Spark Unlimited

American video game developer
Spark Unlimited
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 2002
DefunctMay 2015
HeadquartersSherman Oaks, Los Angeles
Key people
Craig Allen
Avi Bachar
John Butrovich
David Prout
ProductsCall of Duty: Finest Hour
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Legendary
WebsiteSpark Unlimited

Spark Unlimited, based in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, was a video game developer founded by former developers from the Medal of Honor video game franchise. The studio's first game was Call of Duty: Finest Hour in 2004. Its last game was Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z in 2014. The company shut down in May 2015.[1]

History

Spark Unlimited was established by a team of 28 developers who had previously worked on the Medal of Honor series. It signed with Activision to work on a Call of Duty game in December 2003.[2]

In 2005, Spark filed a lawsuit against Activision and accused the company of trying "kill off" Spark.[3] Activision counter-sued for fraud.[4][5] Spark announced a deal to develop several games for ad network Massive.[6]

Games

Title Year Platform(s) Publisher(s)
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z 2014 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Koei Tecmo
Lost Planet 3 2013 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Capcom
Legendary 2008 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Gamecock Media Group, Atari Europe
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty 2008 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows 		Codemasters
Call of Duty: Finest Hour 2004 PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube 		Activision

References

  1. ^ Moser, Cassidee (May 4, 2015). "Developer Spark Unlimited Closes Down, Lays Off Staff". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Parker, Sam (December 1, 2003). "Activision enlists Spark Unlimited". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ^ Thorsen, Tor (August 31, 2005). "Activision accused of trying to "kill off" indie studio". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  4. ^ Thorsen, Tor (November 1, 2005). "Activison countersues Finest Hour developer". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ Fleming, Jeffrey (February 22, 2007). "Call of Duty: The Lawsuit". Gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  6. ^ Feldman, Curt; Sinclair, Brendan (December 18, 2005). "Massive ad network partners with Spark". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

Further reading

  • McWhertor, Michael (2015-05-04). "Lost Planet 3 developer Spark Unlimited no longer making games, lays off employees". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-02-06.

External links

  • Spark Unlimited official website
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