| Groove Games | |
| Type: | Private |
| Location City: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Location Country: | Canada |
| Key People: | Jon Walsh, (Founder and CEO) Michael Haines, (co-founder and COO), (Managing Director of subsidiary), (Groove Games Ltd), Trevor Fencott, (co-founder and President), (CEO of subsidiary, Bedlam Games) |
| Industry: | Video games |
Groove Games was a Canadian developer and publisher of video games. Established in 2001, Groove Games had published more than 20 retail game titles on the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 platforms.
In December 2006, Groove Media Inc. launched an online software platform, SkillGround. It allowed visitors to download retail-quality games for free and play against competitors of similar skill levels for fun, or for cash. SkillGround hosted multiple genres including: first-person shooter, racing, sports and fighting.[1] [2]
| Game | Year | Developer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sno Cross Extreme | 2002 | Groove Games | ||
| Devastation | 2003 | Digitalo Studios | Published by Arush Entertainment in Europe | |
| 2003 | Published by Light & Shadow Production in Europe[3] | |||
| Western Outlaw: Wanted Dead or Alive | 2003 | |||
| Desert Thunder | 2003 | Brainbox Games | ||
| 2004 | ||||
| Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam | 2004 | Brainbox Games | Published by City Interactive and Play Publishing in Europe | |
| WWII Sniper: Call to Victory | 2004 | Published by City Interactive in Europe as "Battlestrike: Call to Victory" | ||
| 2005 | Published by Ubisoft in Europe | |||
| 2005 | Published by City Interactive in Europe as "America's Secret Operations" | |||
| Pariah | 2005 | Published by Hip Interactive in Europe | ||
| Army Ranger: Mogadishu | 2005 | Published by City Interactive in Europe as "Terrorist Takedown: Conflict in Mogadishu" | ||
| 2005 | Brainbox Games | Distributed by Atari | ||
| 2006 | Published by City Interactive in Europe as "Battlestrike: Secret Weapons" | |||
| Warpath | 2006 | Published by Atari in Europe | ||
| 2006 | Published by City Interactive in Europe as "Heat of War" | |||
| Kung Fu: Deadly Arts | 2006 | Bedlam Games | Not for retail, Free to play through SkillGround | |
| CQC – Close Quarters Conflict | 2007 | Published by City Interactive in Europe | ||
| Marine Sharpshooter III | 2007 | Published by City Interactive in Europe | ||
| L.A. Street Racing | 2007 | Published by City Interactive in Europe as "Overspeed: High Performance Speed Racing" | ||
| UTour Golf | 2007 | Groove Games | Not for retail, Free to play through SkillGround | |
| Marine Sharpshooter IV | 2008 | Groove Games | Published by City Interactive in Europe | |
| Day of the Zombie | 2009 | Groove Games | Released in CIS territories only |