Zoë Mode
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Brighton, England |
| Owner | Kuju Entertainment (Catalis S.E) |
| Website | zoemode |
Zoë Mode was a subsidiary studio of Kuju Entertainment based in Brighton, England. Zoë Mode's games portfolio covered a variety of genres and comprised big-brand entertainment, original social games and innovative gameplay use of motion capture technologies such as the PlayStation EyeToy and Xbox 360 Kinect. They developed EyeToy: Play, SingStar, Disney Sing It and Zumba franchises in music and party games. Zoë Mode was also known for creating Crush,[1] Chime and Haunt.
History
[edit]In 2003, Kuju Entertainment hired the Wide Games team to create the video games studio Kuju Brighton.[2] In 2007, Kuju Brighton was rebranded to Zoë Mode.[3][4] The studio's first release under its new name was Crush for Sega.[4] In 2009, Zoë Mode released the puzzle game Chime, produced by the non-profit OneBigGame.[5][6] In 2011, the studio signed the deal to develop Zumba Fitness 2.[7] In June 2013, Zoë Mode signed the deal to develop Rock Revolution.[8]
Games
[edit]- EyeToy: Play 3 (2005)
- SingStar Rocks! (2006)
- EyeToy Play Sports (2006)
- SingStar Pop Hits (2007)
- Crush (2007)
- Dancing with the Stars (2007)
- EyeCreate (2007)
- EyeToy: Play Astro Zoo (2007)
- Disney Sing It! (2008)
- EyeToy Play: Hero (2008)
- Rock Revolution (2008-2009)
- You're in the Movies (2008-2009)
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance (2016 port of 2006)
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (2016 port of 2009)
- Chime (2010)
- Grease: The Game (2010)
- Grease Dance (2011)
- Zumba Fitness 2 (2011-2012)
- Haunt (2012)
- Crush 3D (2012)
- Zumba Fitness Rush (2012)
- Zumba Fitness Core (2012)
- Zumba Fitness: World Party (2013)
- Zumba Kids (2013)
- Powerstar Golf (2013)
- Risk (2014)
- Guitar Hero Live (2015)
- Risk Urban Assault (2016)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Develop Industry Award Winners Announced". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Kuju acquires Wide, opens new Brighton studio". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Zoe Mode further explains their name". Engadget. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b Jenkins, David (March 2007). "Kuju Brighton Studio Becomes Zoe Mode". www.gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (4 November 2009). "OneBigGame reveals Zoe Mode's Chime". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Mulrooney, Marty (9 December 2010). "GAME REVIEW – Chime (PC)". Alternative Magazine Online. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Zoe Mode seals Zumba Fitness 2 project". MCV/DEVELOP. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Zoë Mode to develop Rock Revolution". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.