Juice Games is a
video game developerA video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, PSP, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, Nintendo DS, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Some...
based in the UK. They were recently acquired by
THQ, Inc.THQ Inc. is a worldwide international American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices.The company publishes internally created and externally...
,
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of their first
console gameA console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. The game consists of manipulable images generated by a video game console, and displayed on a television or similar audio-video system. The game itself is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld device connected...
Juiced. THQ have announced that
Juiced sold over 2.0m units. Juice Games was formed from the ashes of Rage Games Limited, which was mostly made up of staff from
Digital Image DesignDigital Image Design was a British video game developer founded by Martin Kenwright and Phillip Allsopp in 1989 and was originally based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The company had employed around eighty developers who specialized in areas of software and simulation...
(bought out by Rage). The company was headed by industry veteran Colin Bell, until the buy out by THQ, who then assumed the position of
General ManagerGeneral manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
.
Juice Games' most anticipated game,
Juiced was released around May/June
2005-Events:*March 6 — The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within video game controversy. This segment of 60 Minutes has been criticized by video game players for encouraging video game censorship....
after much delay.
Juice Games is a
video game developerA video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, PSP, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, Nintendo DS, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Some...
based in the UK. They were recently acquired by
THQ, Inc.THQ Inc. is a worldwide international American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices.The company publishes internally created and externally...
,
publisherA video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
of their first
console gameA console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. The game consists of manipulable images generated by a video game console, and displayed on a television or similar audio-video system. The game itself is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld device connected...
Juiced. THQ have announced that
Juiced sold over 2.0m units. Juice Games was formed from the ashes of Rage Games Limited, which was mostly made up of staff from
Digital Image DesignDigital Image Design was a British video game developer founded by Martin Kenwright and Phillip Allsopp in 1989 and was originally based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The company had employed around eighty developers who specialized in areas of software and simulation...
(bought out by Rage). The company was headed by industry veteran Colin Bell, until the buy out by THQ, who then assumed the position of
General ManagerGeneral manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
.
Juice Games' most anticipated game,
Juiced was released around May/June
2005-Events:*March 6 — The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within video game controversy. This segment of 60 Minutes has been criticized by video game players for encouraging video game censorship....
after much delay. Juiced was originally going to be released in November
2004-Events:*January 20 — Wireds Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Duke Nukem Forever.*March 4 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Peter Molyneux into the AIAS Hall of Fame*March 22-26 — Game...
, but its publisher,
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, went out of business and the game went into limbo for a month before being picked up by THQ and published, when the game received mixed response.
Set up in
2003-Events:*February 27 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Yu Suzuki of Sega to the AIAS Hall of Fame....
, Juice Games has also launched
mobileA mobile game is a video game played on a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, handheld computer or portable media player. This does not include games played on handheld video game systems such as PlayStation Portable or Nintendo DS....
and interactive TV games, according to their
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.
In 2005 Juice Games won the "Best New UK/European Studio" from the Develop Magazine awards.
Juice Games released
Juiced 2: Hot Import NightsJuiced 2: Hot Import Nights is a racing video game for various platforms. The PS2, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS versions were released on September 25. The PSP version was released on October 8, 2007, the Windows version was released on November 16, 2007, and the PS3 version was released on October 22,...
, for release on PC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS in late October 2007, to healthy critical acclaim. A demo for the Xbox 360 version was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on 19 July 2007. A second, multiplayer demo appeared on 14 September 2007.
Juice Games is currently based in one office in
WarringtonWarrington is a large town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. The population of the borough of Warrington, including its 18 civil parishes, is around 194,000...
, UK, and employs over 40 staff. Over 30 staff were laid off as part of THQ's reorganisational operations on the 3 November, 2008 - this was due to the project the studio was working on was seen by THQ executives as a 'risk' (in line with the rest of the company's family friendly identity). This was revealed to be a project called
StormbirdsStormbirds is the second full-length studio album by the German melodic black/gothic metal band Evereve. It is the last album to feature Tom Sedotschenko on vocals.-Track listing:# "Embittered" – 1:31# "Fields of Ashes" – 6:00# "Escape..." – 0:43...
, featuring a range of customisable jet fighters through a Realtime:uk produced CG video.
Their website currently advertises for staff to work on "an unannounced arcade racing game".
See also
- Rage Software
Rage Software or Rage Games was a British video game developer. Formed in Liverpool in 1992, its games were marked by an emphasis on graphical effects with arcade gameplay....
- Digital Image Design
Digital Image Design was a British video game developer founded by Martin Kenwright and Phillip Allsopp in 1989 and was originally based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The company had employed around eighty developers who specialized in areas of software and simulation...
- Lamborghini
Lamborghini was a racing video game developed by Rage Software and published by Majesco Games. It was cancelled in 2003 due to Rage Software's bankruptcy. The team that worked on Lamborghini went on and created the game studio Juice Games, which created the Juiced series....
- Stormbirds
External links
- Official site
- Company Page at GameSpot
GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which purchased...
- Colin Bell at Moby Games