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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland |
| Key people | David Jones (CEO/Director) Tony Harman (President) Ian Hetherington (Chairman) |
| Products | APB Crackdown Mobile Forces (mobile version) |
| Number of employees | 225+ |
| Website | http://realtimeworlds.com/ |
Realtime Worlds Ltd is a computer game developer based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded in early 2002 by David Jones (formerly of DMA Design) who developed the popular franchises Grand Theft Auto (GTA) and Lemmings. Much of the initial workforce was previously employed at Rage Software, which had ceased operations. Realtime Worlds is currently the largest independent game developer in Scotland with 185 employees as well as 40 in its Boulder, Colorado and Seoul, South Korea offices.
Their first product, a mobile phone version of the Microsoft Windows game, Mobile Forces was released in 2002. This was followed up in 2007 by the critically acclaimed action-driving game, Crackdown, an Xbox 360 exclusive title. They are presently developing a massively multiplayer online game for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows, titled APB (All Points Bulletin), which is expected to release in 2008.
In 2007, at Develop Magazine's Industry Excellence Awards the company was nominated in a record-breaking seven categories, and took home the awards for Innovation and New UK/European Studio. Company chairman Ian Hetherington was also crowned Development Legend. At the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Video Game Awards ceremony, Crackdown was nominated in five categories and won two, for Action and Adventure and Use of Audio.
On February 14 2008, it was announced that Realtime Worlds had secured USD$50 million in funding from a consortium led by venture capitalists Maverick Capital and New Enterprise Associates and joined by the WPP Group, a London-based advertising firm. The funds are expected to be used towards "continued expansion".
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References
- ^ "WPP Amongst $50 Million Investors In Game Maker Realtime Worlds". Washington Post. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- "Insider: Mobile Forces Interview". IGN. 2002-05-06.
- "GAMES INDUSTRY CREATIVES HONOURED AT 5TH ANNUAL DEVELOP INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AWARDS". GamesIndustry.biz. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- "Video Games Award Winners 2007". BAFTA. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
External links
| Video games developed by Realtime Worlds | |
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| Crackdown · APB |