Universomo Explained
Universomo Ltd. was a Finnish video game developer based in Tampere, Finland, founded in 2002, and acquired by THQ on May 9, 2007.[1] [2] Universomo also had offices in Helsinki, Finland and San Diego, United States. The studio focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and the N-Gage. On January 12, 2010, THQ announced the Nintendo DS title Beat City, developed by Universomo,[3] marking the developer's first entry to the handheld gaming market.
On March 2, 2010, Universomo's closure was announced.[4] This left THQ Wireless without any studios under its umbrella, and development of its games would be outsourced to external studios.
Universomo was best known for the favorably reviewed mobile[5] and iPhone[6] versions of de Blob, the mobile, iPhone and N-Gage versions of and the mobile versions of .
Games
- Beat City
- Star Wars: Cantina Dash
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010
- Treasure Grab
- Indiana Jones and the Lost Puzzles
- Up
- Prison Tycoon
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Wall-E
- Pass The Pigs
- Chop Sushi!
- Super Fruitfall
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- de Blob
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Puzzle Quest: Warlords
- Playboy Pool Party
- Snood Blaster
- Ratatouille: Cheese Rush
- Destroy All Humans! Crypto Does Vegas
- Juiced 2
- Stuntman Ignition
- Ocean's 13
- Emergency Mayhem
- 300: The Mobile Game
- Lego Star Wars
- Lego Star Wars II Mobile
- Stones of Khufu
- Destroy All Humans! 2
- Rollercoaster Rush
- Magic Inlay
- Bionicle Heroes
- Juiced Eliminator
- Bounce Out
- Gorillaz Entertainment System
- Habbo Creatures
- Habbo Dreams
- Get Rich or Die Tryin
- Gem Drop
- PileUp!
- Star Wars Battle Above Coruscant
- Stunt Plane
- Sumo Smash!
- Jumbo Rumble
- Bones Adventuring Co.
- Trails of Terror - Mutiny
- Kloner - Together in the Dark
- Bones - The First Adventure
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: THQ acquires Universomo . www.gamesindustry.biz . 2009-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080424103044/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/thq-acquires-universomo-a . 2008-04-24 . live .
- Web site: Universomo Company Information on BusinessWeek . investing.businessweek.com . 2009-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609112220/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=34278586 . 2012-06-09 . dead .
- Web site: Press Release: THQ Starts a Rhythm Revolution With the Announcement of Beat City Exclusively For DS . www.ign.com . 2010-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100225094244/http://ds.ign.com/articles/106/1060291p1.html . 2010-02-25 . live .
- Web site: THQ closes Universomo . . 2010-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306015600/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/107/1073534p1.html . 2012-03-06 . dead .
- Web site: Pocket Gamer Review of de Blob . www.pocketgamer.co.uk . 2009-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229182607/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/de+Blob/review.asp?c=9380&srch=de+blob . 2012-02-29 . live .
- Web site: IGN Review of iPhone de Blob . www.wireless.ign.com . 2009-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081225142723/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/892/892411p1.html . 2008-12-25 . dead .
