sony Online Entertainment, Red Mile Entertainment, Ubisoft, eUniverse, Krome Studios, Adidas International, Vivendi Universal, and Midway Games. In 2005 Sidhe released their first game based on an original IP, Gripshift, which was created completely in-house, from concept to final product.

Sidhe collaborated with Weta Digital to achieve the first motion capture of a horse at full gallop, for their horse racing game, Melbourne Cup Challenge / Frankie Dettori Racing. Currently they are working on games based on the Jackass and Speed Racer franchises.

Industry Awards

Sidhe Interactive received a number of awards at the Australian Game Developers Conference, 2005.

* "Award for Outstanding Industry Contribution"
* "Award for Best Handheld Game" for GripShift
* "Award for Best Level Design" for GripShift
* "Award for Best Game Design" for GripShift

Sidhe also received awards at TUANZ, 2003.

* "TUANZ Interactive Games Award" for NRL Rugby League
* "TUANZ Overall Craft Award" for NRL Rugby League

idhe Interactive Scholarship

Sidhe Interactive supports the local New Zealand video game industry by offering a scholarship [ [http://pc.gamezone.com/news/09_29_04_10_25AM.htm Sidhe Interactive Offers Scholarships For Media Design School Game Development Diploma - PC News ] ] [ [http://www.sumea.com.au/snews.asp?news=2329 Sumea:Launchpad. - Sidhe continues scholarship support for Game Dev students ] ] for students who wish to study game development at a graduate level.

Games Developed by Sidhe Interactive

* "Rugby League 2 World Cup Edition, (PS2, 2008)"
* "Speed Racer, (Wii, PS2, 2008)
* "GripShift, (X360, 2007)"
* "GripShift, (PS3, 2007)"
* ", (PSP, PS2, 2007)"
* "Melbourne Cup Challenge / Frankie Dettori Racing, (PC, Xbox, PS2, 2006)"
* "GripShift, (PSP, 2005)"
* "Rugby League 2, (PC, PS2, 2005) (Xbox, 2006)"
* "NRL Rugby League, (PC, Xbox, PS2, 2003)"
* "Adidas Football Fever, (PC Online Download, 2002)"
* "Frogmania Deluxe (PC Online Download) "
* "Wordjam Deluxe (PC Online Download) "
* "Barbie Beach Vacation, (PC, 2001)"
* "O'Neill Championship Surfer, (PlayStation, 2000)"

Other Games Contributed to by Sidhe Interactive

* "Barbie Sparkling Ice Show, (PC, 2002)"
* " (PS2, GameCube, 2003)"
* "Hoyle Majestic Chess (PC, 2003)"
* "Spy Hunter (PC, 2003)"
* "Aladdin Chess Adventures (PC, 2004)"
* "King Arthur (Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, 2004)"

Cancelled Games

* "Druid King (a.k.a. Dark Shores)"
* "Dirty War"
* "Chronicle"

References

External links

* [http://forums.sidheinteractive.com Sidhe Interactive community forums]