Press Play (company)
Danish video game developer
Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2006 |
Founders |
Ole Teglbjærg
Rune Dittmer Mikkel Thorsted |
Defunct | March 10, 2016 |
Fate | Closed by Microsoft Studios Acquired by Flashbulb Games |
Successor | Flashbulb Games |
Headquarters | Copenhagen , Denmark |
Owner |
Microsoft
(2012–2016)
Flashbulb Games (2016–present) |
Parent | Microsoft Studios (2012–2016) |
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Press Play ApS was a Danish video game development studio based in central Copenhagen in Denmark . Since 2006, Press Play have released five titles, including the Max & the Magic Marker , Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Kalimba .
In 2012 the studio was acquired by Microsoft and Press Play was then part of the Microsoft Studios family along with other studios like 343 Industries , Rare , Lionhead Studios , Turn 10 Studios and Twisted Pixel Games . [1] On March 7, 2016, Microsoft announced the plan to close Press Play, and their title, Knoxville , was cancelled. On March 10, 2016, Press Play was officially closed by Microsoft Studios. [2] After the closure, the founders of Press Play founded a new studio called Flashbulb Games, and is working on a new sandbox game called Trailmakers . [3]
On November 10, 2016, Flashbulb acquired Press Play and its library of games to republish under the Flashbulb name, including Kalimba , Tentacles: Enter the Mind , and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood . [4]
Games
Title | Year | Platform(s) | |||||||||
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Android | iOS | Mac OS | Nintendo DS | PSN | Wii | Microsoft Windows | Windows Phone | Xbox 360 | Xbox One | ||
Max & the Magic Marker | 2010 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Tentacles: Enter the Dolphin | 2012 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood | 2013 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Tentacles: Enter the Mind | 2014 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Kalimba | 2014 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Knoxville | Cancelled | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Dwarka | Cancelled | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Karoo | Cancelled | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Tentacles: The Life of Archibald Phluff | Cancelled | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Max 3 | Cancelled | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
References
- ↑ Crapple, Craig (February 10, 2014). "From indie to in-house: Press Play's journey to becoming a first-party Microsoft studio" . Develop . Retrieved June 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Jarvis, Matthew (March 7, 2016). "Lionhead ceases Fable Legends development, considering closure" . Develop . Retrieved March 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Kerr, Chris (June 28, 2016). "Press Play co-founders regroup to form new studio, Flashbulb" . Gamasutra . Retrieved June 29, 2016 .
- ↑ "Flashbulb Games reboots Press Play titles" . www.gamasutra.com . Retrieved 2019-01-10 .
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