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{{Infobox company |
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| name = Universal Interactive |
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| type = [[Division (business)|Division]] |
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| industry = [[Video game industry]] |
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| fate = [[Dissolution (law)|Dissolved]] |
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1994|01|04}} |
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| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Skip Paul|Robert Biniaz}} |
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| defunct = {{End date|2006}} |
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| hq_location_city = [[Universal City, California|Universal City]], [[California]] |
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| hq_location_country = U.S. |
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| key_people = |
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| parent = {{Unbulleted list|[[Universal Studios]] {{small|(1994–2000)}}|[[Vivendi Universal Games]] {{small|(2000–2006)}}}} |
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'''Universal Interactive''' (formerly '''Universal Interactive Studios''') was an American [[video game publisher]]. The company was established by Skip Paul and Robert Biniaz of [[MCA Inc.]] in January 1994. Through the merger of [[Vivendi]] and [[Universal Studios]] in July 2000, Universal Interactive's ownership transitioned to Vivendi's video games division, [[Havas Interactive]], which was later renamed Vivendi Universal Games. |
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== History == |
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The foundation of Universal Interactive Studios was announced by [[MCA Inc.]] on January 4, 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1994/biz/news/mca-gets-into-interactive-117135/ |title=MCA gets into interactive |first=Andy |last=Marx |date=January 5, 1994 |website=variety.com |accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> Leading key personnel for the foundation were Skip Paul and Robert Biniaz.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-05/business/fi-8735_1_video-game-systems |title=MCA Branching Out to Video Game Publishing |first=AMY |last=HARMON |date=January 5, 1994 |publisher= |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |via=LA Times}}</ref> The company's first product was ''[[Jurassic Park Interactive]]'', which was previously announced in 1993 and released on May 10, 1994, to mixed reception.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/1994/10/jurassic-park-underactive/ |title=Jurassic Park Underactive |author= |date= |website=wired.com |accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ew.com/article/1994/05/20/jurassic-park-interactive/ |title=Jurassic Park Interactive |author= |date= |website=ew.com |accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> Universal Interactive Studios had their biggest success with ''[[Crash Bandicoot (video game)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-universal-interactive-studios/1100-2631711/ |title=Q&A: Universal Interactive Studios |first=Shahed |last=Ahmed |date=September 22, 2000 |website=gamespot.com |accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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When Universal Interactive Studios' parent company, [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], merged with [[Vivendi]] in July 2000,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/jun/19/media1 |title=Vivendi seals merger |first=David |last=Teather |date=June 19, 2000 |website=the Guardian |accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref> Universal Interactive Studios was re-organized under Vivendi's [[Havas Interactive]] (later Vivendi Universal Games) division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/06/26/buy-low-sell-high-vivendis-history-in-video-games |title=Buy Low, Sell High: Vivendi's History in Video Games |author= |date= |website=Kotaku UK |accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> Vivendi Universal announced on March 3, 2006, that it would divest itself of the "Universal" name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/vivendi-universal-to-shorten-company-name |title=Vivendi Universal to shorten company name |author= |date= |website=gamesindustry.biz |accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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== Games published == |
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! Year !! Title !! System !! Developer !! Publisher |
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| rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''[[Jurassic Park Interactive]]'' || rowspan="2"| [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] || [[The 3DO Company|Studio 3DO]] || rowspan="2"| Universal Interactive Studios |
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| ''[[Way of the Warrior (video game)|Way of the Warrior]]'' || rowspan="2"| [[Naughty Dog]] |
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| rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''[[Crash Bandicoot (video game)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' || rowspan="10"| [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] || [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |
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| ''[[Disruptor (video game)|Disruptor]]'' || [[Insomniac Games]] || Universal Interactive Studios (NA)<br>[[Interplay Productions]] (EU/JP) |
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| 1997 || ''[[Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back]]'' || Naughty Dog || rowspan="2" | Sony Computer Entertainment |
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| rowspan="3"| 1998 || ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' || Insomniac Games |
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| ''[[Running Wild (video game)|Running Wild]]'' || [[Blue Shift Inc.|Blue Shift]] || [[989 Studios]] (NA)<br>Sony Computer Entertainment (EU) |
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| ''[[Crash Bandicoot: Warped]]'' || Naughty Dog || Sony Computer Entertainment |
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| rowspan="3"| 1999 || ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess (video game)|Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' || Universal Studios Digital Arts || [[Electronic Arts]] |
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| ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' || Insomniac Games || rowspan="3" | Sony Computer Entertainment |
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| ''[[Crash Team Racing]]'' || Naughty Dog |
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| rowspan="5"| 2000 || ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'' || Insomniac Games |
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| ''[[The Grinch (video game)|The Grinch]]'' ||[[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Microsoft Windows]], PlayStation ||[[Artificial Mind and Movement]] || [[Konami]] |
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| ''[[Crash Bash]]'' || PlayStation ||[[Eurocom Entertainment Software]] || Sony Computer Entertainment |
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| ''[[The Mummy (video game)|The Mummy]]'' || rowspan="2"| Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation ||[[Rebellion Developments]] || rowspan="2"| Konami |
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| ''[[Woody Woodpecker Racing]]'' || Syrox Developments |
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| rowspan="3"| 2001 || ''[[The Mummy Returns]]'' || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Blitz Games]] || rowspan="3"| Universal Interactive Studios |
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| ''[[Spyro: Season of Ice]]'' || [[Game Boy Advance]] || [[Digital Eclipse]] |
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| ''[[Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex]]'' || PlayStation 2 ||[[Traveller's Tales]] |
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| rowspan="8"| 2002 || ''[[Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure]]'' || Game Boy Advance ||[[Vicarious Visions]] || rowspan="16"| Universal Interactive |
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| ''[[Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex]]'' ||[[GameCube]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]|| Eurocom Entertainment Software, Traveller's Tales |
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| ''[[Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon]]'' || Xbox || Ronin Entertainment |
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| ''[[4x4 EVO 2]]'' || GameCube ||[[Terminal Reality]] |
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| ''[[The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian]]'' || GameCube, PlayStation 2 ||[[Point of View, Inc.]] |
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| ''[[Spyro 2: Season of Flame]]'' || rowspan="2"| Game Boy Advance || rowspan="2" | Digital Eclipse |
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| ''[[Monster Force (video game)|Monster Force]]'' |
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| ''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]'' || GameCube, PlayStation 2 || Check Six Games, Equinoxe Digital Entertainment |
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| rowspan="8"| 2003 || ''[[Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced]]'' || rowspan="2"| [[Game Boy Advance]] || rowspan="2"| Vicarious Visions |
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| ''[[Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend]]'' |
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| ''[[Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis]]'' || Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox ||[[Blue Tongue Entertainment]] |
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| ''[[Hulk (video game)|Hulk]]'' || GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox || rowspan="2" |[[Radical Entertainment]] |
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| ''[[Hulk (video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' || rowspan="2"| Game Boy Advance |
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| ''[[Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs]]'' || Digital Eclipse |
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| ''[[Crash Nitro Kart]]'' || Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox || Vicarious Visions |
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| ''[[List of Battlestar Galactica video games#Battlestar Galactica (2003)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' || PlayStation 2, Xbox ||[[Warthog Games]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:1993 establishments in California]] |
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[[Category:2007 disestablishments in California]] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles County, California]] |
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[[Category:Defunct companies based in the Greater Los Angeles Area]] |
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[[Category:Defunct video game companies]] |
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[[Category:Entertainment companies based in California]] |
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[[Category:Former Vivendi subsidiaries]] |
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[[Category:Universal Studios]] |
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[[Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2007]] |
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[[Category:Video game companies established in 1993]] |
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[[Category:Video game companies of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Video game development companies]] |
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Revision as of 18:52, 27 October 2019
Company type | Division |
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Industry | Video game industry |
Founded | January 4, 1994 |
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Defunct | 2006 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
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Universal Interactive (formerly Universal Interactive Studios) was an American video game publisher. The company was established by Skip Paul and Robert Biniaz of MCA Inc. in January 1994. Through the merger of Vivendi and Universal Studios in July 2000, Universal Interactive's ownership transitioned to Vivendi's video games division, Havas Interactive, which was later renamed Vivendi Universal Games.
History
The foundation of Universal Interactive Studios was announced by MCA Inc. on January 4, 1994.[1] Leading key personnel for the foundation were Skip Paul and Robert Biniaz.[2] The company's first product was Jurassic Park Interactive, which was previously announced in 1993 and released on May 10, 1994, to mixed reception.[3][4] Universal Interactive Studios had their biggest success with Crash Bandicoot in 1996.[5]
When Universal Interactive Studios' parent company, Universal Studios, merged with Vivendi in July 2000,[6] Universal Interactive Studios was re-organized under Vivendi's Havas Interactive (later Vivendi Universal Games) division.[7] Vivendi Universal announced on March 3, 2006, that it would divest itself of the "Universal" name.[8]
Games published
References
- ^ Marx, Andy (January 5, 1994). "MCA gets into interactive". variety.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ HARMON, AMY (January 5, 1994). "MCA Branching Out to Video Game Publishing". Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via LA Times.
- ^ "Jurassic Park Underactive". wired.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Jurassic Park Interactive". ew.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahed (September 22, 2000). "Q&A: Universal Interactive Studios". gamespot.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Teather, David (June 19, 2000). "Vivendi seals merger". the Guardian. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Buy Low, Sell High: Vivendi's History in Video Games". Kotaku UK. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Vivendi Universal to shorten company name". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved July 20, 2018.