Company:Zoë Mode
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Brighton, England |
| Owner | Kuju Entertainment (Catalis S.E) |
| Website | zoemode |
Zoë Mode was a subsidiary studio of Kuju Entertainment based in Brighton, England. Zoë Mode's games portfolio covered a variety of genres and comprised big-brand entertainment, original social games and innovative gameplay use of motion capture technologies such as the PlayStation EyeToy and Xbox 360 Kinect. They developed EyeToy, SingStar, Disney Sing It and Zumba franchises in music and party games. Zoë Mode was also known for creating Crush,[1] Chime and Haunt.
History
In 2003, Kuju Entertainment hired the Wide Games team to create the video games studio Kuju Brighton.[2] In 2007, Kuju Brighton was rebranded to Zoë Mode.[3][4] The studio's first release under its new name was Crush for Sega.[4] In 2009, Zoë Mode released the puzzle game Chime, produced by the non-profit OneBigGame.[5][6] In 2011, the studio signed the deal to develop Zumba Fitness 2.[7] In June 2013, Zoë Mode signed the deal to develop Rock Revolution.[8]
Games
- EyeToy: Play 3 (2005)
- SingStar Rocks! (2006)
- EyeToy Play Sports (2006)
- SingStar Pop Hits (2007)
- Crush (2007)
- Dancing with the Stars (2007)
- EyeCreate (2007)
- EyeToy: Play Astro Zoo (2007)
- Disney Sing It! (2008)
- EyeToy Play: Hero (2008)
- Rock Revolution (2008-2009)
- You're in the Movies (2008-2009)
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance (2016 port of 2006)
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (2016 port of 2009)
- Chime (2010)
- Grease: The Game (2010)
- Grease Dance (2011)
- Zumba Fitness 2 (2011-2012)
- Haunt (2012)
- Crush 3D (2012)
- Zumba Fitness Rush (2012)
- Zumba Fitness Core (2012)
- Zumba Fitness (2013)
- Zumba Kids (2013)
- Powerstar Golf (2013)
- Risk (2014)
- Guitar Hero Live (2015)
- Risk Urban Assault (2016)
See also
References
- ↑ "2007 Develop Industry Award Winners Announced". http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14855%20.
- ↑ "Kuju acquires Wide, opens new Brighton studio" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/kuju-acquires-wide-opens-new-brighton-studio.
- ↑ "Zoe Mode further explains their name" (in en). https://www.engadget.com/2007-07-27-zoe-mode-further-explains-their-name.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jenkins, David (March 2007). "Kuju Brighton Studio Becomes Zoe Mode" (in en). https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/103897/Kuju_Brighton_Studio_Becomes_Zoe_Mode.php.
- ↑ Purchese, Robert (4 November 2009). "OneBigGame reveals Zoe Mode's Chime" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/onebiggame-reveals-zoe-modes-chime.
- ↑ Mulrooney, Marty (9 December 2010). "GAME REVIEW – Chime (PC)" (in en). https://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2010/12/09/game-review-chime-pc/.
- ↑ "Zoe Mode seals Zumba Fitness 2 project" (in en-GB). MCV/DEVELOP. 10 May 2011. https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/zoe-mode-seals-zumba-fitness-2-project/. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ "Zoë Mode to develop Rock Revolution" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/zo-mode-to-develop-rock-revolution.
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