Southend Interactive Explained

Southend Interactive was a game development studio based in Malmö, Sweden and founded in 1998.[1] Southend worked on game productions from various genres that run from various clients, such as Ubisoft and Sierra Online. They also created games for Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service on the Xbox 360. Southend's company slogan was "Tomorrow's experiences today."[2]

Southend shuttered in June 2013 when Ubisoft Massive acquired Southend's 24 developers and some technology[3] to be used in Massive's Tom Clancy's The Division massively multiplayer online game. Southend had been seeking a suitor and partially blamed its publisher, Deep Silver, for the company's closure.[4]

Games

Year Title Platform(s)
2002DeathrowXbox
2003XIIIXbox
2006The Da Vinci Code 3DMobile phones
2008Xbox 360 (XBLA)
2009R-Type DimensionsXbox 360 (XBLA)
2009Lode RunnerXbox 360 (XBLA)
2009XtraktWindows Mobile
2009Experiment 13Windows Mobile, Android
2010Tecmo Bowl ThrowbackXbox 360 (XBLA), PlayStation 3 (PSN)
2010ilomiloWindows Phone, Xbox 360 (XBLA), Windows
2013Sacred CitadelXbox 360 (XBLA), PlayStation 3 (PSN), Windows[5]
CancelledBrisby & Donnovan[6] N/A

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SouthEnd Interactive . . Gamer Network . 2 September 2022 . 17 December 1999.
  2. Web site: SOUTHEND . December 7, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081001093515/http://www.southend.se/corporate/index.php. October 1, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Ubisoft Massive acquires Southend Interactive . . 2013-06-11 . en-GB . 2020-12-08 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Handrahan . Matthew . Massive hires entire Southend Interactive team . . 2013-06-12 . en . 2020-12-08 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Sacred Citadel: Cartoon Brawling for Hardcore RPG Nerds. Mitch. Dyer. 6 August 2012.
  6. Web site: ilomilo and Year Walk devs reveal canned game Brisby & Donnovan. Matulef. Jeffrey. 22 April 2014. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 23 April 2014.