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{{Company |title = Empire Interactive |type = Video game developer/publisher |image = [[File:Empire_Interactive_Logo.png]] | genre = | fate = Administration | predecessor = | successor = | founded = [[1987]] | founder = | defunct = [[May 4]], [[2009]] | headquarters = {{flagicon|UK}} [[London]] | industry = [[Video game industry|Interactive entertainment]] | products = Video games | website = [http://web.archive.org/web/20080213012909/http://www.empireinteractive.com/] | parent = --- }} '''Empire Interactive''' was a [[United Kingdom|UK]] based [[video game developer]] and [[video game publisher|publisher]] founded in 1987. It was closed under administration on May 4, 2009. ==About Empire Interactive== Empire Interactive was a publisher of [[video game|interactive entertainment software]] for 22 years. Headquartered in the UK, they also had offices in the [[United States|U.S.]], Germany, France, Spain and Italy. The company developed and published a varied range of titles for all contemporary platforms in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Games such as ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'', ''[[Big Mutha Truckers]]'', ''[[Ford Racing]]'' and ''[[FlatOut]] ''were some of their major successes.<ref>[http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025293.html Empire Interactive information] from [[IGN]]</ref> They also operated the "Xplosiv" and "eJay" imprints, focusing on budget titles and music creation tools respectively. After struggling financially for several years, they were purchased by Silverstar Holdings in 2006 and became a wholly owned subsidiary. On May 4, 2009 it was announced that the company had gone into administration ([[bankruptcy]]) and would be shutting down permanently. Their [[intellectual property|intellectual properties]] were sold to New World IP of the United States and all 49 staff were laid off.<ref>[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/empire-ip-rights-sold-as-49-staff-made-redundant Empire IP Rights Sold As 49 Staff Made Redundant] from [[Eurogamer#GamesIndustry.biz|GamesIndustry.biz]]</ref> New World IP then leased the rights to publish Empires entire catalogue to [[Zoo Games]].<ref name="ZG EI G">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23525 | title = Zoo Publishing Picks Up Empire Slate | publisher = [[Gamasutra]] | first = Kris | last = Graft | date = 2009-05-07 | accessdate = 2009-05-12}}</ref> ==Xplosiv== '''Xplosiv''', established in January 2000, was Empire Interactive's publishing label for budget or rerelease games by Empire themselves or contracted third parties. Empire positioned the published titles with price points of £9.99 and £4.99 in 2001, and in late 2002 added PlayStation 2 titles into the range, at £9.99 and £19.99.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060808203657/www.xplosiv.net/default.aspx?MID=D31A878C48E6&NID=F2CB6814-145B-4F1D-BC1C-06289DD6AD7E XPLOSIV INVADES RETAIL WITH IT’S 250TH TITLE!]</ref> Xplosiv also planned to enter USA market in 2005.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060806045449/www.xplosiv.net/default.aspx?MID=0D32F42457A6 Xplosive - About Us]</ref> ==Games== Games published and/or developed by Empire include: *''[[Animal Paradise]]'' *''[[Animal Paradise 2]]'' *''[[Big Mutha Truckers]]'' *''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' *''[[Double Dragon]]'' (XBLA version) *''[[Dreamfall: The Longest Journey]]'' *''[[Dreamweb]]'' *''[[FlatOut series|FlatOut]]'' series *''[[Ford Racing (series)#Ford Racing|Ford Racing]]'' *''[[Ford Racing (series)#Ford Racing|Ford Racing 2]]'' *''[[Ford Racing (series)#Ford Racing|Ford Racing 3]]'' *''[[Ford Street Racing]]'' *''[[Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned]]'' *''[[Ghost Master]]'' *''[[Go Go Copter]]'' *''[[International Cricket Captain (series)|International Cricket Captain]]'' *''[[Jackass: The Game]]'' (PS2, PSP and DS versions) *''[[Harvest Moon Online]]'' *''[[Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams]]'' (DS) *''[[Hot Wheels: Beat That!]]'' (Unpublished) *''[[Mashed]]'' (aka. Drive To Survive) *''[[Pro Pinball]]'' Series *''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'' series *''[[Starship Troopers (First Person Shooter)|Starship Troopers]]'' *''[[Stars!]]'' *''[[Speedball]]'' *''[[Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (XBLA)|Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe]]'' *''[[Team Yankee (video game)|Team Yankee]]'' and its sequels ''[[Pacific Islands (video game)|Pacific Islands]]'' and ''[[War in the Gulf]]'' *''[[The Longest Journey]]'' *''[[Total Immersion Racing]]'' *''[[Unsolved Crimes]]'' (DS) *''[[Volfied]]'' *''[[Warrior Kings: Battles]]'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080213012909/http://www.empireinteractive.com/ archived company page] *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080214150008/www.xplosiv.net/ Archived Xplosiv page] * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/empire-interactive-entertainment Empire Interactive company profile] at [[MobyGames]] {{UK-videogame-company-stub}} [[Category:Companies established in 1987]] [[Category:Companies disestablished in 2009]] [[Category:Defunct video game companies]] [[Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Video game developers]] [[Category:Video game publishers]]
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