Gotham Games

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Gotham Games, Inc.
Type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
FoundedJuly 22, 2002;20 years ago (2002-07-22)
FounderJamie Leece
DefunctDecember 18, 2003;18 years ago (2003-12-18)
Fate Dissolved
Headquarters
New York City
,
US
Key people
Jamie Leece (president)
Parent Take-Two Interactive

Gotham Games, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in New York City. Founded in July 2002 and headed by Jamie Leece, the company was shut down in December 2003.

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History

Gotham Games was launched as a publishing label and subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive on July 22, 2002, with Take-Two Interactive's vice-president of publishing and business development, Jamie Leece, promoted to Gotham Games' president. [1] At the time, Gotham Games was the third label for Take-Two Interactive, after Rockstar Games and Gathering of Developers, because of which Take-Two Interactive ceased publishing under their self-named label, citing a "global branding strategy". [2]

At the May 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gotham Games announced that they were seeking new video game developers who were willing to have their game published by them. [3] [4] On December 18, 2003, Take-Two Interactive's chief executive officer, Jeffrey Lapin, announced that Gotham Games had been dissolved as part of a "larger internal reorganization". [5]

Games published

TitlePlatform(s)Release dateDeveloperRef.
Austin Powers Pinball PlayStation September 10, 2002 Wildfire Studios [6]
Conflict: Desert Storm Microsoft Windows September 30, 2002 Pivotal Games [7]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Spec Ops: Airborne Commando PlayStation October 31, 2002Big Grub [8]
Serious Sam Xbox November 12, 2002 Croteam [9]
Disney's Piglet's Big Game GameCube March 18, 2003Doki Denki [10]
PlayStation 2
Big Strike Bowling PlayStation March 19, 2003 Coresoft [11]
Patriotic Pinball PlayStation April 17, 2003 Wildfire Studios [12]
Conflict: Desert Storm GameCube April 22, 2003 Pivotal Games [13]
Motocross Mania 2 PlayStation June 25, 2003Alpine Studios [14]
The Great Escape PlayStation 2 July 22, 2003 Pivotal Games [15]
Xbox
ATV Mania PlayStation July 23, 2003Deibus Studios [16]
The Great Escape Microsoft Windows July 23, 2003 Pivotal Games [15]
Starsky & Hutch PlayStation 2 September 9, 2003Minds Eye Productions [17]
Xbox September 10, 2003 [18]
Microsoft Windows September 11, 2003 [19]
Ford Truck Mania PlayStation September 16, 2003Alpine Studios [20]
Conflict: Desert Storm II – Back to Baghdad Microsoft Windows October 7, 2003 Pivotal Games [21]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch PlayStation 2 October 14, 2003Big Ape Productions [22]
Xbox
PlayStation October 15, 2003 Coresoft
Microsoft Windows October 19, 2003Big Ape Productions
Dora the Explorer: Super Spies Game Boy Advance October 25, 2003 CinéGroupe [23]
Ford Racing 2 Xbox December 11, 2003 Razorworks [24]
PlayStation 2 December 18, 2003 [25]
Conflict: Desert Storm II – Back to Baghdad GameCube January 6, 2004 Pivotal Games [26]

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  2. ↑ Gestalt (July 23, 2002). "Take 2 label is dead". Eurogamer . Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gotham Games Soliciting Games At E3". Gamasutra . May 5, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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  5. ↑ Thorsen, Tor (December 19, 2003). "Gotham Games gone". GameSpot . Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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  7. ↑ IGN Staff (October 1, 2002). "Conflict: Desert Storm Ships". IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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  10. ↑ IGN Staff (February 13, 2003). "Piglet's Big Game Announced". IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Big Strike Bowling (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Patriotic Pinball (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Conflict: Desert Storm (2003) GameCube release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Motocross Mania 2 (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Calvert, Justin (July 23, 2003). "The Great Escape ships". GameSpot. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  16. ↑ "ATV Mania (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) PlayStation 2 release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) Xbox release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) Microsoft Windows release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Ford Truck Mania". GameSpot. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  21. ↑ Calvert, Justin (October 9, 2003). "Gotham Games goes Back to Baghdad". GameSpot. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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  23. ↑ Dora the Explorer: Super Spies - IGN.com , retrieved December 11, 2018
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