Gotham Games, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJuly 22, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-07-22)
FounderJamie Leece
DefunctDecember 18, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12-18)
FateDissolved
Headquarters
New York City
,
US
Key people
Jamie Leece (president)
ParentTake-Two Interactive

Gotham Games, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in New York City. Founded in July 2002 and headed by Jamie Leece, the company was shut down in December 2003.

History

Gotham Games was launched as a publishing label and subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive on July 22, 2002, with Take-Two Interactive's vice-president of publishing and business development, Jamie Leece, promoted to Gotham Games' president.[1] At the time, Gotham Games was the third label for Take-Two Interactive, after Rockstar Games and Gathering of Developers, because of which Take-Two Interactive ceased publishing under their self-named label, citing a "global branding strategy".[2]

At the May 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gotham Games announced that they were seeking new video game developers who were willing to have their game published by them.[3][4] On December 18, 2003, Take-Two Interactive's chief executive officer, Jeffrey Lapin, announced that Gotham Games had been dissolved as part of a "larger internal reorganization".[5]

Games published

Title Platform(s) Release date Developer Ref.
Austin Powers Pinball PlayStation September 10, 2002 Wildfire Studios [6]
Conflict: Desert Storm Microsoft Windows September 30, 2002 Pivotal Games [7]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Spec Ops: Airborne Commando PlayStation October 31, 2002 Big Grub [8]
Serious Sam Xbox November 12, 2002 Croteam [9]
Disney's Piglet's Big Game GameCube March 18, 2003 Doki Denki [10]
PlayStation 2
Big Strike Bowling PlayStation March 19, 2003 Coresoft [11]
Patriotic Pinball PlayStation April 17, 2003 Wildfire Studios [12]
Conflict: Desert Storm GameCube April 22, 2003 Pivotal Games [13]
Motocross Mania 2 PlayStation June 25, 2003 Alpine Studios [14]
The Great Escape PlayStation 2 July 22, 2003 Pivotal Games [15]
Xbox
Microsoft Windows July 23, 2003
ATV Mania PlayStation July 23, 2003 Deibus Studios [16]
Starsky & Hutch PlayStation 2 September 9, 2003 Minds Eye Productions [17]
Xbox September 10, 2003 [18]
Microsoft Windows September 11, 2003 [19]
Ford Truck Mania PlayStation September 16, 2003 Alpine Studios [20]
Conflict: Desert Storm II – Back to Baghdad Microsoft Windows October 7, 2003 Pivotal Games [21]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube January 6, 2004 [22]
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch PlayStation 2 October 14, 2003 Big Ape Productions [23]
Xbox
PlayStation October 15, 2003 Coresoft
Microsoft Windows October 19, 2003 Big Ape Productions
Dora the Explorer: Super Spies Game Boy Advance October 25, 2003 CinéGroupe [24]
Ford Racing 2 Xbox December 11, 2003 Razorworks [25]
PlayStation 2 December 18, 2003 [26]

References

  1. ^ "Take-Two Rolls Out New Publishing Label". Gamasutra. July 22, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Gestalt (July 23, 2002). "Take 2 label is dead". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Gotham Games Soliciting Games At E3". Gamasutra. May 5, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  4. ^ IGN Staff (May 5, 2003). "E3 2003: Gotham Seeks New Development". IGN. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Thorsen, Tor (December 19, 2003). "Gotham Games gone". GameSpot. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "Austin Powers Pinball (2002) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  7. ^ IGN Staff (October 1, 2002). "Conflict: Desert Storm Ships". IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Spec Ops: Airborne Commando (2002) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  9. ^ Parker, Sam (October 25, 2002). "Serious Sam update". GameSpot. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  10. ^ IGN Staff (February 13, 2003). "Piglet's Big Game Announced". IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Big Strike Bowling (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "Patriotic Pinball (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Conflict: Desert Storm (2003) GameCube release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Motocross Mania 2 (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  15. ^ Calvert, Justin (July 23, 2003). "The Great Escape ships". GameSpot. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  16. ^ "ATV Mania (2003) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  17. ^ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) PlayStation 2 release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) Xbox release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  19. ^ "Starsky & Hutch (2003) Microsoft Windows release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  20. ^ "Ford Truck Mania". GameSpot. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  21. ^ Calvert, Justin (October 9, 2003). "Gotham Games goes Back to Baghdad". GameSpot. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  22. ^ "Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad (2004) GameCube release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  23. ^ Burnes, Andrew (October 15, 2003). "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Ships". IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  24. ^ Dora the Explorer: Super Spies - IGN.com, retrieved December 11, 2018
  25. ^ "Ford Racing 2 (2003) Xbox release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  26. ^ "Ford Racing 2 (2003) PlayStation 2 release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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