Company Profile
Santa Cruz Games LLC
Company Overview
Founded in 1999, Santa Cruz Games LLC is a leading developer of interactive entertainment software and technology for a variety of console and computer platforms. We are a tight group of industry veterans who work hard and smart, and between us we have delivered over 100 games across all the major platforms. Our current client list includes Electronic Arts, Activision, Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Eidos, Gotham Games, Backbone Entertainment and Jakks Pacific. We pride ourselves on our work ethic; our experience and our dedication to making games that are truly fun to play.
Company History
Pickles PSP,PS2, XBox, NGC ,DS & PC TBD Madagascar: Island Mania PC Activision
Fantastic 4 tvgame Jakks Pacific
Shark Tale PC Activision
Spiderman tvgame Jakks Pacific
Dora the Explorer PSOne Take 2 Interactive
101 Dalmatians II PSOne Eidos
WakeBoarding Unleashed GameCube Activision
ET - Interplanetary Adventure PC UbiSoft
ET - Interplanetary Adventure PSOne NewKidCo
Notable Clients
EA, Activision, Take2, Jakks Pacific, Eidos, Ubisoft, Digital Eclipse, Backbone Entertainment
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Santa Cruz Games is a studio that:
· Has shipped 11 titles.
· Accustomed to shipping on tight deadlines.
· We are aware of the intricacies of license treatments. All of our shipped titles have dealt with working with the process of licensor approval.
· We work for hire. We have done hardware ports, games from pre-existing design, and original titles.
· We have several internal projects that we use to pitch possible game ideas and to promote the team as a whole.
· Our main motivation is to make games and to live in Santa Cruz. This makes us a team committed to the great environment we have established here.
· SCG is located in downtown Santa Cruz which is adjacent to UCSC that gives access to a large pool of potential talent.
· We work on a diverse set of hardware platforms. Five years ago we started on the PS1, and our game engine currently runs on XBOX, PS2, PC , Nintendo DS and the Gamecube. We have also shipped 2 titles on Jakks TV Games custom hardware.
· Our rendering engine is also built from the ground up, making it very adaptable to PSP, PS3, XBOX2 and Nintendo Revolution.