Spark Unlimited, based in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, was a video game developer founded by former developers from the Medal of Honor video game franchise. The studio's first game was Call of Duty: Finest Hour in 2004. Its last game was Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z in 2014. The company shut down in May 2015.[1]

Spark Unlimited
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 2002
DefunctMay 2015
HeadquartersSherman Oaks, Los Angeles
Key people
Craig Allen
Avi Bachar
John Butrovich
David Prout
ProductsCall of Duty: Finest Hour
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Legendary
WebsiteSpark Unlimited

History

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Spark Unlimited was established by a team of 28 developers who had previously worked on the Medal of Honor series. It signed with Activision to work on a Call of Duty game in December 2003.[2]

In 2005, Spark filed a lawsuit against Activision and accused the company of trying "kill off" Spark.[3] Activision counter-sued for fraud.[4][5] Spark announced a deal to develop several games for ad network Massive.[6]

Games

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Title Year Platform(s) Publisher(s)
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z 2014 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows
Koei Tecmo
Lost Planet 3 2013 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows
Capcom
Legendary 2008 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows
Gamecock Media Group, Atari Europe
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty 2008 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Windows
Codemasters
Call of Duty: Finest Hour 2004 PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube
Activision

References

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  1. ^ Moser, Cassidee (May 4, 2015). "Developer Spark Unlimited Closes Down, Lays Off Staff". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Parker, Sam (December 1, 2003). "Activision enlists Spark Unlimited". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ^ Thorsen, Tor (August 31, 2005). "Activision accused of trying to "kill off" indie studio". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  4. ^ Thorsen, Tor (November 1, 2005). "Activison countersues Finest Hour developer". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ Fleming, Jeffrey (February 22, 2007). "Call of Duty: The Lawsuit". Gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  6. ^ Feldman, Curt; Sinclair, Brendan (December 18, 2005). "Massive ad network partners with Spark". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

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