FreeStyleGames
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Formerly called
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FreeStyleGames Limited (2002–2017) |
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| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 29 November 2002 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
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| Headquarters | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
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Key people
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Richard Blenkinsop (managing director) |
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Number of employees
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50 (2016) |
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| Website | freestylegames |
Ubisoft Leamington (formerly FreeStyleGames Limited) is a British video game developer located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. Founded on 29 November 2002 by six industry veterans formerly of Codemasters and Rare, the studios was bought by Activision in September 2008. In January 2017, Ubisoft acquired the studio from Activision and renamed it Ubisoft Leamington.
FreeStyleGames was founded on 29 November 2002 by Alexander Stephen "Alex" Darby, David Mark "Dave" Obsourn, Philip James "Phil" Hindle, and Jamie Jackson, formerly of Codemasters, and Alexander Charles William "Alex" Zoro and Jonathan Matthew Edward "Jonny" Ambrose, formerly of Rare. Their first title, B-Boy, a game of competitive break-dancing, was published and distributed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in Europe in 2006, and published by Evolved Games and distributed by SouthPeak Games in North America in 2008.B-Boy features Crazy Legs of the Rock Steady Crew, as well as many other well known b-boys from around the World. It won the IGN best of E3 2006 award for best PSP music game.
In 2007, FreeStyleGames developed the two titles Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam and Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble, published by Sony Computer Entertainment, in collaboration with Liverpool-based developer Magenta Software.
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