Sumo Digital

Sumo Digital
Private
Industry
Founded 2003
Headquarters Sheffield, United Kingdom
Key people
  • Carl Cavers
  • Paul Porter
  • Darren Mills
  • Chris Stockwell
  • Ken Beaty
Number of employees
 270
Website www.sumo-digital.com

Sumo Digital Ltd. is an independent game development studio based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Set up in 2003 following the closure of Infogrames Studios Sheffield/Gremlin Interactive.[1][2] Sumo currently employs more than 270 development staff,[3] many of whom had previously worked together at Infogrames and Gremlin.[4]

History

The company was formed in 2003 by Carl Cavers, Paul Porter, Darren Mills and James North-Hearn, mostly former members of Gremlin. Carl Cavers joined Gremlin in 1995 as a Quality and Systems Manager, becoming Studio Manager in 1998. Paul Porter wrote the low-level code for the Broken Sword series on PC and Playstation before joining Gremlin in 1997 to work in R&D. Darren Mills was a Cameraman and Editor for the BBC, ITV and Sky Sports before joining Gremlin in 1995 as Lead Artist, later becoming Studio Art Director at Infogrames Sheffield House.[5] The Infogrames Sheffield Studio itself was originally Gremlin Interactive, prior to Infogrames acquiring the company in 1999.[6]

On 17 August 2007, Sumo Digital was acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment,[7] and joined Foundation 9's collection of independent studios.[8] However on 11 November 2014 the executive team completed a management buyout, gaining independence from Foundation 9 Entertainment.[9]

Several staff members from now-defunct game studios Bizarre Creations and Black Rock Studio are confirmed to be working for Sumo Digital.[10]

Games developed

Name Platform(s) Publisher(s) Year
England International Football[11] Xbox Codemasters 2004
OutRun 2[12][13] Xbox Sega 2004
TOCA Race Driver 2[14] PlayStation Portable Codemasters 2005
Virtua Tennis World Tour[15] PlayStation Portable Sega 2005
OutRun 2SP[16] PlayStation 2 Sega 2006
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast[17] PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Sega 2006
Go! Sudoku[18][19] PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 Sony Online Entertainment[20] 2006
TOCA Race Driver 3[21] PlayStation Portable Codemasters 2006
Race Driver 2006[22] PlayStation Portable Codemasters 2006
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death[23] Microsoft Windows THQ 2006
Driver 76[24] PlayStation Portable Ubisoft 2007
Super Rub 'a' Dub[25] PlayStation 3 Sony Online Entertainment[26] 2007
Virtua Tennis 3[27] PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Sega 2007
Sega Superstars Tennis[28] Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii Sega 2008
New International Track & Field[29] Nintendo DS Konami 2008
GTI Club+: Rally Côte d'Azur[30] PlayStation 3 Konami 2008
OutRun Online Arcade[31] PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Sega 2009
Virtua Tennis 2009[32] PlayStation 3, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Sega 2009
F1 2009[33] PlayStation Portable, Wii Codemasters 2009
Disney's A Christmas Carol[34] Nintendo DS, Wii Disney Interactive Studios 2009
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing[35] Arcade, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Sega 2010
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games[36] Microsoft Windows, OS X BBC 2010-2011
Dead Space Ignition[37] PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Electronic Arts 2010
Hasbro Family Game Night 3[38] Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii Electronic Arts 2010
Split/Second: Velocity[39][40] PlayStation Portable Disney Interactive 2010
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing[41] iOS, Android, BlackBerry Sega 2011
F1 2011[42][43] PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS Codemasters 2011
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 Sega 2012
Nike+ Kinect Training[44] Xbox 360 Microsoft 2012
LittleBigPlanet 2 Cross-Controller Pack PlayStation 3 Sony Computer Entertainment 2012
Moshi Monsters Katsuma Unleashed Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS Activision 2013
Xbox Fitness Xbox One Microsoft 2013
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed iOS, Android Sega 2013
Forza Horizon 2 Xbox 360 Microsoft Studios 2014
Scorched: Combat Racing[45] iOS, Android Rogue Play 2014
LittleBigPlanet 3[46] PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 Sony Computer Entertainment 2014
Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious Xbox 360 Microsoft Studios 2015
Disney Infinity 3.0[47] Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U Disney Interactive Studios 2015
Crackdown 3 Xbox One Microsoft Studios 2016
Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom iOS, Android Sega 2015
Dead Island 2 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Deep Silver 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Sumo Digital – feature in Develop". Develop-online.net. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Console Arcade (9 May 2009). "Interview with Steve Lycett". Console Arcade. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ↑ About Sumo
  4. ↑ "Sumo Digital – profile on MobyGames". Mobygames.com. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sumo-digital.com". Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Infogrames". Moby Games. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Foundation 9 wrestles with Sumo Digital – Wii News at GameSpot". Gamespot.com. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Batchelor, James (27 June 2012). "Foundation 9 – MCV". Mcvuk.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Sumo Digital separates from parent company". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-30-sonic-and-all-stars-racing-transformed-preview-the-saviour-of-arcade-racers
  11. ↑ "Yorkshire Focus: Sumo Digital – feature in Develop". Develop-online.net. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "SEGA confirm Outrun 2". MS Xbox World. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Outrun 2". Moby Games. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "TOCA Race Driver 2". Game FAQs. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  15. ↑ "Virtua Tennis World Tour". Deaf Gamers. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Outrun 2SP". Sumo Digital. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "Outrun 2006". Moby Games. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  18. ↑ "Go! Sodoku (PS3) – Game Spy". Uk.ps3.gamespy.com. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "Go! Sodoku (PSP) – Game Spy". Uk.psp.gamespy.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "Go! Sudoku". Sumo Digital. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "TOCA Race Driver 3". Moby Games. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "Race Driver 2006 – Game Spy". Uk.psp.gamespy.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  23. ↑ "Review of Broken Sword 4 – Adventure Gamers". Forums.adventuregamers.com. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  24. ↑ "Driver '76". Moby Games. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  25. ↑ Jeremy Dunham. "Review of Super Rub a Dub – IGN". Uk.ps3.ign.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  26. ↑ "Super Rub a Dub". Sumo Digital. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  27. ↑ "Sumo Digital". Sumo Digital. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  28. ↑ "Sumo Digital serving up Sega Superstars Tennis - GameSpot.com". Uk.gamespot.com. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  29. ↑ Martin Robinson IGN UK (18 June 2008). "New International Track & Field – review at IGN". Uk.ds.ign.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  30. ↑ GTI Club+ – Playstation.com UK Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  31. ↑ "OutRun Online Arcade Preview – IGN". Uk.ps3.ign.com. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  32. ↑ "Virtua Tennis 2009". Moby Games. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  33. ↑ Martin Robinson IGN UK (17 November 2009). "F1 2009 – IGN". Uk.wii.ign.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  34. ↑ "Disney's A Christmas Carol – Gamespot UK". Uk.gamespot.com. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  35. ↑ "Interview with Steve Lycett". Digital Spy. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  36. ↑ "In Pictures – Doctor Who: The Adventure Games – Develop". Develop-online.net. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  37. ↑ "Dead Space 2 Prequel Coming To Xbox Live and PSN". industrygamers.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  38. ↑ "Hasbro Family Game Night 3". Moby Games. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  39. ↑ Purchese, Robert (7 July 2010). "Disney converting Split/Second to PSP". EuroGamer. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  40. ↑ "Split/Second – PlayStation UK". Uk.playstation.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  41. ↑ "Review of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing". PocketGamer. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  42. ↑ "F1 2011 - Playstation.com". Uk.playstation.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  43. ↑ "article on F1 2011's 3DS release date". Videogamer.com. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  44. ↑ "Nike+ Kinect Training". Uk.ign.com. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  45. ↑ "Scorched - Combat Racing". Rogue Play. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  46. ↑ "LittleBigPlanet 3 coming to PS4 this November". 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  47. ↑ "June Cover Revealed – Disney Infinity 3.0". 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

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