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Gremlin Interactive

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Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check|nested=1|template=Infobox company|cat=Template:Main other|name; company_name|logo; company_logo|logo_alt; alt|trade_name; trading_name|former_names; former_name|type; company_type|predecessors; predecessor|successors; successor|foundation; founded|founders; founder|defunct; dissolved|hq_location; location|hq_location_city; location_city|hq_location_country; location_country|num_locations; locations|areas_served; area_served|net_income; profit|net_income_year; profit_year|owners; owner |homepage; website }}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox company with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | ignoreblank=y | alt | area_served | areas_served | assets | assets_year | aum | brands | company_logo | company_name | company_type | defunct | dissolved | divisions | embed | equity | equity_year | fate | footnotes | former_name | former_names | foundation | founded | founder | founders | genre | homepage | hq_location | hq_location_city | hq_location_country | incorporated | image | image_alt | image_caption | image_size | image_upright | income_year | industry | ISIN | key_people | location | location_city | location_country | locations | logo | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_upright | members | members_year | module | name | native_name | native_name_lang | net_income | net_income_year | num_employees | num_employees_year | num_locations | num_locations_year | operating_income | owner | owners | parent | predecessor | predecessors | production | production_year | products | profit | profit_year | rating | ratio | revenue | revenue_year | romanized_name | services | subsid | successor | successors | traded_as | trade_name | trading_name | type | website| qid | fetchwikidata | suppressfields | noicon | nocat | demo | categories }} Gremlin Graphics Software Limited, later Gremlin Interactive Limited and ultimately Infogrames Studios Limited,<ref name=house>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was a British software house based in Sheffield, working mostly in the home computer market. Like many software houses established in the 1980s, their primary market was the 8-bit range of computers such as the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64. The company was acquired by French video game publisher Infogrames in 1999 and was renamed Infogrames Studios in 2000. Infogrames Studios closed down in 2003.

HistoryEdit

The company, originally a computer store called Just Micro, was established as a software house in 1984 with the name Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd by Ian Stewart and Kevin Norburn<ref name="crashonline.org.uk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with US Gold's Geoff Brown owning 75% of the company<ref name=storyofusgold>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp until mid-1989.<ref name='newcomputerexpress5Aug89'>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Gremlin's early success was based on games such as Wanted: Monty Mole for the ZX Spectrum and Thing on a Spring for the Commodore 64. Template:Citation needed

In 1994, it was renamed as Gremlin Interactive, now concentrating on the 16-bit, PC and console market.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Gremlin enjoyed major success with the Zool and Premier Manager series in the early 1990s, and then with Actua Soccer, the first football game in full 3D; other successful games included the Lotus racing series; a futuristic racing game, Motorhead; a stunt car racing game, Fatal Racing (1995); and the 1998 flight simulator Hardwar. Following EA's success with the EA Sports brand, Gremlin also released their own sports videogame series, adding Golf, Tennis and Ice Hockey to their Actua Sports series. During this time, they used a motif from the Siegfried Funeral March from Götterdämmerung as introductory music.

The company was floated on the stock market to raise funds.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1997, Gremlin acquired Imagitec Design<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and DMA Design (creators of Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings). In 1999, they themselves were bought by Infogrames for around £24 million <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and renamed "Infogrames Sheffield House". Infogrames closed the studio in 2003. The building they latterly occupied near Devonshire Green has since been demolished when Infogrames Sheffield House was supposed to be renamed "Atari Sheffield House". In October 2003, Zoo Digital, the successor company to Gremlin, purchased the company's assets from the now-named Atari.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Following the administration of Zoo Digital (later renamed Zushi Games), Gremlin Interactive's catalogue and name were bought up by Ian Stewart's new company Urbanscan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Gremlin trademarks (including the g Gremlin logo) are now owned by Warner Bros Entertainment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Key staffEdit

Gremlin staff had included: Template:Div col

  • Kevin Bulmer – Designer/graphics artist
  • Jon Harrison – Designer/graphics artist
  • Gary Priest – Programmer
  • Bill Allen – Programmer
  • Richard Stevenson – Programmer
  • David Martin – Marketing Director
  • Ben Daglish – Outsourced Musician
  • Ade Carless – Designer/graphics artist
  • Shaun McClure – Graphics artist / Art Resource Manager
  • Antony Crowther ('Ratt') – Designer, programmer<ref name="crashonline.org.uk"/>
  • Asad Habib – Lead Tester
  • Paul Whitehead – Tester / Designer
  • Ian Stewart – Managing director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kevin Norburn – Operations director
  • Patrick Phelan – Software manager/sound engineer
  • Chris Harvey – Lead console programmer
  • Wayne Laybourn – Artist
  • Chris Shrigley – Designer / Programmer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Peter Harrap – Programmer<ref name="crashonline.org.uk"/>
  • Chris Kerry – Programmer<ref name="crashonline.org.uk"/>
  • Shaun Hollingworth – Programmer<ref name="crashonline.org.uk"/>
  • MicroProjects Ltd (Jason Perkins, Mark Rogers, Anthony Clarke)

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  • Richard Hall – Production Manager

Video gamesEdit

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As Gremlin InteractiveEdit

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As Infogrames Sheffield HouseEdit

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
Template:Dts PGA European Tour Golf PlayStation Infogrames
Template:Dts Premier Manager 2000
Hogs of War PlayStation, Windows
PGA European Tour Golf Nintendo 64
Wacky Races Dreamcast
Template:Dts UEFA Challenge PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly and Muttley PlayStation 2
Template:Dts Slam Tennis PlayStation 2, Xbox
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips PlayStation 2
Micro Machines PlayStation 2, Xbox
Template:Dts Superman: Shadow of Apokolips GameCube
Micro Machines (2002)

See alsoEdit

  • Sumo Digital: Game developer founded by former members of Gremlin management.
  • Martech: Video game publisher founded in the 1980s by David Martin.

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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