Canalside Studios
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University of Huddersfield
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. The studio is permanently manned by a core team of 8 placement students. Plans are in place for full-time students studying games oriented courses to contribute content through projects to get their name in the credits.
History
It was founded in 2006 to aid the professional development of computer games students, within the industry.In 2007 Canalside Studios achieved second place in the Microsoft
Microsoft
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XNA Dream Build Play
XNA
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competition with Yo-Ho Kablammo
Yo-Ho Kablammo
Yo-Ho Kablammo is a pirate themed arena shooter for Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Canalside Studios and released in 2009.-External links:*...
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The game was released on the 12 September 2009 on Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
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and received excellent reviews within the arcade community
Subsequent to Yo-Ho Kablammo, Canalside Studios has released a B movie
B movie
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themed shooter called Missing Reel for Xbox Live Indie Games
Xbox Live Indie Games
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Canalside Studios is currently contracted by the Royal Armouries
Royal Armouries
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to produce educational games for display at their museum in Leeds
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and has also developed two games for display at the Frazier International History Museum
Frazier International History Museum
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, Kentucky
Kentucky
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