Shaba Games Explained

Shaba Games LLC
Defunct:[1]
Location City:San Francisco
Location Country:US
Industry:Video games
Parent:Activision

Shaba Games LLC was an American video game developer founded in September 1997. It was located in San Francisco, California. Initially it was a nine-person development team, with the founders having split off from Crystal Dynamics, more specifically from the team behind Pandemonium 2.[2] It was acquired by Activision in 2002. Activision closed the studio on October 8, 2009.[1]

Games developed

Year Game Platform(s)
2000 Grind Session PlayStation
Razor Freestyle Scooter
2001 Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
2003 Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray PlayStation 2, Xbox
2005 PlayStation Portable
Shrek SuperSlam GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006 Tony Hawk's Project 8 PlayStation 2, Xbox
2007 Shrek the Third PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360
2008 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

Notes and References

  1. http://kotaku.com/5376826/activision-lays-off-shabas-ranks-closes-studio Activision Lays Off Shaba's Ranks, Closes Studio (Update)
  2. In the Studio . Next Generation. 37. . January 1998 . 22.