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| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Jason Perkins |
| Headquarters | London , England |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Subsidiaries | Kuju |
| Website | curvegames |
Curve Games Limited (formerly Curve Digital Limited and Curve Studios Limited) is a British video game publisher based in London, founded in 2005 by Jason Perkins. [1]
In 2013, Curve Digital announced that they would begin publishing games as well as developing them. [2] During the porting of Stealth Bastard to PlayStation 3 and Vita, Curve Studios asked fans to rename the game for them in order to remove the profanity, choosing Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark as the new title. [3]
In August 2013 Curve announced an upcoming project titled White Space. [4]
In January 2016, Curve Digital was acquired by Catalis Group. [5] Catalis was then sold to NorthEdge Capital in October 2019. [6]
The company rebranded itself to Curve Games in October 2021 as part of their commitment to better support developers. [7]
| Title | Year | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Fluidity [8] | 2010 | WiiWare |
| Explodemon [9] | 2011 | PlayStation Network, Microsoft Windows |
| Stealth Bastard [3] [10] | 2011 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 |
| Fluidity: Spin Cycle [11] | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones [12] | 2014 | Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One |
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