Company:BAM! Entertainment
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| Formerly | Bay Area Multimedia, Inc. (1999–2000) |
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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Founded | October 7, 1999 |
| Founder | Ray Musci |
| Defunct | May 2005 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California , US |
Key people | Ray Musci (CEO) |
BAM! Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Bay Area Multimedia, Inc.) was an American video game publisher based in San Jose, California, that was founded by Ray Musci in October 1999.[1] BAM!'s partnership with Cartoon Network in 2000 led to the development of a number of licensed video games featuring Cartoon Network IPs, including The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Ed, Edd n Eddy.
A 2001 distribution deal allowed French publisher Ubi Soft to distribute BAM!'s games internationally. BAM! suffered financial turmoil beginning in 2002, during which time the NASDAQ threatened to delist it from the stock exchange. The company sold off their London-based development studio to VIS Entertainment in 2003. BAM! acquired VIS in 2004 but was delisted from the NASDAQ. The company continued to published licensed games until 2005, when the company went defunct after filing for bankruptcy.
History
American entrepreneur Ray Musci founded Bay Area Multimedia on October 7, 1999.[2][1] In December the following year, the company was renamed BAM! Entertainment.[1]
In 2000, BAM! entered a partnership with Cartoon Network, which would allow the company to release games based on Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls. The Cartoon Network partnership expanded to include Samurai Jack[3] and Ed, Edd n Eddy in 2002.
In February 2001, BAM! Entertainment Limited, the British subsidiary of BAM! Entertainment, entered into a distribution deal with French publisher Ubi Soft which would allow them to distribute BAM!'s games in the entirety of Europe except for the United Kingdom.[4]
In 2002, BAM! started to suffer from financial problems, which led to the NASDAQ threatening to delist the company.[5]
In April 2003, the company's London-based development studio was purchased by VIS Entertainment,[6] however, VIS later announced that the studio would close following the completion of its remaining projects.[7] In the same year, following the expiration of their distribution deal with Ubi Soft, BAM! entered into a new distribution deal with Acclaim Entertainment in August. Unlike the Ubi Soft partnership, the Acclaim deal included all PAL region countries. The deal ended after Acclaim's bankruptcy the following year.[8]
In 2004, BAM! acquired VIS Entertainment and fellow subsidiary State of Emergency Development. The NASDAQ finally delisted BAM!'s stock in the same year.[9] VIS Entertainment was placed into bankruptcy in April 2005; BAM! then sold the rights to VIS's State of Emergency 2 to DC Studios in May that year and filed for bankruptcy shortly thereafter.[10]
Games
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Developer(s) |
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| 2000 | Transformers | PlayStation, Nintendo 64 | Takara |
| The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo | Game Boy Color | Sennari Interactive | |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Game Boy Color | Altron | |
| The Powerpuff Girls: Paint the Townsville Green | Game Boy Color | Sennari Interactive | |
| Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Burst | Game Boy Color | Taito | |
| Sgt. Rock: On the Frontline | Game Boy Color | Altron | |
| Contender 2 | PlayStation | Victor Interactive Software | |
| Jimmy White's 2 | PlayStation | Awesome Developments | |
| 2001 | The Powerpuff Girls: Battle Him | Game Boy Color | Sennari Interactive |
| Xtreme Wheels | Game Boy Color | Spike | |
| Fire Pro Wrestling | Game Boy Advance | Spike | |
| Hot Potato | Game Boy Advance | Pukka Games | |
| Sports Illustrated for Kids: Baseball | Game Boy Advance | Sennari Interactive | |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Game Boy Advance | Virtucraft | |
| The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo's Pet Project | Microsoft Windows | Intelligent Games | |
| The Powerpuff Girls: Gamesville | Microsoft Windows | Intelligent Games | |
| Dexter's Laboratory: Science Ain't Fair | Microsoft Windows | Intelligent Games | |
| The Powerpuff Girls | PlayStation, Nintendo 64 | VIS Entertainment Asylum Entertainment | |
| Driven | PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube | Crawfish Interactive | |
| The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo A-Go-Go | Game Boy Advance | Sennari Interactive | |
| 2002 | Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars | Game Boy Advance | Revolution Software |
| WRC: World Rally Championship | PlayStation 2 | Evolution Studios | |
| Wolfenstein 3D | Game Boy Advance | Stalker Entertainment | |
| Savage Skies | PlayStation 2 | Irock Interactive | |
| Dexter's Laboratory | PlayStation | Red Lemon Studios | |
| Star X | Game Boy Advance | Graphic State | |
| Dropship | PlayStation 2 | Team Soho | |
| Way of the Samurai | PlayStation 2 | Acquire | |
| Wipeout Fusion | PlayStation 2 | Studio Liverpool | |
| Kong: The Animated Series | Game Boy Advance | Planet Interactive | |
| Riding Spirits | PlayStation 2 | Spike | |
| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever II | Game Boy Advance | Crawfish Interactive | |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy | Game Boy Advance | Climax Group | |
| Fire Pro Wrestling 2 | Game Boy Advance | Spike | |
| Chase | Xbox | I-Imagine Interactive | |
| Dexter's Laboratory: Chess Challenge | Game Boy Advance | Virtucraft | |
| Reign of Fire | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, GameCube | Kuju Entertainment | |
| The Powerpuff Girls: HIM and Seek | Game Boy Advance | Vicarious Visions | |
| Runabout 3: Neo Age | PlayStation 2 | Climax Entertainment | |
| Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Preschool | PlayStation | Hi Corp | |
| Disney's Winnie the Pooh: Kindergarten | PlayStation | Hi Corp | |
| My Disney Kitchen | PlayStation | Atlus | |
| The Powerpuff Girls | PlayStation 2, GameCube | VIS Entertainment | |
| 2003 | Samurai Jack | Game Boy Advance | Virtucraft |
| Sports Illustrated for Kids: Football | Game Boy Advance | Sennari Interactive | |
| Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Windows | Frontier Developments | |
| 4x4 Evo 2 | PlayStation 2 | Terminal Reality | |
| 2004 | A Sound of Thunder | Game Boy Advance | Möbius Entertainment |
| Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox | Artificial Mind and Movement | |
| Bujingai: The Forsaken City | PlayStation 2 | Taito | |
| 2005 | Ice Nine | Game Boy Advance | Torus Games |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About BAM! Entertainment". April 19, 2005. http://www.bam4fun.com:80/history.html.
- ↑ "Business Search—Business Entities - Business Programs - California Secretary of State". https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=CORP&SearchCriteria=BAY+AREA+MULTIMEDIA,+INC.&SearchSubType=Keyword.
- ↑ "BAM! Entertainment Expands License Agreement with Cartoon Network(TM) and Warner Bros. Consumer Products to Include Samurai Jack(TM)". PR Newswire (United Business Media). January 8, 2002. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bam-entertainment-expands-license-agreement-with-cartoon-networktm-and-warner-bros-consumer-products-to-include-samurai-jacktm-75335922.html.
- ↑ "Software Distribution Agreement - BAM Entertainment Ltd. and Ubi Soft Entertainment S.A. - FindLaw". https://corporate.findlaw.com/contracts/operations/software-distribution-agreement-bam-entertainment-ltd-and-ubi.html.
- ↑ Fahey, Rob (February 12, 2004). "BAM! Threatened with NASDAQ Delisting". Eurogamer Network. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/bam-threatened-with-nasdaq-delisting.
- ↑ IGNPS2 (3 October 2003). "VIS Entertainment Axes London Studio". http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/03/vis-entertainment-axes-london-studio.
- ↑ "VIS Shuts London Studio". September 30, 2003. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/vis-shuts-london-studio.
- ↑ Calvert, Justin (July 23, 2003). "Acclaim Signs PAL Games from Bam". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/acclaim-signs-pal-games-from-bam/1100-6072155/.
- ↑ "Bam! Entertainment, Inc. Announces Nasdaq Delisting Notice and Plans Appeal". PR Newswire (United Business Media). February 11, 2004. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bam!+Entertainment,+Inc.+Announces+Nasdaq+Delisting+Notice+and+Plans...-a0131539703.
- ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (June 5, 2006). "Report: State of Emergency 2 Developer Shuttered". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/report-state-of-emergency-2-developer-shuttered/1100-6152318/.
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