Company:Sidhe
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | May 1997[1] |
| Founder | Mario Wynands Tyrone McAuley Stuart Middleton |
| Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mario Wynands (Managing Director) Tyrone McAuley (Technical Director) Andy Satterthwaite (Producer) |
| Products | Rugby Challenge series Rugby League series |
| Website | sidhe.co.nz (archived) |
Sidhe (formerly Sidhe Interactive until 2009) is a New Zealand video game company headquartered in Wellington. Sidhe is a co-founding member of the New Zealand Game Developers Association and the New Zealand Institute of Screen Innovation. Sidhe has produced more than 20 titles, including several licensed non-realistic racing games.
PikPok
The Sidhe brand was superseded in 2012 by what was a subsidiary brand, PikPok, which was an iOS and Android development team.[2] Notable PikPok titles include Bird Strike and the Flick Kick sports arcade series of games. In September 2010, a publishing partnership between PikPok and Lexaloffle Games was announced,[3] and the first title from that collaboration, Zen Puzzle Garden, was released in December 2010.[citation needed] PikPok is now the primary brand of the studio.[citation needed]
Both the Sidhe and PikPok brand is collected under the Prodigy Design Limited holding company.[4][5]
Industry awards
PikPok received an honorable mention in the 2011 Independent Games Festival awards for Flick Kick Football, under Best Mobile Game,[6] and Bird Strike was a finalist in the 7th annual IMG Awards (2011).[7]
Sidhe scholarship
Sidhe offers a scholarship[8][9] for students who wish to study game development at a graduate level at the Media Design School in Auckland. At the end of 2010, Sidhe announced the Sidhe Elite financial scholarship for 2011 aiming to support young aspiring game developers. Several Media Design School graduates have gone on to work for Sidhe.[10]
Games developed
- Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition (consoles and Windows, 2013)[11]
- Tap Dragon Drop (iOS, 2012)
- Rugby Challenge (consoles and Windows, 2011)
- Blood Drive (PS3 and Xbox 360, 2010)
- Rugby League 3 (Wii, 2010)
- Madagascar Kartz (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii, 2009)
- Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (Wii, 2009)
- Shatter (PS3, 2009; PC, 2010)
- Rugby League 2 World Cup Edition (PS2, 2008)
- Speed Racer (Wii and PS2, 2008)
- GripShift (PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, 2007)
- Jackass (PSP and PS2, 2007)
- Melbourne Cup Challenge (PC, Xbox, and PS2, 2006)
- GripShift (PSP, 2005)
- Rugby League 2, (PC and PS2, 2005; Xbox, 2006)
- NRL Rugby League, (PC, Xbox, and PS2, 2003)
- Adidas Football Fever (Windows, 2002)[citation needed]
- Frogmania Deluxe (Windows)[citation needed]
- Wordjam Deluxe (Windows)[citation needed]
- Barbie Beach Vacation, (Windows, 2001)[citation needed]
- O'Neill Championship Surfer, (PlayStation, 2000)[citation needed]
Other games contributed to by Sidhe
- Aladdin Chess Adventures (Windows, 2004)[12]
- Hoyle Majestic Chess (Windows, 2003)[citation needed]
- SpyHunter (Windows, 2003)
- Barbie Sparkling Ice Show (Windows, 2002)[13]
References
- ↑ IGN: Sidhe Interactive
- ↑ "PikPok | News - PikPok's History" (in en). 2014-07-24. https://pikpok.com/news/past-17-years-retrospect/.
- ↑ PikPok/Lexaloffle partnership announced
- ↑ "New Zealand Company Office - Prodigy Design Limited". http://www.business.govt.nz.
- ↑ "PRODIGY DESIGN LIMITED - NZLBusiness.com". https://www.nzlbusiness.com/company/registered/Prodigy-Design-Limited.
- ↑ IGF 2011 Awards
- ↑ IMGA 2011
- ↑ Sidhe Offers Scholarships For Media Design School Game Development Diploma – PC News
- ↑ tsumea – Sidhe continues scholarship support for Game Dev students
- ↑ Elite Scholarship For Aspiring Game Developers Announced
- ↑ "RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: THE LIONS TOUR EDITION ANNOUNCED FOR PS3, 360 AND PC". Gamasutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/188825/RUGBY_CHALLENGE_2_THE_LIONS_TOUR_EDITION_ANNOUNCED_FOR_PS3360_AND_PC.php. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures (Video Game 2004)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5730028/companycredits/.
- ↑ "barbie-sparkling-ice-show" (in en-in). https://in.ign.com/barbie-sparkling-ice-show.
External links
- (archived)
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