Black Ops Entertainment
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Black Ops (developer)
)
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Video games (1994-2006) Mobile apps (2006- present) |
Number of employees | 30 (2002) |
| Website | blackops.com |
Black Ops Entertainment was an American mobile app developer and former video game developer located in Santa Monica, California.[1] From 1994 to 2006, it developed sixteen games for several platforms, including the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. In the years since then it has primarily developed apps for iOS and Android.[1][2]
History
The company was founded by four
Agile Warrior, which necessitated recruiting a larger team. Initially developing out of their homes, the studio later established their Santa Monica office.[3][1]
Black Ops became known for their line of sports titles, including their contributions to the
street basketball titles; Street Hoops and AND 1 Streetball. The decision to move to street basketball as opposed to continuing with NCAA came from a desire to be able to develop "unique play styles with no rules", and avoid the need for permission from the NCAA. The team size peaked at 30 developers during the development of Street Hoops in 2002.[6]
The video game studio shut down in 2006, though John Botti continued producing iOS and Android apps under the moniker such as iTraderPro (2011) and aiTrader (2019).[2][7][8]
Titles
Games
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Agile Warrior F-111X | PC, PS1 | Virgin Interactive
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| 1996 | Black Dawn | PS1, Saturn | |
| 1997 | Treasures of the Deep | PS1 | Sony Computer Entertainment
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| 1999 | Knockout Kings | PS1, N64
|
EA Sports |
| 1999 | Warpath: Jurassic Park | PS1 | DreamWorks Interactive
|
| 007: Tomorrow Never Dies | EA Games/ MGM Interactive
| ||
| NCAA March Madness 2000 | EA Sports | ||
| 2000 | 007: The World Is Not Enough | EA Games | |
| Knockout Kings 2001 | PS1, PS2 | EA Sports | |
| NCAA March Madness 2001 | PS1 | ||
| 2002 | Knockout Kings 2002 | PS2, Xbox | |
| Street Hoops | PS2, Xbox, GameCube | Activision | |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | PS2, Xbox | Atari |
| America's 10 Most Wanted | PC, PS2 | Encore Software/Play-It
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| 2004 | The X-Files: Resist or Serve | PS2 | Vivendi Universal Games
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| 2006 | AND 1 Streetball[1] | PS2, Xbox | Ubisoft |
Apps
- ITrader Pro (2011)
- Avattire (2014)
- Californiageddon (2017)
- Ace Driver (2018)
- aiTrader (2019)
References
- ^ a b c d "Black Ops Entertainment". www.blackops.com.
- ^ a b "Black Ops Entertainment". www.blackops.com.
- ^ "Disney Interactive's José Villeta Shares Career Path & Talks Disney Infinity 3.0". Latin Post - Latin news, immigration, politics, culture. December 9, 2015.
- ^ "The Street Hoops Interview - IGN". May 30, 2002 – via www.ign.com.
- ^ "Game Developer Details". www.interactive.org.
- ^ "Street Hoops Q&A".
- ^ "Black Ops Entertainment". www.blackops.com.
- ^ Jack Dorsey (May 16, 2019). "What happened to Black ops?". Retro Gamer. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Press Reader.
