Crash Lab Explained
Crash Lab is an independent British video game developer. The company was founded in November 2011 by Steve Ellis, Martin Wakeley and Lee Musgrave[1]
The company develops mobile games for iOS devices (including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch),Android devices (including Kindle Fire HD), PlayStation Mobile, Mac App Store, Samsung Apps and Blackberry App World[2]
Developed titles
Twist Pilot
Twist Pilot was initially released on iOS and Android in 2012 as part of the Zynga Partners for Mobile program[3] and subsequently released on PlayStation Mobile, Mac App Store, Blackberry App World and Samsung Apps.
The Snowman and The Snowdog
The Snowman and The Snowdog game were published on iOS and Android by Channel 4[4]
The game was based on The Snowman and The Snowdog film, produced by Lupus Films.[5]
The game reached number 1 in the iPhone and iPad game charts and was downloaded over 1 million times in the UK and Ireland.[6]
Awards
- 2013 Develop 100 – Crash Lab was listed as one of the 100 best UK game studios[7]
- 2013 Broadcast Digital Awards – Winner: Best Game (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[8]
- 2013 BIMA Awards – Winner: Best Tablet App (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[9]
- Yahoo News – App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[10]
- Tech Digest – App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[11]
- Eurogamer – App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[12]
- App Consumer – App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[13]
- 2013 Webby Awards – Honoree: Best Game for a Handheld Device (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[14]
- 2013 Develop Awards – nominated: Best Micro Studio (Crash Lab)[15]
- 2013 Develop Awards – nominated: Best Use of a Licence or IP (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
- 2013 AOP Digital Publishing Awards – nominated: Mobile and Tablet Innovation (The Snowman and The Snowdog)[16]
Notable staff
- Steve Ellis – previously Managing Director at Free Radical Design, and wrote the Multiplayer aspect of Goldeneye, while at Rare
- Martin Wakeley – previously Designer and Producer at Rare and Free Radical Design
- Lee Musgrave – previously Head of Art at Rare
- Graeme Norgate – Musician at Rare and Audio Director at Free Radical Design[17]
Notes and References
- Web site: About Crash Lab. crashlab.co.uk. 14 October 2013.
- Web site: Crash Lab Games. crashlab.co.uk. 14 October 2013.
- Web site: Crash Lab and Zynga launch Twist Pilot on the App Store and Google Play. blog.zynga.com. 14 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130108090341/http://blog.zynga.com/2012/10/18/crash-lab-and-zynga-launch-twist-pilot-on-the-app-store-and-google-play/. 8 January 2013. dead.
- Web site: Channel 4 announces The Snowman and The Snowdog game. MCV. 14 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021223558/http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/read/channel-4-announces-the-snowman-and-the-snowdog-game-for-christmas/0104717. 21 October 2013. dead.
- Web site: Channel 4 warmly welcomes The Snowman and The Snowdog. Channel 4. 14 October 2013.
- Web site: The Snowman and The Snowdog hits over 1m downloads. Channel 4. 14 October 2013.
- Web site: Develop 100. Develop. 15 October 2013. 8 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808163100/http://www.develop-online.net/develop-100. dead.
- Web site: Broadcast Digital Awards 2013 Winners. broadcastnow.co.uk. 14 October 2013.
- Web site: BIMA 2013 Winners. BIMA. 14 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015161249/http://www.bimaawards.com/2013-finalists.php. 15 October 2013.
- Web site: Hall . Chris . 20 December 2012 . APP OF THE DAY: The Snowman and the Snowdog review . 14 October 2013 . Yahoo News.
- Web site: Lynch . Gerald . 18 December 2012 . APP OF THE DAY: The Snowman and the Snowdog . 14 October 2013 . Tech Digest.
- Web site: Whitehead . Dan . 4 January 2013 . App of the Day: The Snowman and the Snowdog . 14 October 2013 . Eurogamer.
- Web site: App of the day. App Consumer. 14 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015161659/http://www.appconsumer.com/app-of-the-day-the-snowman-and-the-snowdog-review-androidiphoneipad/. 15 October 2013.
- Web site: Webby Awards 2013. Webby Awards. 14 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130517183227/http://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/mobile-apps/handheld-devices/games/honorees. 17 May 2013. dead.
- Develop Awards 2013. MCV. 6 May 2013. Develop. 14 October 2013.
- Web site: AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2013. AOP Digital. 14 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022020756/http://www.ukaop.org.uk/events/awardscategoriesandcriteria20133966.html. 22 October 2013. dead.
- Web site: Graeme Norgate Linked In public profile. Linked In. 14 October 2013.
