Particle Systems

{{short description|British video game developer}}

{{About|the video game company|the computer graphics technique|particle system}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Argonaut Sheffield

| logo = Particle Systems Ltd.png

| caption =

| type = Division

| fate = Dissolved together with its parent

| successor =

| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1993}}

| location = Sheffield

| founder = Glyn Williams
Michael Powell

| defunct = {{End date|df=yes|2004|10}}

| location_country = England

| industry = Video games

| products = Independence War series

| parent = Argonaut Games

| homepage =

}}

Argonaut Sheffield (formerly Particle Systems Ltd.) was a British video game developer based in Sheffield, England. The company was founded as Particle Systems by Glyn Williams and Michael Powell. Games developed by Particle Systems include I-War and its sequel Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos. The company was working on tactical combat game EXO, when it was acquired by Argonaut Games in January 2002{{Cite web |date=2005-03-16 |title=Argonaut News 2000/1 |url=http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_2000_1/argonaut_news_2000_1.html |access-date=2023-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316073407/http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_2000_1/argonaut_news_2000_1.html |archive-date=16 March 2005 }} and became Argonaut Sheffield. Under this new guise the company released Bionicle, Power Drome and submitted a number of demos for Star Wars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Zorro. Argonaut Sheffield was closed in late October 2004 when Argonaut games was put into administration.{{Cite web |date=2005-03-16 |title=Argonaut News 02-04 |url=http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_02-04/argonaut_news_02-04.html |access-date=2023-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316073024/http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_02-04/argonaut_news_02-04.html |archive-date=16 March 2005 }}