- Blade Interactive
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name = Blade Interactive
type = Private
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foundation =1998
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location_city =Manchester
location_country =England
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key_people = Deborah & Pete Jones (managing director s)
Gary Leach (technical director )
industry = Video games
products = "Hydrophobia"
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homepage = http://www.bladeinteractive.com
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intl =Blade Interactive Studios Ltd. [ [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29431 Blade Interactive New deal] ] , known as Blade Interactive, is a privately owned UK software developer and publisher of some eight years standing devoted to creating innovative games from original IP. [ [http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/32198/Blade-Interactive-Comes-Out-Of-The-Closet Blade Interactive Comes Out Of The Closet] ] On
September 28 2007 , following the public announcement of Hydrophobia, it was announced that a multi-million deal had been made between Blade Interactive and Total Asset Limited and was to become a publisher in its own right and publish its own titles. [ [http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28381/Blade-Interactive-becomes-a-publisher Blade Interactive Becomes a Publisher] ] [ [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29431 Blade Interactive Announces A New Funding Deal With Total Asset Limited] ]History
Blade Interactive was founded in 1998 by a group of industry veterans, eventually to become a specialist developer of pool and snooker games. [ [http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/company.asp?co=Blade+Interactive&sec=0&i=76 Blade Interactive news and reviews] ] . They spent three years developing the upcoming
HydroEngine . [ [http://www.developmag.com/news/26514/Blade-sharpens-HydroEngine Blade sharpens HydroEngine] ] As part of a major expansion, Blade Interactive has established a new force in mobile game development; The new division based at Blade Interactive's new office complex in Manchester is to be known as 'BIG' (Blade Interactive Games). [ [http://www.bladeinteractive.com/news.html Blade Interactive move into Mobile Gaming] ]HydroEngine
The HydroEngine is a video game engine created by Blade Interactive over a period of 3 years for next-generation consoles. It has a unique capability which allows modelling of flowing water and other liquids for the first time. It is entirely dynamic, which means the effect is not repeated and thus allowing different effects each time. The engine can also interface with solid body physics engines such as
Havok ,which allows objects and debris to be carried with the flow. [ [http://www.bladeinteractive.com/hydroengine.html HydroEngine] ]Games
This is a list of games developed by Blade Interactive. [ [http://www.neoseeker.com/Companies/profiles/Blade_Interactive/ Company Profile: Blade Interactive] ]
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G-Surfers " (2003) -PlayStation 2
*"HyperSonic Extreme " (2003) - PS2, PS1
*"" (2004) - PC,Xbox
*"" (2005) - PSP, PS2,Xbox
*"World Championship Pool 2004" (2003) -Xbox ,GameCube ,PS2 , PC
*"World Championship Snooker 2002" (2002) - PC,PS2
*"World Championship Snooker 2003" (2003) -Xbox ,PS2
*"World Championship Snooker 2004" (2004) -PS2 ,Xbox , PC
*"World Championship Snooker 2005" (2005) - PSP, PC, PS2,Xbox
*"World Pool Challenge 2007 " (2006) - PSP
*"World Pool Championship 2007 " (2006) -Xbox 360 , PS2, PS3
*"World Snooker Challenge 2005 " - PSP
*"World Snooker Championship 2007" (2007) - PS3,Xbox 360 Upcoming games
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WSC Real - Season 2008 " (2008) - PC, X360, PS2, PS3, PSP,Wii , NDS [ [http://www.bladeinteractive.com/news.html Blade Interactive: News] ]
*"Hydrophobia" - PS3, X360Notes
External links
* [http://www.bladeinteractive.com Official website]
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