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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution and software development on all Sony platforms and has offices around Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand promoting these computer entertainment systems and its software to a total of 94 territories.

With over 1000 employees in 11 countries and sales operations in another 91 countries, SCEE is capable of exploiting the opportunities that arise in its existing territories and its emerging markets in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

SCEE also has staff based in the Development Studios in London, Liverpool and Cambridge, and at the Quality Assurance Department in Liverpool.

Codemasters
Codemasters was established in 1986 and is a developer and publisher of video games for Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft consoles and PCs. They also develop and publish multi-player and persistent world games for on-line internet and interactive play. Codemasters has a true understanding of gaming and what games players want.

Creative Assembly
This leading computer games developer based in Sussex also has a studio in Brisbane, Australia. With award-winning titles like Rome:Total War to their credit, Creative Assembly is focused on producing quality games, reliably, efficiently. Founded in 1987 by Tim Ansell, the company has steadily expanded and now has over 70 permanent staff. Staff turnover has been extremely low giving the company a stability and depth of experience that's far from standard in the games industry.

Pyro
Founded in 1996 in Madrid, today is the leading studio for digital entertainment in Spain. Pyro Studios' mission is to develop videogames of the highest possible quality. Its first products - the Commandos saga - proved international hits, distributed in more than 50 countries and with sales in excess of 150 million euros. Today Pyro is composed of over 120 professionals. Pyro is another client exclusive to Datascope.

Disney Interactive Studios
The interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company self-publishes, licenses and creates original intellectual property for a broad portfolio of video games on multiple platforms worldwide. The studio has created best selling video game products that have sold millions of units worldwide and continue to be successful franchises in the global market place. With studios in London and Brighton, they have appointed us, on an exclusive basis, to handle recruitment for certain development positions.

Digital Legends
Digital Legends Entertainment is Barcelona’s elite international video game developer. It was founded by key members of the award-winning Severance/Blade the Edge of Darkness video game developed on PC. The studio team is composed of industry veterans who have collectively released over 10 million units on all current and next-generation platforms. Digital Legends are a worldwide organisation developing innovative gaming concepts and technologies.

Juice Games
Juice Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of THQ Inc., is a UK-based console and handheld games developer. Founded in 2003, it employs over 70 staff at its Warrington offices and was voted best New UK/European Studio in the 2005 Develop Industry Excellence Awards. With an enviable back catalogue that includes TFX, EF2000 and the critically acclaimed but unreleased Lamborghini, Juice Games developed the 1.5 million unit selling Juiced street racing simulation for Xbox™, PlayStation®2, PlayStation® Portable and PC. We are managing all their recruitment.

Pivotal
Pivotal Games Ltd, based near Bath, was set up in April 2000 by former employees of Pumpkin Studios (part of Eidos Interactive), who developed the critically-acclaimed Warzone 2100. Pivotal signed a multi-product deal with SCi in November 2000. SCi acquired Pivotal Games in September 2003. In May 2005 SCi acquired Eidos! They currently employ over 85 staff. The studio’s first game, award-winning Conflict:Desert Storm, a squad-based action/strategy game, was released in September 2002, and went to No 1 in several countries. Their latest project in the Conflict franchise is Conflict: Global Storm, which is a modern-day counter-terrorist game which takes place in several locations around the world. It was released September 2005. They are currently developing their next two products for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Media Molecule
Media Molecule have announced their exclusive relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to create an original and innovative game for Playstation 3, entitled LittleBigPlanet. This new independent development studio is made up of passionate and talented team players who are committed to shipping great games, taking full ownership and having fun while doing it. They retain a small family culture which will encourage people's talent, treat people fairly, and reward people well. Their goal is to build a great reputation as an independent studio that ships innovative console games that are both commercially and critically successful. LittleBigPlanet is a community based game that gives players the ability to play, create and share what they build with other gamers on the PlayStation Network. The sharp and sometimes photo-realitsic visual elements coupled with the gameplay and the impressive amount of customisation and online support are intriguing and revolutionary.

Krome
Krome Studios is Australia’s largest video game developer and a leading independent development studio in the worldwide game development community. Krome’s vision is to cultivate technological and artistic achievement, creating proprietary technologies that facilitate superior game development for both original and licensed properties. The company has proven expertise in developing games for the current gen platforms and is already engaged in working on next gen as well as all handheld platforms. To date, Krome Studios has created ten successful titles on multiple platforms, including TY the Tasmanian Tiger™, Krome’s own IP and Platinum selling global videogame franchise.

Sega - Racing Studio
Sega is one of the world's most influential publishers and developers. With headquarters in Japan, American and Europe, they continue to publish chart-topping hits across all platforms. Previously a hardware developer as well, Sega are now concentrating their efforts of developing for other platforms throughout their many worldwide development studios. The SEGA Racing Studio is based in Solihull and sits at the heard of SEGA’s ambitions in the Western market. Working on reinventing legendary SEGA properties as well as developing completely original game ideas, the studio is focusing all its energies on redefining the driving genre.

Gusto Games
Formed in 2003 by six games industry veterans, Gusto Games is a 100% independent games developer operating from new offices in a delightful Oxfordshire village in the heart of the English countryside. Although a relatively young studio, the founders of Gusto have a development heritage stretching back many years not only as individuals, but also as a team. Gusto has its own propriety cross-platform technology, Proteus, which has been refined over the past 10 years and proven across many platforms and titles.

Frontier
Frontier employs over 140 people, based in Cambridge, UK and is one of the games industry's leading independent developers, having built upon the innovative creations of founder David Braben; co-author of the seminal 'Elite'. Frontier works with a number of top publishers and is currently developing for all major platforms including PlayStation®2, PlayStation® Portable (PSP), Xbox®, Windows PC, Nintendo Wii, Xbox®360 and PlayStation®3.

Eidos
Eidos Interactive, part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG), is one of the world’s leading developers of entertainment software in Europe and the US. With a string of AAA franchises to their name including Tomb Raider, Hitman and Commandos Eidos continues to produce top class games across all formats.

Evolution
This Northern company is headed by some of the biggest names in the games industry. It was formed in 1999 and has delivered five truly outstanding videogames. Their sixth game is MotorStorm™, and it makes them one of the most important developers of the Playstation3 generation.

Rockstar Games
Founded in 1998, Rockstar Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Take 2 Interactive. With studios across the world Rockstar continues to make some of the most innovative, controversial and downright fun games around with titles including Bully, Manhunt and of course the genre defining Grand Theft Auto series.

Lionhead
Founded by industry legend Peter Molyneux Lionhead has a built a name for creativity and diversity with titles including The Movies, Fable and the critically acclaimed Black and White series. Lionhead Studios was acquired by Microsoft Corp in April 2006 and this combination of creativity and stability is bound to offer gamers some exciting times ahead.

Swordfish Studios
Swordfish Studios have were acquired by Vivendi Universal Games in June 2005, before this they were one of Europe's most respected independent game development studios. Based in Birmingham and Manchester the studio has over 16 years development experience on a variety of platforms. Swordfish Studios has earned several awards for excellence in game development, including ‘Developer of the Year’ for 2004 by The Independent Game Developers Association. It was also honoured as the best ‘New U.K. Studio’ at the Developer Industry Excellence Awards.

Free Radical Design
This company have established themselves as an award winning developer with their first and second game and now highly successful franchise. They are currently working on 2 exciting next gen projects. With a dozen awards and many nominations under their belt, Free Radical are not resting on their laurels. Their hundred-strong team is chomping at the bit - with new technology comes amazing new challenges, and amazing is what Free Radical does best.

Bigbig
This is a great new company founded in 2001with excellent funding. Conveniently located in the centre of Leamington Spa they are developing a 3rd person character based action game and won the 2006 Develop Industry Excellence Awards for best New UK/European Studio.

Activision
Activision is a premier worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for personal computers, Sony PlayStation, Xbox and Game Cube. They have had a part in distributing such hit games as Bloody Roar 3, Tenchu, and Simpson's Wrestling.

Capcom
Founded in Japan in 1979 as a manufacturer and distributor of electronic game machines, Capcom has built a reputation for introducing cutting-edge technology and software to the video game market. A leader in the video game industry for 20 years, Capcom's legacy of historic franchises in home and arcade gaming are testaments to an unparalleled commitment to excellence. Building on its origins as a game machine manufacturer, Capcom is now involved in all areas of the video game industry and has offices in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Sunnyvale, California; London, England; and Hong Kong, China.

Kuju
Kuju is one of the largest independent games developers in Europe with offices in Surrey and London. They have been developing games for over 12 years. They develop titles for both PC and games consoles and work closely with leading edge PC technology partners. Looking to the future, they believe that mobile and Internet games channels will play a major role in the future of gaming and are developing suitable technology.

Lego
Lego is an international entertainment company with a branch in London. They have had over 300 million people using their products worldwide, and consistently bring out innovative products to worldwide acclaim. They have been bringing entertainment to people's lives since 1932 and are the top European toy manufacturer.

Midway Games
Midway games are a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Games are available for play on all major platforms including the PlayStation2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. They have been a leader in the industry since the dawn of the video game revolution. Some of their breakthrough titles include Pong, Defender and Spy Hunter. Recent hits include Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Hydro Thunder, NFL Blitz and the Mortal Kombat series.

SCi Games
SCi Entertainment Group is one of the UK's leading publishers of computer games. Their successful titles include Carmageddon, The Italian Job and Conflict: Desert Storm. Their three categories of games include innovative driving games, military action games and TV and sport games. They work with some of the UK's leading games developers, including Pivotal Games, Warthog and Climax.

Square Enix
Established in 1986, Square is a leading third party publisher and developer of software for PlayStation and PC. Their success started with the very popular Final Fantasy Series, one of the most popular role-playing games ever to hit the market. Since then they have seen immense growth and in 1999 opened their European headquarters in London. Square merged with Enix Corp. in April 2003 to form Square Enix.

THQ
California-based company with UK office which develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment software. They currently publish titles for the PSX, GameCube, GBA systems and PCs on all genres. Some of their successes include the Evil Dead game, WWF Smackdown, and Championship Motocross.

Konami
Konami is a Japanese company that has grown substantially over the past 30 years and has offices all over the world, including one in the UK. Starting with production of amusement machines it has diversified to become a leader in creating innovative and entertaining games for Arcade, PC and all major consoles. A creative and exciting company with a positive future outlook.

Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive provides strategic leadership and operational management for Disney's Internet divisions which include Disney.com, ESPN.com, and ABCNews.com. They are the owner and operator of one of the largest internet infrastructures. Their websites host and cover some of the world's most popular entertainment, sports and news events. In addition to their websites, Disney Internet Group has developed new forms of interactive entertainment, such as Enhanced TV and entertainment to wireless users.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution and software development on all Sony platforms and has offices around Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand promoting these computer entertainment systems and its software to a total of 94 territories. With over 1000 employees in 11 countries and sales operations in another 91 countries, SCEE is capable of exploiting the opportunities that arise in its existing territories and its emerging markets in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. SCEE also has staff based in the Development Studios in London, Liverpool and Cambridge, and at the Quality Assurance Department in Liverpool.
Codemasters Codemasters was established in 1986 and is a developer and publisher of video games for Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft consoles and PCs. They also develop and publish multi-player and persistent world games for on-line internet and interactive play. Codemasters has a true understanding of gaming and what games players want.
Creative Assembly This leading computer games developer based in Sussex also has a studio in Brisbane, Australia. With award-winning titles like Rome:Total War to their credit, Creative Assembly is focused on producing quality games, reliably, efficiently. Founded in 1987 by Tim Ansell, the company has steadily expanded and now has over 70 permanent staff. Staff turnover has been extremely low giving the company a stability and depth of experience that's far from standard in the games industry.
Pyro Founded in 1996 in Madrid, today is the leading studio for digital entertainment in Spain. Pyro Studios' mission is to develop videogames of the highest possible quality. Its first products - the Commandos saga - proved international hits, distributed in more than 50 countries and with sales in excess of 150 million euros. Today Pyro is composed of over 120 professionals. Pyro is another client exclusive to Datascope.
Disney Interactive Studios The interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company self-publishes, licenses and creates original intellectual property for a broad portfolio of video games on multiple platforms worldwide. The studio has created best selling video game products that have sold millions of units worldwide and continue to be successful franchises in the global market place. With studios in London and Brighton, they have appointed us, on an exclusive basis, to handle recruitment for certain development positions.
Digital Legends Digital Legends Entertainment is Barcelona’s elite international video game developer. It was founded by key members of the award-winning Severance/Blade the Edge of Darkness video game developed on PC. The studio team is composed of industry veterans who have collectively released over 10 million units on all current and next-generation platforms. Digital Legends are a worldwide organisation developing innovative gaming concepts and technologies.
Juice Games Juice Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of THQ Inc., is a UK-based console and handheld games developer. Founded in 2003, it employs over 70 staff at its Warrington offices and was voted best New UK/European Studio in the 2005 Develop Industry Excellence Awards. With an enviable back catalogue that includes TFX, EF2000 and the critically acclaimed but unreleased Lamborghini, Juice Games developed the 1.5 million unit selling Juiced street racing simulation for Xbox™, PlayStation®2, PlayStation® Portable and PC. We are managing all their recruitment.
Pivotal Pivotal Games Ltd, based near Bath, was set up in April 2000 by former employees of Pumpkin Studios (part of Eidos Interactive), who developed the critically-acclaimed Warzone 2100. Pivotal signed a multi-product deal with SCi in November 2000. SCi acquired Pivotal Games in September 2003. In May 2005 SCi acquired Eidos! They currently employ over 85 staff. The studio’s first game, award-winning Conflict:Desert Storm, a squad-based action/strategy game, was released in September 2002, and went to No 1 in several countries. Their latest project in the Conflict franchise is Conflict: Global Storm, which is a modern-day counter-terrorist game which takes place in several locations around the world. It was released September 2005. They are currently developing their next two products for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
Media Molecule Media Molecule have announced their exclusive relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to create an original and innovative game for Playstation 3, entitled LittleBigPlanet. This new independent development studio is made up of passionate and talented team players who are committed to shipping great games, taking full ownership and having fun while doing it. They retain a small family culture which will encourage people's talent, treat people fairly, and reward people well. Their goal is to build a great reputation as an independent studio that ships innovative console games that are both commercially and critically successful. LittleBigPlanet is a community based game that gives players the ability to play, create and share what they build with other gamers on the PlayStation Network. The sharp and sometimes photo-realitsic visual elements coupled with the gameplay and the impressive amount of customisation and online support are intriguing and revolutionary.
Krome Krome Studios is Australia’s largest video game developer and a leading independent development studio in the worldwide game development community. Krome’s vision is to cultivate technological and artistic achievement, creating proprietary technologies that facilitate superior game development for both original and licensed properties. The company has proven expertise in developing games for the current gen platforms and is already engaged in working on next gen as well as all handheld platforms. To date, Krome Studios has created ten successful titles on multiple platforms, including TY the Tasmanian Tiger™, Krome’s own IP and Platinum selling global videogame franchise.
Sega - Racing Studio Sega is one of the world's most influential publishers and developers. With headquarters in Japan, American and Europe, they continue to publish chart-topping hits across all platforms. Previously a hardware developer as well, Sega are now concentrating their efforts of developing for other platforms throughout their many worldwide development studios. The SEGA Racing Studio is based in Solihull and sits at the heard of SEGA’s ambitions in the Western market. Working on reinventing legendary SEGA properties as well as developing completely original game ideas, the studio is focusing all its energies on redefining the driving genre.
Gusto Games Formed in 2003 by six games industry veterans, Gusto Games is a 100% independent games developer operating from new offices in a delightful Oxfordshire village in the heart of the English countryside. Although a relatively young studio, the founders of Gusto have a development heritage stretching back many years not only as individuals, but also as a team. Gusto has its own propriety cross-platform technology, Proteus, which has been refined over the past 10 years and proven across many platforms and titles.
Frontier Frontier employs over 140 people, based in Cambridge, UK and is one of the games industry's leading independent developers, having built upon the innovative creations of founder David Braben; co-author of the seminal 'Elite'. Frontier works with a number of top publishers and is currently developing for all major platforms including PlayStation®2, PlayStation® Portable (PSP), Xbox®, Windows PC, Nintendo Wii, Xbox®360 and PlayStation®3.
Eidos Eidos Interactive, part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG), is one of the world’s leading developers of entertainment software in Europe and the US. With a string of AAA franchises to their name including Tomb Raider, Hitman and Commandos Eidos continues to produce top class games across all formats.
Evolution This Northern company is headed by some of the biggest names in the games industry. It was formed in 1999 and has delivered five truly outstanding videogames. Their sixth game is MotorStorm™, and it makes them one of the most important developers of the Playstation3 generation.
Rockstar Games Founded in 1998, Rockstar Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Take 2 Interactive. With studios across the world Rockstar continues to make some of the most innovative, controversial and downright fun games around with titles including Bully, Manhunt and of course the genre defining Grand Theft Auto series.
Lionhead Founded by industry legend Peter Molyneux Lionhead has a built a name for creativity and diversity with titles including The Movies, Fable and the critically acclaimed Black and White series. Lionhead Studios was acquired by Microsoft Corp in April 2006 and this combination of creativity and stability is bound to offer gamers some exciting times ahead.
Swordfish Studios Swordfish Studios have were acquired by Vivendi Universal Games in June 2005, before this they were one of Europe's most respected independent game development studios. Based in Birmingham and Manchester the studio has over 16 years development experience on a variety of platforms. Swordfish Studios has earned several awards for excellence in game development, including ‘Developer of the Year’ for 2004 by The Independent Game Developers Association. It was also honoured as the best ‘New U.K. Studio’ at the Developer Industry Excellence Awards.
Free Radical Design This company have established themselves as an award winning developer with their first and second game and now highly successful franchise. They are currently working on 2 exciting next gen projects. With a dozen awards and many nominations under their belt, Free Radical are not resting on their laurels. Their hundred-strong team is chomping at the bit - with new technology comes amazing new challenges, and amazing is what Free Radical does best.
Bigbig This is a great new company founded in 2001with excellent funding. Conveniently located in the centre of Leamington Spa they are developing a 3rd person character based action game and won the 2006 Develop Industry Excellence Awards for best New UK/European Studio.
Activision Activision is a premier worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for personal computers, Sony PlayStation, Xbox and Game Cube. They have had a part in distributing such hit games as Bloody Roar 3, Tenchu, and Simpson's Wrestling.
Capcom Founded in Japan in 1979 as a manufacturer and distributor of electronic game machines, Capcom has built a reputation for introducing cutting-edge technology and software to the video game market. A leader in the video game industry for 20 years, Capcom's legacy of historic franchises in home and arcade gaming are testaments to an unparalleled commitment to excellence. Building on its origins as a game machine manufacturer, Capcom is now involved in all areas of the video game industry and has offices in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Sunnyvale, California; London, England; and Hong Kong, China.
Kuju Kuju is one of the largest independent games developers in Europe with offices in Surrey and London. They have been developing games for over 12 years. They develop titles for both PC and games consoles and work closely with leading edge PC technology partners. Looking to the future, they believe that mobile and Internet games channels will play a major role in the future of gaming and are developing suitable technology.
Lego Lego is an international entertainment company with a branch in London. They have had over 300 million people using their products worldwide, and consistently bring out innovative products to worldwide acclaim. They have been bringing entertainment to people's lives since 1932 and are the top European toy manufacturer.
Midway Games Midway games are a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Games are available for play on all major platforms including the PlayStation2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. They have been a leader in the industry since the dawn of the video game revolution. Some of their breakthrough titles include Pong, Defender and Spy Hunter. Recent hits include Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Hydro Thunder, NFL Blitz and the Mortal Kombat series.
SCi Games SCi Entertainment Group is one of the UK's leading publishers of computer games. Their successful titles include Carmageddon, The Italian Job and Conflict: Desert Storm. Their three categories of games include innovative driving games, military action games and TV and sport games. They work with some of the UK's leading games developers, including Pivotal Games, Warthog and Climax.
Square Enix Established in 1986, Square is a leading third party publisher and developer of software for PlayStation and PC. Their success started with the very popular Final Fantasy Series, one of the most popular role-playing games ever to hit the market. Since then they have seen immense growth and in 1999 opened their European headquarters in London. Square merged with Enix Corp. in April 2003 to form Square Enix.
THQ California-based company with UK office which develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment software. They currently publish titles for the PSX, GameCube, GBA systems and PCs on all genres. Some of their successes include the Evil Dead game, WWF Smackdown, and Championship Motocross.
Konami Konami is a Japanese company that has grown substantially over the past 30 years and has offices all over the world, including one in the UK. Starting with production of amusement machines it has diversified to become a leader in creating innovative and entertaining games for Arcade, PC and all major consoles. A creative and exciting company with a positive future outlook.
Disney Interactive Disney Interactive provides strategic leadership and operational management for Disney's Internet divisions which include Disney.com, ESPN.com, and ABCNews.com. They are the owner and operator of one of the largest internet infrastructures. Their websites host and cover some of the world's most popular entertainment, sports and news events. In addition to their websites, Disney Internet Group has developed new forms of interactive entertainment, such as Enhanced TV and entertainment to wireless users.