Circle Studio

{{Short description|British video game developer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| fate = Liquidation

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| foundation = October 2003

| founders = Jeremy Heath-Smith, Adrian Smith

| defunct = February 2007

| location_city = Derby

| location_country = United Kingdom

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| industry = Video games

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Circle Studio was a video game developer located in Derby, United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=Circle Studio Games - IGN |url=http://uk.ign.com/companies/circle-studio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141116173246/http://uk.ign.com/companies/circle-studio |archive-date=2014-11-16}}

The company was formed and staffed in October 2003 by a group of former employees at Core Design, a studio owned by Eidos Interactive. The founders of the new company, brothers Jeremy Heath-Smith and Adrian Smith, had a managerial role in the Tomb Raider series, which was Core Design's best known creation.

In 2005, Circle Studio finished working on a title called Without Warning, a third-person shooter for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was published by Capcom. The game was generally poorly received, and after releasing it, Circle Studio transitioned to developing and publishing licensed DVD games,{{cite web |url=http://www.computer-systems-uk.co.uk/r5084/circle-studio-ltd-derby-computer-systems.html |title=Circle Studio Ltd Derby Computer Systems, DE21, 01332 545040 |website=www.computer-systems-uk.co.uk |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041659/http://www.computer-systems-uk.co.uk/r5084/circle-studio-ltd-derby-computer-systems.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead}} with distribution handled by Pinnacle Vision.

Despite having secured a 7-figure investment from the Royal Bank of Scotland in May 2006, the company was liquidated in February 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/circle-studio-to-close-doors|title = CiRCLE Studio to close doors?}}