XS Games
XS Games, LLC is a New York-based publisher of value priced video games, operating in North America and Europe. They are exclusively distributed by Take 2 Interactive and Jack of All Games in the U.S.[1] They have not released any new products since 2011 and their corporate phone number has been disconnected, though their web site is still active. It is possible the company is no longer in operation.
The founder and owner of XS Games, LLC is Steve Grossman. Cite error: The <ref>
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Publications
Sony PlayStation games
- Hugo: The Evil Mirror
- Jigsaw Madness
- Mobile Light Force (aka Gunbird)
- Monster Bass!
- Sol Divide
- Sorcerers Maze
- Superstar Dance Club #1 Hitz
- Virtual Pool 3
- XS Junior League Football
- XS Junior League Dodgeball
- XS Junior League Soccer
- XS Moto
Sony PlayStation 2 games
- Castle Shikigami 2
- Digital Hitz Factory
- DT Racer
- Mobile Light Force 2 (aka Shikigami No Shiro)
- PopStar Guitar
- Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk
- Still Life
- Super PickUps
- Super Trucks Racing
- The Red Star
- War Chess
Microsoft Xbox Games
Nintendo DS games
Nintendo Game Boy Advance games
Nintendo Wii games
- Bass Pro Shops: The Strike
- Junior League Sports
- PopStar Guitar
- Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk
- Super PickUps
- Ten Pin Alley 2
PC games
Mobile Light Force
In the 2000s, XS localized two unrelated Japanese shooter games to North America, rebranding them under the Mobile Light Force name. The first Mobile Light Force was a PlayStation version of Gunbird, while Mobile Light Force 2 was the PlayStation 2 version of Shikigami No Shiro. Both are very poorly regarded by fans of the genre, since XS removed many important features from the games (most notably all of their in-game plot).
XS also translated Shikigami No Shiro II, and released it for the PlayStation 2 under its own name, Castle Shikigami 2.
References
- ^ http://www.xsgames.biz/corporate/
- ^ New York Southern District Court (nysd) (April 4, 2009). "ZAO Kaspersky Lab v. Tall Licensing Limited et al". Pacer.
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(help) - ^ Justia Dockets & Filings (September 23, 2013). "5381 Partners LLC v. Shareasale.com, Inc". Justia Dockets & Filings.
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