Grubby Hands Limited
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | May 2011 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Products | David Haye's Knockout Boy Loves Girl David Haye's Jungle Rumble |
| Website | grubbyhands |
Grubby Hands Limited is an independent games studio, best known for the mobile game David Haye’s Knockout. It is among the five most recent companies that were started by former staff members of Bizarre Creations, following the studio's closure in 2011.[1]
History[edit]
In February 2011, Activision, the owners of Bizarre Creations, decided to close the studio,[2] prompting several former staff members to set up their own separate development companies of varying sizes. Danny Pearce, Bizarre Creations' former senior programmer, founded Grubby Hands in May 2011.[3]
Games[edit]
David Haye's Knockout[edit]
David Haye’s Knockout was made in association with David Haye, the former heavyweight champion whom the game is named after. The game was released in conjunction with Haye's heavyweight unification title fight with Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg. The iPhone game caused much controversy within the press, specifically for the ability of the player to punch their opponent hard enough to decapitate them.[4][5][6] On 10 June 2011, Grubby Hands released their first game David Haye's Knockout on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
On its first release, David Haye’s Knockout immediately topped the iPhone App Store Charts: reaching #1 in the Sports Chart, #3 in the Action Chart, #5 in the Games Chart, and #8 in the App Chart.
On 18 May 2012, Grubby Hands re-released an updated version of David Haye's Knockout.
They released a second[7] David Haye game in December 2012, David Haye's Jungle Rumble, which went immediately to the top of the charts.[8]
Boy Loves Girl[edit]
On 1 August 2011, Grubby Hands started developing their second iPhone game Boy Loves Girl with its eventual release on 21 December 2011.[9]
Interviews with Grubby Hands[edit]
- Bizarre Creations: iOS Developers Risen From The Flames
- Where Are All The British Games?
- Interview: Grubby Hands Talks Sequels, David Haye and more...
- Business and Love
- Interview with Grubby Hands Company Director, Dr Danny Pearce
References[edit]
- ^ "Grubby Hands - Independent Game Developer". www.grubbyhands.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Bizarre Creations: a UK game development veteran closes today". the Guardian. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Neil Long (13 November 2012). "The Final Days of Bizarre Creations". Edge. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Haye taunts Klitschko with decapitation iPhone app | News | The Week UK". Thefirstpost.co.uk. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Other Sport :: David Haye's gory game can make Klitschko lose his head". Express.co.uk. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Jamie Jackson (14 June 2011). "David Haye unrepentant on iPhone app that 'knocks opponent's head off' | Sport". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ David Haye (20 December 2012). "David Haye: I'm not afraid to quit but I want another shot at title". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "David Haye's "Jungle Rumble" tops download charts". Worldboxingnews.net. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: Boy Loves Girl (iPad)". ~ Digitally Downloaded. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.