Other Ocean Interactive is a Canadian-American video game developer based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Emeryville, California.[1][2] Originally founded in 2006 in Charlottetown, as a studio for Foundation 9 Entertainment, the studio was spun off as Other Ocean Interactive in May 2007. Since then, it has made eight games itself and has been involved in the development of 40 other games.
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| Formerly | Backbone Charlottetown (2006–2007) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 6 February 2006 in Charlottetown, Canada |
| Founder | Andrew Ayre |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people | Andrew Ayre (CEO) |
| Parent |
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| Divisions | Other Ocean Emeryville |
| Website | otherocean |
History
editFoundation 9 Entertainment, at the time the largest independent video game developer in North America, announced on 6 February 2006 that it was opening Backbone Charlottetown, a new internal studio based in Charlottetown, Canada.[3] When co-founder Andrew Ayre left Foundation 9 a year later, he bought out and became the sole owner of the Backbone Charlottetown studio, which was renamed Other Ocean Interactive that May.[4][5] By 2008, the company established headquarters in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[6]
Games developed
editOther Ocean Interactive developed the following games:
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Super Monkey Ball | iPhone | |
| 2009 | CSI: Deadly Intent - The Hidden Cases | Nintendo DS | |
| 2010 | Dark Void Zero | Nintendo DSiWare | |
| Puffins: Let's Race! | Nintendo DS | ||
| Puffins: Let's Fish! | |||
| Puffins: Let's Roll! | |||
| CSI: Unsolved! | |||
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection | Xbox LIVE Arcade | |
| Spider-Man: Edge of Time | Nintendo DS | ||
| Iron Brigade | Windows | ||
| 2012 | The Simpsons: Tapped Out | Android | |
| Stacking | Windows | ||
| South Park: Tenorman's Revenge | Xbox LIVE Arcade | ||
| Poptropica Adventures | Nintendo DS | ||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | |||
| 2013 | Gunstringer: Dead Man Running | Windows | |
| 2014 | Hexic | Windows 8.1 | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation | iOS
Android |
Involved in development | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels | PlayStation 3 | Involved in development | |
| Costume Quest 2 | Wii U | ||
| NBA Rush | iOS | Involved in development | |
| 2015 | #IDARB | Windows | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist | PlayStation 4
Windows Xbox One |
Involved in development | |
| 2016 | Giant Cop: Justice Above All | Windows | VR title for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift |
| Super Time Force Ultra | PlayStation Vita | ||
| 2017 | Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition | New Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2019 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist | Nintendo Switch | Involved in development |
| Project Winter | Windows | ||
| MediEvil | PlayStation 4 | Remake of the 1998 title, MediEvil | |
| 2021 | Project Winter | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| 2023 | The Walking Dead: Betrayal | Windows | Launched in Early Access; discontinued on December 1, 2023, after cessation of development[7] |
| Diebrary | Browser game
Windows | ||
| TBA | Underlab | Windows | Self-described as a spiritual successor to Project Winter[8] |
| Unreleased | Cloudy Mountain | Intellivision Amico | Remake of the 1982 title, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons |
| Night Stalker | Remake of the 1982 title of the same name |
References
edit- ^ Bitti, Mary Teresa (20 March 2011). "Fostering entrepreneurial spirit — in every employee". National Post.
- ^ Smellie, Sarah (2 January 2018). "Atlantic Canadian company taking gamers through the Rick and Morty multiverse". CBC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Carless, Simon (6 February 2006). "Foundation 9 To Open New Canadian Studio". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Bartlett, Dave (2 July 2010). "Two Newfoundland natives making waves in video game industry". SaltWire Network. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Boyer, Brandon (25 May 2007). "Foundation 9 Co-Founder Departs, Opens Other Ocean". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Collins, Dillon (8 August 2018). "Made Right Here: Other Ocean". Newfoundland Herald. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Lyles, Taylor (7 December 2023). "The Walking Dead: Betrayal Is Shutting Down Less Than Three Months After Early Access Launch". IGN. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Shankar, Bradly (23 August 2023). "Canadian Project Winter dev reveals social deduction game Underlab". MobileSyrup. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.