Headstrong Games
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| Industry | Video game |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 (as Kuju London) |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Owner | Kuju Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.headstrong-games.com |
Headstrong Games is a subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment based in London that creates video games. Headstrong Games’ portfolio encompasses big-brand family entertainment, interactive learning and core gamer titles for a mature audience. They are well known for handling high-value IP such as The House of the Dead: Overkill, Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest and Top Gun: Hard Lock. Headstrong Games are also known for creating original IP such as the multi-million unit selling[1] Art Academy and critically acclaimed [2] Battalion Wars franchise.
Headstrong Games’ priority is to provide elegant, friction-free interaction, to delight, entertain and to offer rich, satisfying gameplay that keeps players coming back for more.
History
The studio was formed in 2000 as Kuju London. In 2008 it was rebranded as Headstrong Games.[3]
In 2013 Headstrong games made the Develop 100 Studio Hot List,[4] a list of the top 100 developers within the UK based upon their commercial and critical success, reputation, and potential.
Games
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Battalion Wars (2005)
- Battalion Wars 2 (2007)
- Art Academy (2009)
- The House of the Dead: Overkill (2009)
- Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (2010)
- Top Gun: Hard Lock (2012)
- Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! (2012)
- Rabbids Rumble (2012)
- Art Academy: SketchPad (2013)
- Pokémon Art Academy (2014)
- Art Academy: Atelier (2015)
- Disney Art Academy (2016)
See also
References
- ^ Kuju Entertainment. "Since 2010, over 3 million units of Art Academy and its sequel, New Art Academy, have been sold world-wide". Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ Average Metacritic of 76 http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/battalion-wars
- ^ "Kuju London renamed Headstrong Games". MCV UK. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
Headstrong launched today as the rebranded London studio of the Kuju Entertainment network.
- ^ "Develop 100 Studio Hot List". Develop 100. Develop Online. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
Kuju Entertainment's most prolific studio has carved out a name for itself across just about every genre in existence