Underground Development

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Underground Development, Ltd. (formerly Z-Axis, Ltd.) was an American video game developer based in Foster City, California. It was founded in 1994 by David Luntz and sold to Activision in May 2002. Following a rebranding to Underground Development in February 2008, the company was closed in February 2010.

History

Z-Axis was founded by David Luntz in 1994,<ref name="Luntz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> originally located in San Mateo, California.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On May 22, 2002, Activision announced that they had acquired Z-Axis in exchange for a payment of Template:US$ in cash and stock, and up to 93,446 additional shares in Activision linked to the studio's performance.<ref name="Acquire">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the time, the studio was located in Hayward, California.<ref name="Acquire" /> In February 2008, Z-Axis was rebranded as Underground Development.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Activision reported in April 2008 that they were closing Underground Development, which had the time had under 45 employees in a Foster City, California office, at the end of the coming May.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The studio was fully closed on February 12, 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Games developed as Z-Axis

Year	Title	Platform(s)
1996	Madden NFL '96	Sega Genesis
1998	Fox Sports College Hoops '99	Nintendo 64
1999	Alexi Lalas International Soccer	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color
	Space Invaders	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64
	Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy	PlayStation
2000	Freestyle Motocross: McGrath vs Pastrana	PlayStation
	Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX	PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows
2001	Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX: Maximum Remix	PlayStation
	Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Xbox
2002	Aggressive Inline	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Xbox
	BMX XXX	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
2006	X-Men: The Official Game	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360
Cancelled	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox

Games developed as Underground Development

Year	Title	Platform(s)
2009	Guitar Hero: Van Halen	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Cancelled	Call of Duty: Devil's Brigade<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Xbox 360

References

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