Planet Moon Studios | |
Type: | Privately held |
Industry: | Video games |
Fate: | Closed |
Foundation: | 1997[1] |
Founder: | Nick Bruty, CCO Bob Stevenson, CEO emeritus |
Defunct: | 2011 |
Location: | San Francisco, CA, USA |
Key People: | Aaron Loeb, CEO Scott Guest, CTO Ken Capelli, Art director Ellie White, Dir. operations Tim Williams, Creative Director/Head writer emeritus Andy Astor, Lead programmer emeritus |
Products: | Armed and Dangerous |
Homepage: | planetmoon.com |
Planet Moon Studios was a game development studio based in San Francisco, California founded by ex-Shiny Entertainment developers Nick Bruty (President) and Bob Stevenson (CEO) in 1997. The founding members were then known for creating the third-person shooter video game MDK.[1] [2]
Shortly after its founding, the developer signed a multi-game deal with publisher Interplay Entertainment, despite the fact that it had yet to announce its first game or even decide on a name for the company.[1]
Planet Moon developed the games (Interplay, 2000)[3] and Armed and Dangerous (LucasArts, 2003) [4] The games are critically well received and are often lauded for their humor in various reviews.[5] [6]
In January 2011, Bigpoint Games acquired the Planet Moon Studios staff in San Francisco, California,[7] but did not acquire the company, its intellectual properties, or its other assets. Shortly thereafter, Planet Moon Studios closed its doors.[8]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | |
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2000 | Windows, PS2 | ||
2003 | Armed and Dangerous | Windows, Xbox | |
2005 | Infected | PSP | |
2007 | PSP | ||
2007 | Smarty Pants | Wii | |
2008 | Battle of the Bands | Wii | |
2008 | Booty Blocks | iPhone/iPod Touch | |
2008 | Brain Quest Grades 3 & 4 | DS | |
2008 | Brain Quest Grades 5 & 6 | DS | |
2009 | Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter[9] | Wii | |
2010 | DS, Wii |