Company:Gotham Games

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Gotham Games, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FateDissolved, operations folded into Gathering of Developers and Global Star Software
FoundedJuly 22, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-07-22)
FounderJamie Leece
DefunctDecember 18, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-12-18)
Headquarters
New York City
,
US
Key people
Jamie Leece (president)
ParentTake-Two Interactive

Gotham Games, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in New York City. Founded in July 2002 and headed by Jamie Leece, the company was shut down in December 2003.

History

Gotham Games was launched as a publishing label and subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive on July 22, 2002, with Take-Two Interactive's vice-president of publishing and business development, Jamie Leece, promoted to Gotham Games' president.[1][2] At the time, Gotham Games was the third label for Take-Two Interactive, after Rockstar Games and Gathering of Developers, because of which Take-Two Interactive ceased publishing under their self-named label, citing a "global branding strategy".[3]

Its titles were aimed for all ages at a budget price point, including AAA games, contrasting to the Rockstar Games label.[4] In 2003, the company expanded to the children's market, by publishing its video game Piglet's Big Game.[5]

At the May 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gotham Games announced that they were seeking new video game developers who were willing to have their game published by them.[6][7] In early late 2003, Take-Two and NewKidCo entered into a partnership, leveraging by their distribution relationship with Jack of All Games, where Take-Two could co-publish NewKidCo games with Gotham Games, and Dora the Explorer: Super Spies was one of the titles came out of a co-publishing deal.[8]

On December 18, 2003, Take-Two Interactive's chief executive officer, Jeffrey Lapin, announced that Gotham Games had been dissolved as part of a "larger internal reorganization".[9] As part of the plan, its titles slated for release by Gotham, including Mafia,[10] were absorbed into Gathering of Developers, which was expanding beyond PC into AAA console games, and Global Star Software, which had briefly becoming an AAA game publisher, before the arrival of 2K in 2005.[9][11]

Games published

Title Platform(s) Release date Developer Ref.
Austin Powers: Pinball Austin Powers Pinball

PlayStation 2002 Wildfire Studios [12]
Software:Conflict: Desert Storm Microsoft Windows 2002 Pivotal Games [13]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Spec Ops: Airborne Commando PlayStation 2002 Big Grub [14]
Serious Sam Xbox 2002 Croteam [15]
Disney's Piglet's Big Game GameCube 2003 Doki Denki [16]
PlayStation 2
Big Strike Bowling PlayStation 2003 Coresoft [17]
Patriotic Pinball PlayStation 2003 Wildfire Studios [18]
Software:Conflict: Desert Storm GameCube 2003 Pivotal Games [19]
Motocross Mania 2 PlayStation 2003 Alpine Studios [20]
The Great Escape PlayStation 2 2003 Pivotal Games [21]
Xbox
Microsoft Windows 2003
ATV Mania PlayStation 2003 Deibus Studios [22]
Starsky and Hutch Starsky & Hutch

PlayStation 2 2003 Minds Eye Productions [23]
Xbox 2003 [24]
Microsoft Windows 2003 [25]
Ford Truck Mania PlayStation 2003 Alpine Studios [26]
Conflict: Desert Storm 2 – Back to Baghdad Conflict: Desert Storm II – Back to Baghdad

Microsoft Windows 2003 Pivotal Games [27]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube 2004 [28]
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch PlayStation 2 2003 Big Ape Productions [29]
Xbox
PlayStation 2003 Coresoft
Microsoft Windows 2003 Big Ape Productions
Dora the Explorer: Super Spies Game Boy Advance 2003 CinéGroupe [30]
Ford Racing 2 Xbox 2003 Razorworks [31]
PlayStation 2 2003 [32]

References

  1. ↑ "Take-Two Rolls Out New Publishing Label". July 22, 2002. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/take-two-rolls-out-new-publishing-label. 
  2. ↑ "Take-Two Unveils Gotham Games" (in en). https://www.awn.com/news/take-two-unveils-gotham-games. 
  3. ↑ Gestalt (July 23, 2002). "Take 2 label is dead". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_46365. 
  4. ↑ Wiley, B. (2002-07-22). "Take-Two Changes Line-up" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/22/take-two-changes-line-up. 
  5. ↑ Staff, I. G. N. (2003-02-13). "Piglet's Big Game Announced" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/13/piglets-big-game-announced. 
  6. ↑ "Gotham Games Soliciting Games At E3". May 5, 2003. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/gotham-games-soliciting-games-at-e3. 
  7. ↑ IGN Staff (May 5, 2003). "E3 2003: Gotham Seeks New Development". http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/05/e3-2003-gotham-seeks-new-development. 
  8. ↑ "NewKidCo Announces Operational Updates". NewKidCo. October 30, 2003. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Thorsen, Tor (December 19, 2003). "Gotham Games gone". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gotham-games-gone/1100-6085944/. 
  10. ↑ Staff, I. G. N. (2003-02-27). "Rockstar Hints at Upcoming Games" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/27/rockstar-hints-at-upcoming-games. 
  11. ↑ Robinson, Jon (2005-01-25). "Take-Two Opens 2K Games" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/01/25/take-two-opens-2k-games. 
  12. ↑ "Austin Powers Pinball (2002) PlayStation release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/austin-powers-pinball/release-info. 
  13. ↑ IGN Staff (2002-10-01). "Conflict: Desert Storm Ships" (in en-US). https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/01/conflict-desert-storm-ships. 
  14. ↑ "Spec Ops: Airborne Commando (2002) PlayStation release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/spec-ops-airborne-commando/release-info. 
  15. ↑ Parker, Sam (2002-10-25). "Serious Sam update" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/serious-sam-update/1100-2895846/. 
  16. ↑ IGN Staff (2003-02-13). "Piglet's Big Game Announced" (in en-US). https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/13/piglets-big-game-announced. 
  17. ↑ "Big Strike Bowling (2003) PlayStation release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/big-strike-bowling/release-info. 
  18. ↑ "Patriotic Pinball (2003) PlayStation release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/patriotic-pinball/release-info. 
  19. ↑ "Conflict: Desert Storm (2003) GameCube release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/conflict-desert-storm/release-info. 
  20. ↑ "Motocross Mania 2 (2003) PlayStation release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/motocross-mania-2/release-info. 
  21. ↑ Calvert, Justin (2003-07-23). "The Great Escape ships" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-great-escape-ships/1100-6072161/. 
  22. ↑ "ATV Mania (2003) PlayStation release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/atv-mania/release-info. 
  23. ↑ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) PlayStation 2 release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/starsky-hutch/release-info. 
  24. ↑ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) Xbox release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox/starsky-hutch/release-info. 
  25. ↑ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) Microsoft Windows release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/starsky-hutch/release-info. 
  26. ↑ "Ford Truck Mania" (in en). https://www.gamespot.com/ford-truck-mania/. 
  27. ↑ Calvert, Justin (2003-10-09). "Gotham Games goes Back to Baghdad" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gotham-games-goes-back-to-baghdad/1100-6076587/. 
  28. ↑ "Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad (2004) GameCube release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/conflict-desert-storm-ii-back-to-baghdad/release-info. 
  29. ↑ Burnes, Andrew (2003-10-15). "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Ships" (in en-US). https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/15/mtvs-celebrity-deathmatch-ships. 
  30. ↑ (in en) Dora the Explorer: Super Spies - IGN.com, https://www.ign.com/games/dora-the-explorer-super-spies, retrieved 2018-12-11 
  31. ↑ "Ford Racing 2 (2003) Xbox release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox/ford-racing-2/release-info. 
  32. ↑ "Ford Racing 2 (2003) PlayStation 2 release dates". https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/ford-racing-2/release-info. 



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