Press Play (company)

Press Play ApS

Company type	Subsidiary
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)
Website	pressplay.dk

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. 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. 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.

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.

Games

Title	Year	Platform(s)
		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	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Knoxville	Canceled	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

External links

• Official website