Kuju Entertainment
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| Subsidiary of Catalis S.E. | |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Products | Video games |
| Owner | Catalis S.E. |
| Parent | Catalis S.E. |
| Website | Kuju Entertainment |
Kuju Entertainment Ltd (Kuju) is an international video game developer. Kuju was formed in 1998 in Shalford, Surrey, England, after a management buyout of Simis from Eidos Interactive.
Kuju has released titles across different devices, ranging from Art Academy on the Nintendo DS, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest for the Wii, and an Xbox One title, Powerstar Golf.
The name "Kuju" originates from the initials of the founders’ first names: Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth. Jonathan was leafing through a Japanese dictionary when he found the numbers nine and ten – “ku” and “ju” – corresponding to the positions of “I” and “J” in the English alphabet. The combined result was Kuju.
In 1998, Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth were running Simis, an in-house development studio owned by Eidos. In the same year, Ian and Jonathan led a management buyout of the studio from Eidos Interactive, forming Kuju Entertainment. Their first game was Tank Racer – a 3D action racer for PC, PlayStation and Mobile.
By 2001, Kuju was employing a team of 80 developers, in three separate offices around the UK in London, Surrey and Brighton. Their most notable project at the time was Microsoft Train Simulator.
In 2002, Kuju floated on the Alternative Investments Market (AIM) of the . Shortly thereafter the company signed its first game with THQ based on the Games Workshop franchise – Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior. In the following years between 2002 and 2007, Kuju developed titles including SingStar games and the Battalion Wars franchise.
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