Magenta Software

{{Short description|English video game developer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Magenta Software

| logo =

| type = Private

| slogan =

| foundation = 1994

| location = Liverpool, England

| key_people =

| num_employees =

| industry = Video games

| revenue =

| subsid = Cosmonaut Studios

| homepage = http://www.magentasoftware.com/

| products = Invizimals
Buzz! Junior

}}

Magenta Software was a video game developer based in Liverpool, England.

History

It was founded in 1994. The company specializes in developing family friendly video games based on various films as well as the Buzz! Junior and Invizimals series for Sony Interactive Entertainment. It went on an indefinite hiatus since 2015, during which they purchased Cosmonaut Studios, whose game Eternal Threads was released by Secret Mode in 2022.{{Cite tweet |number=1525461878985609216 |user=MagentaSoftware |title=Hello world. It's been a while! Eternal Threads is out 19th May, on PC (XB1, PS4 and Switch in a few months). It's a puzzle / narrative game with a unique time-manipulation mechanic at its core. Check out the demo. #VideoGame #Indiedev #ScreenShotSaturday #EternalThreadsGame |date=2022-05-14 |access-date=2024-04-17}}

List of Games

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!Title

!Format(s)

!Released

Eliminator

|PS1, Microsoft Windows{{Cite web|title=Eliminator (1998)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/eliminator|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|1998{{Cite web|title=Magenta Software Ltd.|url=https://www.mobygames.com/company/magenta-software-ltd|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

Muppet Monster Adventure

|PS1{{Cite web|title=Muppet Monster Adventure for PlayStation (2000)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/muppet-monster-adventure|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2000

Disney's Treasure Planet

|PS1{{Cite web|title=Disney's Treasure Planet for PlayStation (2002)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/disneys-treasure-planet_|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2002

Stuart Little 2

|PS1{{Cite web|title=Stuart Little 2 for PlayStation (2002)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/stuart-little-2_|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2002

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

|PS2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows{{Cite web|title=Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/dr-seuss-the-cat-in-the-hat|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2003

Stuart Little 3: Big Photo Adventure

|PS2{{Cite web|title=Stuart Little 3: Big Photo Adventure for PlayStation 2 (2005)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/stuart-little-3-big-photo-adventure|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2005

Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party

|PS2, PS3, PSP{{Cite web|title=Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party (2006)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/buzz-junior-jungle-party|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2006

Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam

|PS2, PS3{{Cite web|title=Buzz! Junior: RoboJam (2007)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/buzzjuniorrobojam|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2007

Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble

|PS2, PS3{{Cite web|title=Buzz! Junior: Monster Rally (2007)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/buzz-junior-monster-rally|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2007

Disney Th!nk Fast

|PS2, Nintendo Wii{{Cite web|title=Disney Th!nk Fast (2008)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/disney-thnk-fast|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2008

InviZimals: The Lost Kingdom

|PS3{{Cite web|title=InviZimals: The Lost Kingdom for PlayStation 3 (2014)|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/invizimals-the-lost-kingdom|access-date=2020-12-10|website=MobyGames}}

|2014

Awards

In October 2007, Magenta Software won the Children's Jury Giga Maus award for Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam{{cite web|title=Giga Maus Awards 2007 |date=10 October 2007 |url=https://www.gigamaus.de/preistraeger2007.html |accessdate=10 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015040741/http://www.gigamaus.de/preistraeger2007.html |archivedate=15 October 2007 }}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2021}} and, a month later, won a British Academy Children's BAFTA for Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party.{{cite web | title = Children's Awards 2007 Winners and Nominees | date = 25 November 2007 | url = http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/previous-nominations-and-winners,53,BA.html | accessdate = 10 December 2007 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090106211943/http://bafta.org/awards/childrens/previous-nominations-and-winners,53,BA.html | archivedate = 6 January 2009 | df = dmy-all }}

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