Tameem Antoniades
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Formerly called
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Just Add Monsters |
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| Private | |
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Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | March 2000 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Jez San Mike Ball (chief technology) Nina Kristensen (chief development) Tameem Antoniades (chief design) |
| Products | See complete products listing |
| Website | Official website |
Ninja Theory, Ltd. (formerly Just Add Monsters) is an independent video game developer based in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.
Originally under the name Just Add Monsters, the team developed its first game, Kung Fu Chaos, in 2003 for the Xbox, which was published by Microsoft Game Studios. The company was purchased by former Argonaut Games CEO Jez San in November 2004 and changed the name to Ninja Theory. In May 2005, Ninja Theory were on the verge of becoming defunct due to the collapse of the gaming studio Argonaut Games; however, soon after the announcement was made, the BBC reported that Sony Computer Entertainment had signed them up to make a video game for the upcoming PlayStation 3.
Ninja Theory's second game, Heavenly Sword, for the PlayStation 3 was released in September 2007 and features a "free style" combat action system. The developer was nominated for five Develop Industry Excellence Awards for the game, including best new IP, visual arts, audio accomplishment, technical innovation, and best independent developer.
The planned Heavenly Sword 2 was cancelled. In June 2010, Ninja Theory expressed their interest in making another title and commented that they would have made a sequel had Heavenly Sword performed better in sales.
In June 2008, the company licensed NaturalMotion's morpheme animation system. Ninja Theory's third game, titled Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, was released for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was published by Namco Bandai Games. Previously, Enslaved was believed to be a sequel to Heavenly Sword until Ninja Theory confirmed otherwise; stating that such a game is "extremely unlikely".
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