Fox Interactive
Fox Interactive was an American video game publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company published titles based on 20th Century Fox properties.
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| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Consolidated |
| Successor | FoxNext Fox Digital Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Products |
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| Parent | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1994–2003) Vivendi Universal Games (2003) |
History
As a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1994–2003)
Fox Interactive was formed in May of 1994, and was led by former Time Warner Interactive executive Ted Hoff, the company was a division of Fox Video (now 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment), the home media distribution part of 20th Century Fox.[1] The company published games based on 20th Century Fox properties, yet also published several original titles, such as, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment handled distribution of the company's products in North America, while Electronic Arts handled distribution elsewhere.[2]
The company released the titles, The Tick, based on the Fox Kids cartoon series of the same name, and The Pagemaster, based on the film of the same name, as their first releases. The company then released several arcade games, including, Die Hard Arcade and The Simpsons Bowling respectively with Sega and Konami.
In 1998, the company introduced the Fox Sports Interactive label, and signed a North American deal with Gremlin Interactive to release some of their Actua Sports titles under the banner.[3]
In August 1999, the company was announced to be publishing two titles from Monolith Productions: Sanity: Aiken's Artifact, and The Operative: No One Lives Forever.[4]
In August 2000, Unique Development Studios signed a deal to co-publish a Futurama title with Fox for a 2002 release.[5]
In 2001, Fox Interactive signed two publishing agreement deals. The first being with Electronic Arts for Aliens: Colonial Marines, The Simpsons: Road Rage, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer ,[6] and the other with Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing for Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza and Die Hard: Vendetta, Cops, the PlayStation 2 port of The Operative: No One Lives Forever and it's sequel.[7]
Label of Vivendi Universal Games (2003–2006)
In March 2003, 20th Century Fox sold the division to Vivendi Universal Games for an undisclosed amount.[8] After being purchased, the name was reduced to solely being a label for 20th Century Fox games published by Vivendi Universal Games. The label would be phased out by 2006.
As of 2021, video games based on 20th Century properties have been licensed out to third-party publishers on console and mobile devices.
Games
References
- Berniker, Mark (September 19, 1994). "Fox gets Interactive" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Vol. 124 no. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2021.
- https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/e/NASDAQ_ERTS_1999.pdf
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fox-starts-sports-label/1100-2468337/
- https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/25/fox-interactive-pursue-sanity
- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/uds-gets-i-futurama-i-
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-signs-publishing-agreement-with-fox/1100-2717340/
- Ahmed, Shahed (May 17, 2006). "Vivendi publishing Fox games". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021.
- Pham, Alex (March 11, 2003). "Fox Sells Video Game Division to Vivendi". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015.