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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) |
| Defunct | March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) |
| Fate | Shuttered |
| Headquarters | Tampere, Finland |
| Products | The Force Unleashed de Blob |
| Parent | THQ (2007–2010) |
Universomo Ltd. was a Finnish video game developer based in Tampere, Finland, founded in 2002, and acquired by THQ on May 9, 2007. Universomo also had offices in Helsinki, Finland and San Diego, United States. The studio focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and the N-Gage. On January 12, 2010, THQ announced the Nintendo DS title Beat City, developed by Universomo, marking the developer's first entry to the handheld gaming market.
On March 2, 2010, Universomo's closure was announced. This left THQ Wireless without any studios under its umbrella, and development of its games would be outsourced to external studios.
Universomo was best known for the favorably reviewed mobile and iPhone versions of de Blob, the mobile, iPhone and N-Gage versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the mobile versions of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game.
Games
- Beat City
- Star Wars: Cantina Dash
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010
- Treasure Grab
- Indiana Jones and the Lost Puzzles
- Up
- Prison Tycoon
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Wall-E
- Pass The Pigs
- Chop Sushi!
- Super Fruitfall
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- de Blob
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Puzzle Quest: Warlords
- Playboy Pool Party
- Snood Blaster
- Ratatouille: Cheese Rush
- Destroy All Humans! Crypto Does Vegas
- MX vs. ATV: Untamed
- Juiced 2
- Stuntman Ignition
- Ocean's 13
- Emergency Mayhem
- 300: The Mobile Game
- Lego Star Wars
- Lego Star Wars II Mobile
- Stones of Khufu
- Destroy All Humans! 2
- Rollercoaster Rush
- Magic Inlay
- Bionicle Heroes
- Juiced Eliminator
- Bounce Out
- Gorillaz Entertainment System
- Habbo Creatures
- Habbo Dreams
- Get Rich or Die Tryin'
- Gem Drop
- PileUp!
- Star Wars Battle Above Coruscant
- Stunt Plane
- Sumo Smash!
- Jumbo Rumble
- Bones Adventuring Co.
- Trails of Terror - Mutiny
- Kloner - Together in the Dark
- Bones - The First Adventure
External links
References
- "THQ acquires Universomo". www.gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "Universomo Company Information on BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "Press Release: THQ Starts a Rhythm Revolution With the Announcement of Beat City Exclusively For DS". www.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- "THQ closes Universomo". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- "Pocket Gamer Review of de Blob". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "IGN Review of iPhone de Blob". www.wireless.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
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