Magic Pixel Games

Magic Pixel Games
Type Private (LLC)
Industry Video game industry
Predecessor EA Los Angeles
Founded May 2010
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people Jeff Dixon, William Farquhar, Sean Hyde-Moyer, Steven Riesenberger, Michael Seegers, Mark Tsai
Products Carnival Island
Employees 20+
Website www.magicpixelgames.com

Magic Pixel Games is a video game development company founded by key members of the Boom Blox team from Electronic Arts' Los Angeles studio.[1]

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History

Magic Pixel Games was founded by six members of the Boom Blox team from studio as part of "routine layoffs" in March 2010.[2] The company announced its formation on June 2, 2011 after adding other industry veterans from THQ and Activision to its staff.[1]

Magic Pixel's first title, Carnival Island, was announced three days later at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011.,[3] based heavily on the team's prior experience with motion-controlled games.[4]

Games

Title Genre Release
Date
Carnival Island[5] Party game 2011

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Boom Blox Devs Form Magic Pixel Games". Gamasutra. 2011-06-02. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35008/Former_Boom_Blox_Devs_Form_Magic_Pixel_Games.php. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 
  2. ^ "Small Number Of Boom Blox Devs Laid Off At EA". Gamasutra. 2010-03-03. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27495/Small_Number_Of_Boom_Blox_Devs_Laid_Off_At_EA.php. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 
  3. ^ Mark Tsai (June 15, 2011). "E3 Replay: Roll, Throw, Flip and Toss in Carnival Island with PS Move". PlayStation.Blog. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/06/15/e3-replay-roll-throw-flip-and-toss-in-carnival-island-with-ps-move/. Retrieved December 22, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Interview: Finding The Fun With Each Type Of Motion Controller". Gamasutra. 2011-08-02. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35798/Interview_Finding_The_Fun_With_Each_Type_Of_Motion_Controller.php. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 
  5. ^ "Carnival Island". SCE Santa Monica Studio. http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/carnival-island-ps3.html. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 

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