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Blue Tongue
Blue Tongue Entertainment Pty. Ltd. is an Australian video game developer founded in 1995, and acquired by THQ in November, 2004. The studio is located in Melbourne.
Blue Tongue currently has over 75 employees and is part of THQ Inc, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software.
Blue Tongue has released innovative titles in many genres, from Windows PC simulations to console platformers. Blue Tongue's most recent accomplishments include Barnyard (2006) for the Nintendo Wii video game console, PlayStation2 computer and entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube, and Windows PC; and Nicktoons Battle for Volcano Island (2006) for PlayStation2 and GameCube.
Blue Tongue is currently working on the highly anticipated Wii exclusive title De Blob; and has recently started production on a new action/combat game based on a popular comic licence, for Wii, Xbox360 and PlayStation 3; with a third team working on an original title for Xbox360 and PlayStation 3.
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[edit] History
Blue Tongue Entertainment was formed in October 1995 as a combined web and game development firm, after the two founders, Chris Mosely and Andrew Heath, saw the potential to develop their respective areas of interest in computer software development and the Internet. The company received a $40,000 Victorian Government grant to assist in the development of its first product.
The focus of the company later shifted entirely to entertainment software development, when the web development arm was sold in 1998. In 1998, Blue Tongue was awarded an R&D Start grant by AusIndustry.
In 2002, Blue Tongue secured $2.5 million in advance funding from mega-publisher, Vivendi-Universal, to develop Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park has sold in excess of 500,000 units worldwide, generating total retail sales of approximately US$20 million.
Blue Tongue was acquired by THQ on November 17, 2004, and remains one of sixteen internal development studios of THQ, and their second Australian development studio.
"Consistent with THQ's strategic objective of utilizing internal development to improve product quality and operating margins, we are pleased to tap into the growing base of development talent in Australia as we continue to build our internal development capabilities," says Steve Dauterman, VP of product development for THQ Asia Pacific. "Through the acquisition of Blue Tongue, we will now have studio operations in both Brisbane and Melbourne, making THQ the premiere video game developer in the region." [1]
Blue Tongue has used its own game engine and tools in the development of its titles. The engine is a totally cross platform solution allowing simultaneous multi-sku development across all next-generation consoles, as well as PC.
[edit] Games developed by Blue Tongue
- AFL Finals Fever , (PC, 1996) - The first Aussie Rules Football game ever developed
- Riding Star , (PC, 1996)
- Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy , (PC, 2000) (Hasbro Interactive)
- Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis , (PS2, Xbox, PC, 2003) (Vivendi Universal Studios)
- The Polar Express , (PS2, GC, PC, 2004) (THQ)
- Nicktoons: Unite! , (PS2, GC, 2005) (THQ)
- Barnyard , (PS2, GC, PC, Wii, 2006) (THQ)
- Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island , (PS2, GC, 2006) (THQ)
- Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots , (PS2, Wii, 2007) (THQ)
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera , (PS2, 2008) (THQ)
- de Blob , (Wii, 2008) (THQ)
[edit] Games under development by Blue Tongue
- De Blob , (Wii, 2008) (THQ)
[edit] Contact
- Level 3
- 606 St Kilda Rd
- Melbourne, VIC, 3004
- Telephone: +61 3 9914 9914
- Facsimile: +61 3 9038 5432
- Email: info@bluetongue.com