Empire Interactive

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Not to be confused with
Empire Online
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Empire Interactive
Silverstar Holdings (2006–2009)

Empire Interactive was a British video game developer and publisher based in London. Founded in 1987 by Ian Higgins and Simon Jeffrey, it was acquired by Silverstar Holdings in 2006 and went out of business in 2009.

History

Empire Interactive was founded by Ian Higgins (

managing director) in 1987.[1][2] In November 2000, the company acquired development studio Razorworks.[3]

As well as full priced titles, Empire also had a budget range of titles, Xplosiv, for PC and PS2.[4] Initially launched for PC in January 2000, Xplosiv also published titles in Europe from third parties such as Sega and Microsoft.[5][6] Later, in 2003, Empire began launching titles for PS2.[7]

In March 2002 Empire acquired music creation software eJay.[4][8]

Silverstar Holdings, a U.S. public company listed on

Zoo Publishing acquired an exclusive licence for the publishing and distribution of Empire Interactive from New World IP.[16][17]

Games

References

  1. ^ a b Boyes, Emma (22 November 2006). "Empire Interactive accepts Silverstar takeover". GameSpot.
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  3. ^ Walker, Trey (21 November 2000). "Empire Interactive Acquires Razorworks". GameSpot.
  4. ^ a b Empire Interactive (24 January 2005). "Corporate". Empire Interactive. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005.
  5. ^ Empire Interactive (October 2000). "Empire signs exclusive budget deal with Sega Enterprises for its budget range, Xplosiv" (PDF). Empire Interactive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2006.
  6. ^ "Empire Adds Momentous Value to Xplosiv Range" (PDF). Empire Interactive. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Empire's Xplosiv business expands into PlayStation 2" (PDF). Empire Interactive. 2 May 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Empire Acquires eJay" (PDF). Empire Interactive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ^ Boyes, Emma (30 October 2006). "Silverstar to acquire Empire". GameSpot.
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  17. ^ Nelson, Randy (7 May 2009). "Empire Interactive's catalog sold to Zoo". Engadget.
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