Macrospace
{{Short description|British mobile game company}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Macrospace Ltd.
| logo = Macrospace Logo.png
| genre =
| fate = Merged with Sorrent Inc.
| successor = Glu Mobile
| founder =
| defunct = {{End date|2005}}
| location_city = London
| location_country = United Kingdom
| area_served =
| key_people =
| industry = Video games
| products =
| services = EmuX, ProvisionX, ConnectX
| num_employees = Head Office:
25 (2004)
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20031013142931/http://games.macrospace.com/ Macrospace Games]
| trade_name = Macrospace
}}
Macrospace Ltd. was a British developer of mobile content headquartered in London, which mainly focused on Java ME-content. In June 2005, Macrospace merged with Sorrent Inc., to form Glu Mobile.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/company/macrospace-ltd|title = Macrospace Ltd}} Macrospace provided mobile games and mobile gaming products for network operators, service providers, handset manufacturers, media companies and intellectual property owners.{{Cite web|url = http://www.macrospace.com/corporate/index.shtml|title = Macrospace - Corporate Profile|date = April 1, 2004|accessdate = April 1, 2004|website = |publisher = |last = |first = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031105034051/http://www.macrospace.com/corporate/index.shtml|archive-date = November 5, 2003|url-status = dead}}
Overview
The company developed a technology for Java web emulation. It was intended to emulate the full Java capabilities of many of the most popular mobile handsets, including rendering fonts and on-screen instructions.{{Cite web|url = http://www.macrospace.com/services/emux_overview.shtml|title = EmuX Overview|date = April 1, 2004|accessdate = April 1, 2004|website = |publisher = |last = |first = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031106012707/http://www.macrospace.com/services/emux_overview.shtml|archive-date = November 6, 2003|url-status = dead}}
Macrospace also offered online high score and in-game event billing services. Using the company's services, Cannons Tournament became the first commercially available multiplayer mobile game in Europe, allowing mobile gamers to play peer-to-peer games regardless of network or location.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}