- FreeStyleGames
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company_name = FreeStyleGames
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company_type =Video game developer
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foundation = 2001
location =Leamington Spa ,Warwickshire ,United Kingdom
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industry = Video games
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homepage = http://www.freestylegames.com/
products =FreeStyleGames Ltd. is a medium sized independent video game development company with approximately 50 staff based in Leamington Spa, UK. The company was originally formed by Ex-Codemasters and Ex-Rare staff in late 2002, and has developed over the last 5 years into a well respected development outfit.
Their first title "B-Boy", a game of competitive break-dancing, was published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and has so far been released in Europe (Autumn 2006), in Korea (Spring 2007), and is scheduled for release in North America in Fall 2008 by publishers
Evolved Games and distributed by Southpeak Games. [ [http://www.southpeakgames.com/news/050508.html Southpeak Games: Breakdancing Title Makes It to the Country Where It All Began ] ] "BBoy" features Crazy Legs of theRock Steady Crew , as well as many other well known B-boys from around the World. It won theIGN best ofE3 2006 award for best PSP music game [ [http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/709/709254p2.html IGN: PSP Best of E3 2006 Awards ] ] , and was nominated for two others.In 2007, FreeStyleGames developed 2 titles in the "Buzz! Junior series" published by Sony Computer Entertainment - ' and '. Both games were co-developed with Liverpool based developer
Magenta Software , in "RoboJam" Magenta Software made twenty out of the twenty six mini-games, whereas in "Monster Rumble" FreeStyleGames made twenty out of twenty six.FreeStyleGames also has plans for a "DJ Hero" video game, something like a DJ-based Guitar Hero.
Purchase
In September 2008, FreeStyleGames was purchased for an undisclosed sum by
Activision [ [http://www.freestylegames.com/?p=605 FreeStyleGames acquired by Activision] ] following a period of commercial cooperation. FreeStyleGames will continue to operate as an independently run development studio.References
External links
* [http://www.freestylegames.com FreeStyleGames]
* [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/directory.php?comp=freestylegames FreeStyleGames news at GamesIndustry.biz]
* [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=25676 FreeStyleGames signs new deal with Red Bull]
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