DC Studios (video game developer)
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Video game industry |
Founded | 3 December 1999Glasgow, Scotland | in
Founder | Mark Greenshields |
Defunct | 25 September 2007 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Successor | Firebrand Games |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people | Mark Greenshields (CEO) |
Number of employees | 55 (2006) |
DC Studios Inc. was a British-Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec. Originally founded in Glasgow, Scotland in December 1999, the company later expanded to Montreal, Edinburgh, Scotland and Dublin, Ireland. In May 2005, the company acquired State of Emergency 2 from the defunct VIS Entertainment. The game released to severe financial underperformance, as a result of which all DC Studios operations in the United Kingdom were halted, leaving only the Montreal studio with 55 employees, which in turn shut down in September the following year.
History
DC Studios was founded on 3 December 1999.[1] It was set up in Glasgow, Scotland by Mark Greenshields,[2] who previously left Steel Monkeys, another Scotland-based development studio.[3] In November 2000, the company expanded with a second outfit located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] In August 2003, Andrew McLennan left his position as commercial director from Steel Monkeys, at the time run by his brother Derek as managing director, to join DC Studio as business development director.[3][5] In April 2005, DC Studios opened a government-funded development studio in Dublin, Ireland, seeking to employ 50 further staff.[6]
In May 2005, the company acquired the rights to State of Emergency 2 from previously defunct VIS Entertainment.[7][8] Following its release, however, the game severely underperformed in sales, due to which DC Studios announced on 4 June 2006 that it had ceased all operations in the United Kingdom, laying off all staff, including 29 from its Edinburgh offices.[9][10] Only their Montreal office remained open, holding 55 staff.[11] That Montreal office was finally shut down in favour of opening a Merritt Island, Florida office for Greenshields' newer venture, Firebrand Games, on 25 September 2007.[12][13]
Games developed
References
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- ^ "New State of Emergency declared as Glasgow firm takes on game". scotsman.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "DC Studios picks up State of Emergency 2". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "State Of Emergency spells end for 29 staff GAMING: REDUNDANCIES". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Jenkins, David. "DC Studios Closes Scottish Development HQ". gamasutra.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "DC Studios shuts down". eurogamer.net. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "'Montreal is not an efficient place to run a business'". mcvuk.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Boyer, Brandon. "Race Game Developer Firebrand Gets U.S. Office". gamasutra.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.