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Ubisoft Leamington

Moby ID: 8783

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  • FreeStyleGames Ltd. (from 2002 to 2017-01)

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Ubisoft Leamington was founded as FreeStyleGames in 2002 in Leamington Spa, UK, primarily by ex-staff from the nearby Codemasters and Rare studios.

The company first developed the break dancing title B-Boy (2006) for the PSP and PS2. In September 2008, FreeStyleGames employed a staff of 55 people full-time.

On 12 September 2008, the company was acquired by Activision. The team was reported to be working on localized downloadable content for Guitar Hero: World Tour. For Activision, FreeStyleGames created the DJ Hero series, a spin-off of the Guitar Hero franchise focused on turntable mixing. The second game was released in October 2010. In February 2011, Activision Blizzard announced to reduce the workforce of the development studio, axing a number of jobs.

On 18 January 2017, the company was sold to Ubisoft and subsequently renamed Ubisoft Leamington.

Credited on 17 Games from 2006 to 2023

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...)
Watch Dogs: Legion (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Hyper Scape (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Starlink: Battle for Atlas (2018 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...)
Guitar Hero Live (2015 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U...)
Skylanders: Battlecast (2015 on iPhone, iPad, Android)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Call of Duty: Strike Team (2013 on iPhone, Android, iPad)
Sing Party (2012 on Wii U)
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011 on Nintendo 3DS)
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011 on Windows, Xbox 360, Macintosh...)
DJ Hero 2 (2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii)
DJ Hero (2009 on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Buzz! Junior: Monster Rally (2007 on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3)
Buzz! Junior: RoboJam (2007 on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3)
B-Boy (2006 on PlayStation 2, PSP)

History +

January 18, 2017

Company acquired by Ubisoft.

September 12, 2008

Company acquired by Activision.

2002

Company founded.

Trivia +

Location & contact information (August 2008):

FreeStyleGames

Imperial House

Holly Walk

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 4JG

Tel: +44 (0) 845 00-42637

Fax: +44 (0) 845 299 1843

Email: [email protected]

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