Wired Productions

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Wired Productions
Company type Private
Industry Video games
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008) in Watford, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Website wiredproductions.com

Wired Productions is a video game publisher company based in Watford, United Kingdom. The company publishes games on all main gaming platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch) working on international projects, founded by Leo Zullo, Jason Harman and Kevin Leathers. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Before moving into publishing in late 2013, Wired Productions began as a video game production company by producing We Sing Robbie Williams and We Sing . Wired Productions first release was Let's Fish! Hooked On , a sports fishing video game developed for the PlayStation Vita. [9] In 2016, Wired Productions released Super Dungeon Bros for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. [10] In 2017, Wired Productions launched Fractured Minds that won a BAFTA award. [11] In 2020, Wired Productions released The Falconeer . The video game was nominated for Best Debut Game by BAFTA Games Awards. [12] [13]

In 2019, Leo Zullo and Neil Broadhead co-founded video games mental health charity Safe In Our World. [14]

In 2020, the company announced a partnership with Koch Media to expand its global reach. [15] [16] [17]

In 2022, Wired Productions announced Martha Is Dead was being censored on PlayStation. [18]

Games published

YearTitleDeveloper(s)Platform(s)
2013 Let’s Fish! Hooked On [19] SIMS Co., Ltd. PlayStation Vita
2014 Tiny Troopers Joint Ops Plunge Interactive PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
2014The Last InuaGlowforth Windows
2015 Tiny Troopers Joint Ops [20] Plunge Interactive PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2016 Super Dungeon Bros [21] React Games Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2017 The Town Of Light LKA Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2017 Tiny Troopers Joint Ops  : XLPlunge Interactive Nintendo Switch
2017Vostok Inc.NoseBleed Interactive Nintendo Switch
2017Surf World Series [22] Climax Studios PlayStation 4
2017 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood [23] Flashbulb Games PlayStation 4
2017 Fractured Minds [24] Emily M Games Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
2018 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood Flashbulb Games Nintendo Switch
2018 Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn [25] Saber Interactive Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
2018 Victor Vran : Overkill Edition [26] Haemimont Games Nintendo Switch
2018 Grip: Combat Racing Caged Element Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
2018Just Deal with it!Super Punk Games PlayStation 4
2018WordHuntersThumbfood Ltd PlayStation 4
2019 Close To The Sun [27] Storm in a Teacup Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
2019 Deliver Us The Moon KeokeN Interactive Windows
2019Pool NationCherry Pop Games PlayStation 4
2019 Avicii Invector [28] Hello There Games
Wired Productions		 Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia [29]
2020 Deliver Us The Moon [30] KeokeN Interactive PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2020Those Who Remain [31] Camel 101 Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2020 Avicii Invector  : Encore EditionHello There Games Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
2020 The Falconeer [32] Tomas Sala Xbox One, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia [33]
2020Lumote: The Mastermote ChroniclesLuminawesome Games Ltd Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
2022 Arcade Paradise [34] Nosebleed interactive Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
2022 Martha is Dead [35] LKA Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2023Tiny Troopers: Global Ops [36] Epiphany Games Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
2023 The Last Worker [37] Wolf & Wood, Oiffy Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
2023Tin HeartsRogue Sun Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
2024 Gori: Cuddly Carnage Angry Demon Studio Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch

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  15. ↑ "WIRED PRODUCTIONS PARTNERS WITH KOCH MEDIA IN DISTRIBUTION DEAL TO EXPAND GLOBAL REACH". kochmedia.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
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