Planet Moon Studios Explained

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]

History

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]

Games

Year Title Platform(s)
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. News Bits. . 108. IDG. September 1997. 22.
  2. Web site: Harley. Jebens. MDK Team Finds Home, Game. https://web.archive.org/web/20000304200739/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_04/23_mdktevg/index.html. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. March 4, 2000. April 23, 1998. August 18, 2019.
  3. Web site: Review: Giants: Citizen Kabuto. December 2000. 2006-07-07. Osborne. Scott. GameSpot.
  4. Web site: Review: Armed and Dangerous. December 2003. 2006-07-07. Gerstmann. Jeff. GameSpot.
  5. Web site: Giants: Citizen Kabuto for PC . . . 17 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Armed and Dangerous for Xbox . . . 17 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Bigpoint Doubles San Francisco Team With Talent Acquisition From Planet Moon Studios. January 2011. 2011-01-21. PRNewswire.
  8. Web site: Planet Moon Studios closed. January 2011. 2011-01-21.
  9. Web site: Rosenberg . Jared . May 26, 2009 . The Drawn to Life Adventure Continues on Wii & DS . 2009-06-14 . NintendoWorldReport.