Sidhe Interactive
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| Type | Privately Owned |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Mario Wynands Tyrone McAuley Stuart Middleton |
| Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Key people | Mario Wynands, Managing Director Tyrone McAuley, Technical Director Andy Satterthwaite, Producer |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry Entertainment industry |
| Website | www.sidheinteractive.com |
Sidhe Interactive is a game development studio based in Wellington, New Zealand, it was founded in 1997 by Mario Wynands, Tyrone McAuley, and Stuart Middleton.
Sidhe Interactive is an officially licensed developer for Microsoft (Xbox, Xbox 360), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (PlayStation, PS2, PSP, PS3), and Nintendo of America (GBA, DS). It is also a co-founding member of the New Zealand Game Developers Association. They are the largest game developer in New Zealand, currently employing approximately 60 people.
For a number of years Sidhe created franchise based games, such as their Barbie, and NRL Rugby League titles. They provided services to and have produced products for a number of partners and clients such as Sony Online Entertainment, Red Mile Entertainment, Ubisoft, eUniverse, Krome Studios, Adidas International, Vivendi Universal, and Midway Games. In 2005 Sidhe released their first original idea game title, Gripshift, which was created completely in-house, from concept to final product.
Sidhe collaborated with Weta Digital to achieve the first motion capture of a horse at full gallop, for their horse racing game, Melbourne Cup Challenge / Frankie Dettori Racing. Currently they are working on a game based on the Jackass franchise.
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[edit] Industry Awards
Sidhe Interactive received a number of awards at the Australian Game Developers Conference, 2005.
- Award for Outstanding Industry Contribution
- Award for Best Handheld Game for GripShift
- Award for Best Level Design for GripShift
- Award for Best Game Design for GripShift
Sidhe also received awards at TUANZ, 2003.
- TUANZ Interactive Games Award for NRL Rugby League
- TUANZ Overall Craft Award for NRL Rugby League
[edit] Games Developed by Sidhe Interactive
- GripShift DLX, (PS3, 2006), Currently under development
- Jackass: The Game, Currently under development
- Melbourne Cup Challenge / Frankie Dettori Racing, (PC, Xbox, PS2, 2006)
- GripShift, (PSP, 2005)
- Rugby League 2, (PC, PS2, 2005) (Xbox, 2006)
- NRL Rugby League, (PC, Xbox, PS2, 2003)
[edit] Other Games Contributed to by Sidhe Interactive
- O'Neill Championship Surfer, (PlayStation, 2000)
- Barbie Beach Vacation, (PC, 2001)
- Barbie Sparkling Ice Show, (PC, 2002)
- Adidas Football Fever, (PC Online Download, 2002)
- Frogmania Deluxe (PC Online Download)
- Wordjam Deluxe (PC Online Download)
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion (PS2, GameCube, 2003)
- Hoyle Majestic Chess (PC, 2003)
- Spy Hunter (PC, 2003)
- Aladdin Chess Adventures (PC, 2004)
- King Arthur (Gamecube, PS2, XBox, 2004)
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