Zipper Interactive

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Zipper Interactive
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Founded1995
Defunct2012
FateClosed
Headquarters Redmond, Washington, United States
Key people
  • Brian Soderberg
  • Jim Bosler
  • Mike Gutmann
Products MechWarrior 3
Crimson Skies
SOCOM series
MAG
Parent SCE Worldwide Studios
(2006–2012)

Zipper Interactive was an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington and part of SCE Worldwide Studios. It was founded in June 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. [1] It is best known for developing the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series of games. SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs was created in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. On January 25, 2006, Sony announced that it had acquired Zipper Interactive to add it to its group of development studios. [2]

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Games

Game titleYear releasedPlatform
DeathDrome 1996 Microsoft Windows
Top Gun: Hornet's Nest 1998Microsoft Windows
Recoil 1999Microsoft Windows
MechWarrior 3 1999Microsoft Windows
MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon1999Microsoft Windows
Crimson Skies 2000Microsoft Windows
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs 2002 PlayStation 2
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs 2003PlayStation 2
SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs 2005PlayStation 2
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2005 PlayStation Portable
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault 2006PlayStation 2
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 2006PlayStation Portable
MAG 2010 PlayStation 3
SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs 2011PlayStation 3
Unit 13 2012 PlayStation Vita

Closure

On March 29, 2012, Sony announced that it would be closing Zipper Interactive due to "resource re-alignment." The closure of Zipper Interactive was later confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment the next day on March 30, 2012. [3] [4] Prior to its closure, Zipper Interactive were working on two unannounced titles for the PlayStation 4 before both projects were cancelled once the closing was complete. One was another entry in the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series, and the other was a first-person shooter meant to be a new IP.

References

  1. ↑ Sherman, Chris (June 1996). "NATO's Got Zip on these Guys". Next Generation . No. 18. Imagine Media. p. 22.
  2. ↑ "Sony Announces further developer acquisitions". GamesIndustry. January 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Sony quiet on SOCOM dev closure rumour". Eurogamer . March 30, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sony Closes Zipper Interactive". Game Informer . March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
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