Planet Moon Studios
Privately held | |
Industry | Video game industry |
Fate | Closed |
Founded | 1997 |
Founder |
Nick Bruty, CCO Bob Stevenson, CEO emeritus |
Defunct | 2011 |
Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, USA |
Key people |
Aaron Loeb, CEO Scott Guest, CTO Ken Capelli, Art director Ellie White, Dir. operations Tim Williams, Creative Director/Head writer emeritus Andy Astor, Lead programmer emeritus |
Products | Giants: Citizen Kabuto |
Website | http://www.planetmoon.com |
Planet Moon Studios was a game development studio based in San Francisco, California founded by ex-Shiny Entertainment developers Nick Bruty (President) and Bob Stevenson (CEO) in 1997. The name of the company is said to be invented by co-founder Scott Guest, who described the founding of the studio as a moment of intense overwhelming joy as "being on the planet "Moon"."
Planet Moon developed the games Giants: Citizen Kabuto (Interplay, 2000),[1] Armed and Dangerous (LucasArts, 2003) [2] and Infected (Majesco Games, 2005).[3] The games are generally critically acclaimed for both game-play and graphics, and are often lauded for their humor in various reviews.[4]
In January 2011, Bigpoint Games acquired the Planet Moon Studios staff in San Francisco, California,[5] but did not acquire the company, its intellectual properties, or its other assets. Shortly thereafter, Planet Moon Studios closed its doors.[6]
Games
- 2000: Giants: Citizen Kabuto (Windows/PS2)
- 2003: Armed and Dangerous (Windows/Xbox)
- 2005: Infected (PSP)
- 2007: After Burner: Black Falcon (PSP)
- 2007: Smarty Pants (Wii)
- 2008: Battle of the Bands (Wii)
- 2008: Booty Blocks (iPhone/iPod Touch)
- 2008: Brain Quest Grades 3 & 4 (DS)
- 2008: Brain Quest Grades 5 & 6 (DS)
- 2009: Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)[7]
- 2010: Tangled: The Video Game (DS/Wii)
References
- ↑ Osborne, Scott (December 2000). "Review: Giants: Citizen Kabuto". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (December 2003). "Review: Armed and Dangerous". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ↑ Davis, Ryan (November 2005). "Review: Infected". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ↑ "Reviews for Giants: Citizen Kabuto". GameSpot. December 2000. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ↑ "Bigpoint Doubles San Francisco Team With Talent Acquisition From Planet Moon Studios". PRNewswire. January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ↑ "Planet Moon Studios closed". January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Jared (May 26, 2009). "The Drawn to Life Adventure Continues on Wii & DS". NintendoWorldReport.com. Retrieved 2009-06-14.