Universomo

{{short description|Finnish video game developer (2002–2010)}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Universomo Ltd.

| logo = Universomo logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| type = Subsidiary

| fate = Shuttered

| foundation = {{start date and age|2002}}

| defunct = {{end date|2010|3|2}}

| founder =

| location = Tampere, Finland

| key_people =

| industry = Video games

| products = The Force Unleashed
de Blob

| owner =

| parent = THQ (2007–2010)

}}

Universomo Ltd. was a Finnish video game developer based in Tampere, Finland, founded in 2002, and acquired by THQ on May 9, 2007.{{cite web | title = THQ acquires Universomo | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/thq-acquires-universomo-a | publisher = www.gamesindustry.biz | access-date = 2009-01-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080424103044/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/thq-acquires-universomo-a | archive-date = 2008-04-24 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | title = Universomo Company Information on BusinessWeek | url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=34278586 | publisher = investing.businessweek.com | access-date = 2009-01-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120609112220/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=34278586 | archive-date = 2012-06-09 | url-status = dead }} Universomo also had offices in Helsinki, Finland and San Diego, United States. The studio focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and the N-Gage. On January 12, 2010, THQ announced the Nintendo DS title Beat City, developed by Universomo,{{cite web | title = Press Release: THQ Starts a Rhythm Revolution With the Announcement of Beat City Exclusively For DS | url = http://ds.ign.com/articles/106/1060291p1.html | publisher = www.ign.com | access-date = 2010-01-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100225094244/http://ds.ign.com/articles/106/1060291p1.html | archive-date = 2010-02-25 | url-status = live }} marking the developer's first entry to the handheld gaming market.

On March 2, 2010, Universomo's closure was announced.{{cite web | title = THQ closes Universomo | url = http://wireless.ign.com/articles/107/1073534p1.html | publisher = IGN | access-date = 2010-04-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306015600/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/107/1073534p1.html | archive-date = 2012-03-06 | url-status = dead }} This left THQ Wireless without any studios under its umbrella, and development of its games would be outsourced to external studios.

Universomo was best known for the favorably reviewed mobile{{cite web | title = Pocket Gamer Review of de Blob | url = http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/de+Blob/review.asp?c=9380&srch=de+blob | publisher = www.pocketgamer.co.uk | access-date = 2009-01-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229182607/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/de+Blob/review.asp?c=9380&srch=de+blob | archive-date = 2012-02-29 | url-status = live }} and iPhone{{cite web | title = IGN Review of iPhone de Blob | url = http://wireless.ign.com/articles/892/892411p1.html | publisher = www.wireless.ign.com | access-date = 2009-01-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081225142723/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/892/892411p1.html | archive-date = 2008-12-25 | url-status = dead }} versions of de Blob, the mobile, iPhone and N-Gage versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the mobile versions of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game.