Shiny entertainment
| Shiny entertainment
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1993 |
| resolution | 2007 |
| Reason for dissolution | Merger with The Collective to form Double Helix Games |
| Seat |
Newport Beach , California , United States
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| Branch | Software development |
Shiny Entertainment was an American game developer founded in 1993 by David Perry in Newport Beach , California .
Company history
Virtually all of the titles Shiny developed received the highest praise from the trade press, but failed to achieve any commercial success. The first Shiny titles were the 2D platformer Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2 , which first appeared for Sega Mega Drive and SNES . With a clear trend reversal towards 3D graphics, Perry sold 91% of the company to US publisher Interplay Entertainment for around $ 3.6 million in 1995 , a decision Perry described as his worst decision in 2012. He had underestimated the success of the emerging game consoles and hoped in return with this acquisition to reduce his lack of experience in the console market. In 2001, Interplay also acquired the remaining 9% for $ 600,000.
The games MDK for the PC , Wild 9 and R / C Stunt Copter for the PlayStation , as well as Messiah and Sacrifice for the PC followed under the new parent company . The last four of these titles, in particular, did not sell well , despite or perhaps because of their innovative gameplay .
In April 2002 Shiny was sold by its financially struggling parent company to the French publisher Infogrames for $ 47 million . This subordinated the studio to his American subsidiary Atari (formerly GT Interactive ). Shiny developed the license title Enter the Matrix for the new owner . This was the first Shiny game that could not achieve high ratings and still became a commercial success again. In 2005, The Matrix: Path of Neo was the long-awaited successor to Enter The Matrix , which in terms of play and technology fell short of the expectations of critics and gamers as well as the announcements made by the developers.
After Infogrames and Atari got increasingly into financial difficulties in 2006, founder David Perry left the company in February to make it easier for Shiny to sell. In October 2006, Shiny was sold by Infogrames to the developer Foundation 9 Entertainment. In March 2008, Foundation 9 announced the merger of Shiny Entertainment with the developer studio The Collective , which also belongs to the company , and Irvine became the new location for the studio known as Double Helix Games .
Published games
- Earthworm Jim (1994)
- Earthworm Jim 2 (1995)
- MDK (1997)
- Wild 9 (1998)
- R / C Stunt Copter (1999)
- Messiah (2000)
- Sacrifice (2000)
- Enter the Matrix (2003)
- The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005)
- The Golden Compass (2007)
Web links
- Shiny Entertainment at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guy Cocker: David Perry: Selling Shiny to Interplay 'worst mistake I ever made' ( English ) In: GameSpot . CBS . July 12, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ Scott Hettrick (May 15, 1995): 'Earthworm' maker Shiny to Interplay. Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Matt Chat 91: The Fall of Interplay with Brian Fargo on YouTube
- ↑ a b Infogrames Snags Shiny - For $ 47 Million ( English ) In: Gamasutra . UBM, plc . April 25, 2002. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Guy Cocker: Dave Perry leaves Shiny to save Shiny ( English ) In: Joystiq . AOL . February 20, 2006. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ↑ Jason Dobson: Foundation 9 Acquires Shiny From Atari ( English ) In: Gamasutra . UBM, plc . October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ↑ Brendan Sinclar: Shiny, The Collective twisted into Double Helix ( English ) In: GameSpot . CBS . March 27, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
