Editing Gremlin Interactive (section)

== History ==
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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">{{cite web|url=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/18/gremlin.htm|title=CRASH 18 – Gremlin Graphics|website=www.crashonline.org.uk}}</ref> with [[US Gold|US Gold's]] Geoff Brown owning 75% of the company<ref name=storyofusgold>{{Cite book|last1=Wilkins|first1=Chris|title=The Story Of U.S. Gold|last2=Kean|first2=Roger M|publisher=Fusion Retro Books|year=2015|isbn=9780993131530|page=69}}</ref>{{rp|65}} until mid-1989.<ref name='newcomputerexpress5Aug89'>{{cite magazine |title=Snippets|magazine=New Computer Express|issue=|publisher=Future Publishing|date=5 August 1989|page=5|url=https://archive.org/details/NH2021_New_Computer_Express_Issue039.pdf/page/n4/mode/2up|access-date=5 December 2021}}</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]]. {{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

In 1994, it was renamed as Gremlin Interactive, now concentrating on the 16-bit, PC and console market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/industry/publishers/gremlin.htm|title=Planet Sinclair: The Sinclair Industry: Publishers: Gremlin|website=www.nvg.ntnu.no}}</ref> Gremlin enjoyed major success with the ''[[Zool]]'' and ''[[Premier Manager]]'' series in the early 1990s, and then with ''[[Actua Soccer]]'', the first [[soccer|football]] game in full [[3D computer graphics|3D]]; other successful games included the ''[[Lotus (computer games)|Lotus]]'' racing series; a futuristic racing game, ''[[Motorhead (video game)|Motorhead]]''; a stunt car racing game, ''[[Fatal Racing]]'' (1995); and the 1998 flight simulator ''[[Hardwar (video game)|Hardwar]]''. Following [[Electronic Arts|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 (music)|motif]]'' from the Siegfried Funeral March from ''[[Götterdämmerung]]'' as introductory music.

The company was floated on the stock market to raise funds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/a-gremlin-in-the-works|title=A Gremlin in the Works|website=Bitmap Books}}</ref>

In 1997, Gremlin acquired [[Imagitec Design]]<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Gremlin Buy Imagitec|magazine=[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]|issue=18 |publisher=[[Emap International Limited]] |date=April 1997|page=7}}</ref> and [[DMA Design]] (creators of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' and ''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''). In 1999, they themselves were bought by [[Infogrames]] for around [[British Pound|£]]24 million <ref>{{cite web|url=http://startups.co.uk/zoo-digital-ian-stewart/|title=Zoo Digital: Ian Stewart – Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_1999_March_25/ai_54207493 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322032848/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_1999_March_25/ai_54207493 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2005 |title=Infogrames Buys UK Games Company Gremlin &#124; ''Computergram International'' &#124; Find Articles at BNET.com |publisher=Findarticles.com |access-date=2 November 2009 |year=1999}}</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, [[Zushi Games|Zoo Digital]], the successor company to Gremlin, purchased the company's assets from the now-named [[Atari SA|Atari]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.investegate.co.uk/zoo-digital-group/rns/acquisition/200310010700113796Q/ | title=Investegate &#124;Zoo Digital Group Announcements &#124; Zoo Digital Group: Acquisition | access-date=6 January 2022 | archive-date=4 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104023118/https://www.investegate.co.uk/zoo-digital-group/rns/acquisition/200310010700113796Q/ | url-status=dead }}</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>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/07/22/gremlin-graphics-presents-bounders-world-and-the-return-of-super-cars-88959/|title=Gremlin Graphics presents: Bounder's World and the return of Super Cars|date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

The Gremlin trademarks (including the g Gremlin logo) are now owned by [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=GREMLIN – UK00001122987 |url=https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00001122987 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=trademarks.ipo.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GREMLIN – UK00001313745 |url=https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00001313745 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=trademarks.ipo.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=g Gremlin – UK00002032262 |url=https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00002032262 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=trademarks.ipo.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>