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
| class="wikitable"
|+ !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}} |
| Muppet Monster Adventure |
| Disney's Treasure Planet |
| Stuart Little 2 |
| 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}} |
| Stuart Little 3: Big Photo Adventure |
| Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party |
| Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam |
| Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble |
| 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}} |
| InviZimals: The Lost Kingdom |
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 }}
References
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Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Video game development companies
Category:Video game companies established in 1994
Category:1994 establishments in England
Category:Companies based in Liverpool
Category:British companies established in 1994
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