Griptonite Games
| Griptonite Games | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | February 1994 |
| Seat | Kirkland , Washington |
| management | Steve Ettinger |
| Branch | Video game developer |
| Website | http://www.griptonite.com/ |
| As of October 17, 2018 | |
Griptonite Games was an American video game developer based in Kirkland , Washington . It was founded in 1994 as Realtime Associates Seattle Division and specialized in handheld computer games. In 2011 the mobile game specialist Glu Mobile took over the studio, and in 2017 it was closed.
history
The company was founded in April 1994 by Steve Ettinger in Redmond as a subsidiary of Realtime Associates under the name Realtime Associates Seattle Division. Ettinger, like the founder of Realtime Associates, David Warhol, was previously employed by Mattel Electronics and developed Intellivision for the game console . Ettinger did commissioned work for Realtime Associates before Warhol asked him to set up a subsidiary in Seattle. The studio was mainly responsible for developments for handheld consoles , initially mainly for the Game Boy and Game Gear , and later also for stationary consoles.
In November 1999 the studio was acquired by KnowWonder, a Kirkland-based developer of children's software, and renamed Griptonite. The company name of KnowWonder was changed in 2001 to Amaze Entertainment , under whose umbrella three specialized development departments: KnowWonder (children's software), Adrenium Games (stationary consoles) and Griptonite (handheld consoles) operated. From 2005, all development work was initially only published under the name Amaze Entertainment.
On November 14, 2006, Amaze Entertainment was acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment . From July 2008, all developments were published under the new umbrella as Griptonite Games. On July 29, 2009, Foundation 9 Entertainment announced in the course of austerity measures that Amaze Entertainment would be merged with its subsidiary Griptonite Games. The direction was given to Griptonite's studio manager JC Connors.
On August 2, 2011, Griptonite Games with 200 employees and a subsidiary in Hyderabad was bought by Glu Mobile , whereby the specialist for mobile games doubled its workforce in order to be able to increase the number of its projects. In 2012, Glu Mobile's President of Studios took direct control of the studio, laying off 25% of the workforce. The company has since been run as Glu Mobile Kirkland. Further layoffs followed in 2013 due to the increasing conversion at Glu to Games as a service . The studio also moved from Kirkland to Bellevue . In 2017, Glu Mobile closed the studio in Bellevue.
Publications
As Realtime Associates Seattle Division
| title | Year of publication | platform |
|---|---|---|
| The Berenstain Bears' Camping Adventure | 1993 | Game Gear |
| WWF Raw | 1994 | Game Boy, Game Gear |
| Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball | 1995 | Game Boy, Game Gear |
| Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | 1995 | Game Boy, Game Gear, SNES |
| BreakThru! | 1995 | Game Boy |
| Iron Man / XO Manowar in heavy metal | 1996 | Game Boy, Game Gear |
| Crusader: No Remorse | 1996 | PlayStation, Saturn |
| Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage | 1997 | PlayStation, Windows |
| NBA Live 98 | 1998 | Saturn |
| All-Star Baseball 99 | 1998 | Game Boy |
| Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt | 1999 | Nintendo 64 |
| All-Star Baseball 2000 | 1999 | Game Boy Color |
| Adventures with Barbie: Ocean Discovery | 1999 | Game Boy Color |
As a Griptonite
| title | Year of publication | platform |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece | 2012 | Wii, Nintendo DS |
| Bejeweled 3 | 2011 | Nintendo DS |
| Shinobi | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat | 2011 | Wii |
| The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole returns | 2011 | Nintendo DS |
| Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! | 2011 | Nintendo DS |
| Captain America: Super Soldier | 2011 | Nintendo DS |
| Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS, Wii |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | 2011 | PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet | 2010 | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Wheel of Fortune | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Jeopardy! | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Iron man 2 | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| How to Train Your Dragon | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Dungeon Solitaire | 2010 | iPhone |
| Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Bejeweled: Twist | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Daniel X: The Ultimate Power | 2010 | Nintendo DS |
| Bejeweled: Twist | 2009 | Nintendo DSi |
| Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines | 2009 | PSP, PS Vita |
| Disney The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | Wii, Windows, Nintendo DS |
| Assassin's Creed II: Discovery | 2009 | iPhone, Nintendo DS |
| Charm Girls Club: My Perfect Prom | 2009 | Nintendo DS |
| Where the Wild Things Are | 2009 | PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| James Patterson: Women's Murder Club - Games of Passion | 2009 | Nintendo DS |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 2009 | Nintendo DS |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 2009 | Nintendo DS |
| Centipede | 2008 | iPhone |
| Neopets Puzzle Adventure | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| Age of Empires: Mythologies | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| Ben Stein: It's trivial | 2008 | iPhone |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| High School Musical 3: Senior Year | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| Great breakout | 2008 | iPhone |
| Missile Command | 2008 | iPhone |
| Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| Spore Creatures | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 2005 | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game | 2005 | Game Boy Advance |
| Robots | 2005 | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS |
| Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | Dedicated console |
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| The Urbz: Sims in the City | 2004 | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| Crushed baseball | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| Digimon Racing | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| The Sims: Bustin 'Out | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| 007: Everything or Nothing | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| Daredevil | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Game Boy Advance |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | Game Boy Color |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | 2001 | Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color |
Web links
- official website
- Griptonite Games at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ken Horowitz: Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games . McFarland & Company , Jefferson, North Carolina 2016, ISBN 978-1-4766-2557-7 , pp. 249 .
- ↑ Jeff Meisner: Ready to Amaze you. In: Puget Sound Business Journal. September 16, 2001, accessed December 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Gamespot Staff: Foundation 9 Amazed. In: GameSpot. November 14, 2006. Retrieved November 28, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Michael French: Foundation 9 rebrands Amaze teams to 'foster individuality'. In: MCV UK. July 22, 2008, accessed December 23, 2018 .
- ^ Ludwig Kietzmann: Foundation 9 closes Fizz Factor studio, cuts back at Double Helix. In: Engadget . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
- ^ Dean Takahashi: Foundation 9 Entertainment cuts costs and staff in game studios. In: VentureBeat. July 22, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Kim-Mai Cutler: Glu Mobile Acquires Griptonite, Blammo Games for Stock, Earnouts Worth More Than $ 50M. In: Adweek. August 2, 2011, archived from the original on December 1, 2018 ; Retrieved November 30, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Jon Jordan, Contributing Editor: Glu Mobile thinks big: doubles internal development talent acquiring Griptonite and Blammo. In: Pocket Gamer. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
- ^ Jeff Grubb: Glu Mobile lays off employees at two offices, closes a third. In: VentureBeat. November 15, 2012, Retrieved December 24, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Stephany Nunneley: Glu Mobile has laid-off around 68 staff members. In: VG247. May 2, 2013, accessed December 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Andrew Goldfarb: Layoff's hit Griptonite Games, Glu Mobile. In: IGN. Retrieved May 1, 2013, December 24, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ 10-K. In: Securities and Exchange Commission . December 31, 2013, accessed December 24, 2018 .
- ↑ James Batchelor: Glu restructure will close two studios, cut 100+ jobs. In: Gamesindustry.biz. January 11, 2017, accessed December 24, 2018 .