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Dark Energy Digital

{{Short description|British video game developer}}

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| foundation = 1998

| defunct = 2012

| location_city = Manchester

| location_country = England

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| key_people = Deborah & Pete Jones (managing directors)
Gary Leach (technical director)

| industry = Video games

| products = World Snooker Championship
Hydrophobia

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Dark Energy Digital{{cite web|url=http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2009/05/exclusive-inferno-pool-interview-with-new-developer-dark-energy-digital/|title=Exclusive Inferno Pool interview with new developer Dark Energy Digital|date=May 21, 2009|publisher=PS3 Attitude|accessdate=2009-05-21}} was a privately owned video game developer and publisher based in the United Kingdom. It was formed from members of Blade Interactive, which continues to operate as a separate company.{{cite press release |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/32198/Blade-Interactive-Comes-Out-Of-The-Closet |title=Blade Interactive Comes Out Of The Closet |publisher=Blade Interactive Studios Ltd |date=28 September 2007}} On 28 September 2007, following the public announcement of Hydrophobia, it was announced that a deal had been made between Blade Interactive and Total Asset Limited and was to become a publisher in its own right and publish its own titles.{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28381/Blade-Interactive-becomes-a-publisher |title=Blade Interactive Becomes a Publisher |first=Tim |last=Ingham |publisher=MCV |date=28 September 2007 |accessdate=20 March 2010}} On 19 March 2012, it was announced the company had closed due to low sales of Hydrophobia.

History

Blade Interactive was founded in 1998 and are largely known as a developer of pool and snooker games.{{cite web |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/company.asp?co=Blade+Interactive&sec=0&i=76 |title=Blade Interactive news and reviews |publisher=Pocket Gamer |accessdate=20 March 2010}} Three years were spent developing HydroEngine, their dynamic fluid game engine used in Hydrophobia.{{cite web |url=http://www.developmag.com/news/26514/Blade-sharpens-HydroEngine |title=Blade sharpens HydroEngine |publisher=Develop |first=Michael |last=French |date=12 April 2007 |accessdate=20 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307003740/http://www.developmag.com/news/26514/Blade-sharpens-HydroEngine |archive-date=7 March 2009 |url-status=dead }} As part of a major expansion, Blade Interactive has a new mobile game development division based at Blade Interactive's new office complex in Manchester, known as 'BIG' (Blade Interactive Games).

One of the founding Directors of Blade Interactive, Peter Jones, was formally Managing Director of Mirage Technologies Multimedia Ltd, the studio behind Rise of the Robots and Rise 2: Resurrection and the PlayStation/PC title Bedlam.

On March 19, 2012, the company suffered due to not having enough money, went broke and was ultimately put into administrative control. It is in the process of selling IP and assets, most notably the Hydrophobia series and the Hydroengine.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324192702/http://www.justpushstart.com/2012/03/dark-energy-digital-closes-down/ 3]}}

HydroEngine

File:HydroEngine logo.PNG

The HydroEngine is a video game engine created by Blade Interactive for their video game Hydrophobia for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Developed over three years, it has a unique capability which allows modelling of flowing water and other liquids for the first time.{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Dobson |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13487 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612085336/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13487 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2007 |title=Blade Interactive Announces Next-Gen Fluid Dynamics |publisher=Gamasutra |date=11 April 2007 |accessdate=20 March 2010}} It is entirely dynamic, which means the effect is not repeated and thus allowing different effects each time. The engine can also interface with solid body physics engines such as Havok, which allows objects and debris to be carried with the flow.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=French |url=http://www.developmag.com/news/26514/Blade-sharpens-HydroEngine |title=Blade Sharpens HydroEngine |publisher=Develop |date=12 April 2007 |accessdate=20 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307003740/http://www.developmag.com/news/26514/Blade-sharpens-HydroEngine |archive-date=7 March 2009 |url-status=dead }} Another new development platform, called the InfiniteWorldsGCS, interfaces directly with the HydroEngine. According to the developers it is "an underlying architecture, which can interface with bespoke editors tailored to individual game projects".{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Dobson |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13910 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070730223037/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13910 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2007 |title=Blade Announces Middleware Gaming Dev Solution |publisher=Gamasutra |date=11 May 2007 |accessdate=20 March 2010}}

Games

=Developed by Blade Interactive=

=Developed by Dark Energy Digital=

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External links

  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090317074316/http://www.bladeinteractive.com/ Official website]}} via Internet Archive

Category:Video game publishers

Category:Video game companies established in 1998

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Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom

Category:Video game development companies