Company:Spark Unlimited

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Spark Unlimited
TypePrivately held company
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 2002
DefunctMay 2015
HeadquartersSherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people
Craig Allen
Avi Bachar
John Butrovich
David Prout
ProductsSoftware:Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Software:Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Legendary
Websitesparkunlimited.com

Spark Unlimited, based in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, was a video game developer founded by former developers from the Medal of Honor video game franchise. The studio's first game was Software:Call of Duty: Finest Hour in 2004. Its last game was Software:Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z in 2014. The company shut down in May 2015.[1]

History

Spark Unlimited was established by a team of 28 developers who had previously worked on the Medal of Honor series. It signed with Activision to work on a Call of Duty game in December 2003.[2]

In 2005, Spark filed a lawsuit against Activision and accused the company of trying to "kill off" Spark.[3] Activision counter-sued for fraud.[4][5]

In 2005, Spark announced a deal to develop several games for ad network Massive.[6]

Games

Title Year Platform(s) Publisher(s)
Software:Call of Duty: Finest Hour 2004 PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube 		Activision
Software:Turning Point: Fall of Liberty 2008 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Codemasters
Legendary 2008 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Gamecock Media Group, Atari Europe
Lost Planet 3 2013 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Capcom
Software:Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z 2014 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Koei Tecmo

References

  1. ↑ Moser, Cassidee (May 4, 2015). "Developer Spark Unlimited Closes Down, Lays Off Staff". IGN. http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/05/04/developer-spark-unlimited-closes-down-lays-off-staff. 
  2. ↑ Parker, Sam (December 1, 2003). "Activision enlists Spark Unlimited" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-enlists-spark-unlimited/1100-6025267/. 
  3. ↑ Thorsen, Tor (August 31, 2005). "Activision accused of trying to "kill off" indie studio" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-accused-of-trying-to-kill-off-indie-studio/1100-6132290/. 
  4. ↑ Thorsen, Tor (November 1, 2005). "Activison countersues Finest Hour developer" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activison-countersues-finest-hour-developer/1100-6135204/. 
  5. ↑ Fleming, Jeffrey (February 22, 2007). "Call of Duty: The Lawsuit" (in en). https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-call-of-duty-i-the-lawsuit. 
  6. ↑ Feldman, Curt; Sinclair, Brendan (December 18, 2005). "Massive ad network partners with Spark" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/massive-ad-network-partners-with-spark/1100-6141387/. 

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