Blitz Games

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1 Divisions
2 Games
3 Awards
4 External links

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Located in the town of Leamington Spa in England Blitz Games' are one of the UK's largest and most stable independent computer and video game developers, established in 1990 by The Oliver Twins they were originally known as 'Interactive Studios'. Blitz Games specialize in producing mass-market family games on all console formats using their own middleware. They are a highly recognised developer and work with many leading international publishers.

Most recently, Blitz Games has found success within advergames developing the two million-selling Xbox and Xbox 360 games Sneak King, Pocketbike Racer and Big Bumpin' for fast food purveyor Burger King (The best selling game of the 2006 Christmas season Link).

"Philip & Andrew Oliver the Oliver twins founders of Blitz Games are best known for creating the Dizzy series for Codemasters in the mid 1980s."

[edit] Divisions

Other divisions include Volatile, TruSim, and Blitz Arcade.

Volatile Games

Create mature games. Video Games created by this division include Reservoir Dogs. Runner up in the 2006 BAFTA awards for best sound track Link. Despite allowing the player to complete the game without firing a single shot the game was considered so realistic in its depictions of violence that it was banned in Australia Link.

TruSim

Create Serious Games. They are best know for their work on medical related training programs including the award-winning Interactive Trauma Trainer Link. TruSim are well respected for their approach to Serious Games and for not making simulations wich encourage violence.

Blitz Arcade

Create downloadable games. They are best known for the creation of the extremely popular Burger King Advergames 'King Games' (Includes Pocketbike Racer, Sneak King, and Big Bumpin').

Blitz Arcade are further believed to be developing 'downloadable' games and content for Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3 (titles so far unknown)Link.

[edit] Games

The Fairly Oddparents: Virtual Dimmsdale (2007)
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol (2007)
Sneak King (2006)
PocketBike Racer (2006)
Big Bumpin' (2006)
Spongebob Squarepants: Creature of the Krusty Krab (2006)
Bratz: Forever Diamondz (2006)
Bratz: Rock Angelz (2005)
Pac-Man World 3 (2005)
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (2004)
Bad Boys II: Miami Takedown (2004)
The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rulez (2003)
Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue (2003)
Taz: Wanted (2002)
Zapper (2002)
Fusion Frenzy (2001)

[edit] Awards

2006

Blitz Games CEO Philip Oliver named Best Industry Player by Tiga Link
Warwickshire Employer of Choice Awards 2006 for creating an exceptional working environmentLink.