Double Eleven

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Double Eleven
Video game developer
Industry Video games
FoundedJune 2009
Headquarters
Middlesbrough
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Lee Hutchinson
Matt Shepcar
Mark South
Kimberly Turner
Number of employees
71
Website Double Eleven website

Double Eleven is a British video game developer and video game publisher based in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. It was founded by former Rockstar Games developers, Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar, in June 2009. [1]

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Contents

History

In 2010, they began working on an undisclosed title with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, revealed at E3 2011 to be LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation Vita. In 2011, they joined the trade association TIGA. [2] Between 2011 and 2012, Double Eleven were contracted to work exclusively with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. [3] During this time, they opened an additional studio in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [4]

E3 2011

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<i>LittleBigPlanet PS Vita</i> video game

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita is a puzzle platform video game developed by Double Eleven, Tarsier Studios and XDev Studio Europe. for the PlayStation Vita handheld game console. It is the fourth game of the main LittleBigPlanet franchise; a series of puzzle platformers for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable centered on user-generated content. The game was first announced in January 2011 along with the reveal of the PlayStation Vita console, then known as the Next Generation Portable (NGP), and the first details of the game were revealed on 6 June 2011 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It was released on 19 September 2012 in Europe, 20 September 2012 in Japan and Australia, and 25 September 2012 for the North American markets.

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In 2013 they announced that they are working on a remake of Frozen Synapse [5] - originally by Mode 7 Games - for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3, entitled 'Frozen Synapse: Tactics'. After finishing PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate for PS4 and Vita in June 2014, development for FS: Tactics quickly took off and by 5 September 2014 it took on a new name of Frozen Synapse Prime along with a release date of 24 September 2014 for the PlayStation Vita. Two months later it was released on the PlayStation 3 and Windows.

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In August 2014, at Gamescom 2014, it was announced that they were working on the next PixelJunk game, Nom Nom Galaxy for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita and Goat Simulator for Xbox One and Xbox 360. Goat Simulator was released in April 2015.

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In February 2016, it was announced [6] that Shahid Ahmad, who had headed up PlayStation's strategic content division in the UK for many years, had joined the board of Double Eleven in an advisory capacity. "Shahid's role in elevating independent games as a whole to the mainstream audience is remarkable, so it's a great honor to have his guidance as Double Eleven continues to grow in the games space.” said COO, Mark South.

In 2017, Double Eleven announced they were releasing two new titles, Super Cloudbuilt by Coilworks (PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam) and Songbringer by Wizard Fu Games (PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows 10), which released between July and September. Double Eleven received recognition from GamesIndustry.biz, named one of the 'Best Places To Work 2017' [7] . The company was also featured in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100, [8] placing at number 42 out of 100 with a sales rise of 92.32% over three years [9] .

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In 2019, Double Eleven announced their acquisition of VooFoo Studios. [10] Based in Birmingham, UK, and developer of Hustle Kings (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita), the official purchase on 1 December 2018 included multiple intellectual properties, including the announced This Is Pool and This is Snooker with Stephen Hendry (coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam) and their proprietary Mantis Engine which recently powered 2016's Mantis Burn Racing . On 20 June 2019, it was announced that Double Eleven had partnered with Paradox Interactive to become the new lead developer of Prison Architect , previously Introversion Software , for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Double Eleven have previous experience with the game and initially ported and updated the title for all major consoles. Double Eleven have subsequently announced their involvement in Mojang's Minecraft Dungeons and that they will be publishing Facepunch Studios' Rust on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Awards

YearInstitutionAwardResult
2012Gamescom AwardsBest Mobile Game (for LittleBigPlanet PS Vita)Won [11]
TIGA Games Industry AwardsDebut Game (for LittleBigPlanet PS Vita)Nominated [12]
Game of the Year (for LittleBigPlanet PS Vita)Won [12]
2013BAFTA Games AwardsBest Game: Mobile & HandheldNominated [13]
Pocket Gamer AwardsOverall Game of the YearNominated [14]
PS Vita Game of the YearWon [14]
Most Innovative Game (for LittleBigPlanet PS Vita)Nominated [14]
Best Action/Arcade Game (for LittleBigPlanet PS Vita)Nominated [14]
2014IGN Black Beta Select AwardBest Handheld\Mobile\Tablet Game (for Frozen Synapse Prime)Nominated
Pocket Gamer AwardsBest PublisherNominated
Best PlayStation Vita Game (for both Frozen Synapse Prime & PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate)Nominated
Best Casual/Puzzle Game (for PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate)Nominated
Best Strategy/Simulation Game (for Frozen Synapse Prime)Nominated
2015ID@XboxMega Sales Award (For Goat Simulator)Won
2016PlayStation AwardsIndie Special Award (For Goat Simulator)Won
2017TIGA Games Industry AwardsAction And Adventure Game (for Super Cloudbuilt)Nominated
TIGA Games Industry AwardsRole Playing Game (for Songbringer)Nominated

Games

Game TitleRelease DatePlatform(s)Notes
LittleBigPlanet [15] 2012 PlayStation Vita
Limbo [16] 2013 PlayStation Vita
PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate [17] 2013 PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Mac, Linux
PixelJunk Shooter 2013 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate 2014 PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Frozen Synapse Prime [18] 2014 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3
Limbo 2014 Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Nom Nom Galaxy [19] 2015 PlayStation 4
Goat Simulator [20] 2015 Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3
Goat Simulator: MMOre GoatZ Edition [20] 2015 Xbox One, Xbox 360
Frozen Synapse Prime 2015 Android, iOS
PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate 2015 Microsoft Windows
PixelJunk Monsters 2016 Wii U
Prison Architect 2016 PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 2016 PlayStation 4
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 2016 PlayStation 4
Super Cloudbuilt 2017 PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Songbringer 2017 PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Songbringer 2018 Nintendo Switch, UWP
Prison Architect 2018 Nintendo Switch
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 2018 Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 2018 Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Doctor Who Infinity 2018 Android, iOS
Crackdown 3 2019 Microsoft Windows
Prison Architect 2019 Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch Double Eleven partnered with Paradox Interactive on June 20 2019 to take over development from Introversion Software
Minecraft Dungeons 2020 (planned) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Developed along with Mojang.
Rust 2020 (planned) PlayStation 4, Xbox One Developed along with Facepunch Studios

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  12. 1 2 "THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!". Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "British Academy Games Awards Winners 2013" . Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "[Update] Pocket Gamer Awards 2013 winners announced". 27 March 2013.
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  16. ↑ Patti, Dino (30 May 2013). "LIMBO Comes to PlayStation Vita June 4th". PlayStation Blog . Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  17. ↑ South, Mark (25 June 2013). "PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD Coming to PS Vita". PlayStation Blog . Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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  19. ↑ South, Mark (13 August 2014). "Nom Nom Galaxy sets a course for PS4 and PS Vita". PlayStation Blog . Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  20. 1 2 "Goat Simulator is heading for XBox One!". Double Eleven. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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