Cohort Studios
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Cohort Studios was a Scottish games development and interactive entertainment studio based in Dundee
.
Formed in 2006 by Lol Scragg, Darran Thomas and Bruce McNeish, Cohort’s first project involved being contracted by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to assist on MotorStorm
for PlayStation 3
. This was followed with work on Go! Puzzle
for PlayStation Network on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable
. In addition, the company developed a small downloadable driving title which was used on the website of the Audi TT.
Early in 2008, Cohort Studios released Buzz! Junior: Dino Den
for the PlayStation 2
followed later in the year with Buzz! Junior: Ace Racers. Also in 2008, they won the contract for re-developing three of the PS2 Buzz! Junior titles to be distributed via the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3. The titles were to feature 5 of the best mini-games as well as including trophy support and the ability to use a DualShock
wireless controller instead of Buzzers.
In October of 2010, the company released The Shoot
on the PlayStation 3
platform, published by SCEE. The title was one of the first titles to use Sony's new Playstation Move controller based around the concept of being a movie action hero on a movie set.
On 21 April 2011 Cohort announced that the studio was closing due to "a declining console marketplace". Prior to closing Cohort managed to release the two PlayStation minis titles it had been working on namely, Cohort Chess and Me Monstar: Hear me Roar!
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
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Formed in 2006 by Lol Scragg, Darran Thomas and Bruce McNeish, Cohort’s first project involved being contracted by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to assist on MotorStorm
MotorStorm
MotorStorm is a 2006 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. First announced at E3 2005, the game was released in Japan on 14 December 2006 and the rest of the world in March 2007....
for PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. This was followed with work on Go! Puzzle
Go! Puzzle
Go! Puzzle is a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store developed by Zoonami/Cohort Studios.-External links:PS3 Version* ,* ,* ,* ,PSP Version* ,...
for PlayStation Network on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
. In addition, the company developed a small downloadable driving title which was used on the website of the Audi TT.
Early in 2008, Cohort Studios released Buzz! Junior: Dino Den
Buzz! Junior: Dino Den
Buzz! Junior: Dino Den is the fourth game in the Buzz! Junior series of party games, and will feature dinosaurs as players. Dino Den consists of thirty-five different mini-games, including ten new team mini-games...
for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
followed later in the year with Buzz! Junior: Ace Racers. Also in 2008, they won the contract for re-developing three of the PS2 Buzz! Junior titles to be distributed via the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3. The titles were to feature 5 of the best mini-games as well as including trophy support and the ability to use a DualShock
DualShock
The DualShock is a line of vibration-feedback gamepads by Sony for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. The DualShock was introduced in Japan in late 1997, and launched in the North American market in May 1998...
wireless controller instead of Buzzers.
In October of 2010, the company released The Shoot
The Shoot
Kotaku praised the game's quick and easy take on the shooter genre along with the game's visuals and clever enemy design. Its only criticism was that sometimes controls can feel sluggish. Ars Technica also queried an initial controller lag, but stated that the player soon gets used to it...
on the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
platform, published by SCEE. The title was one of the first titles to use Sony's new Playstation Move controller based around the concept of being a movie action hero on a movie set.
On 21 April 2011 Cohort announced that the studio was closing due to "a declining console marketplace". Prior to closing Cohort managed to release the two PlayStation minis titles it had been working on namely, Cohort Chess and Me Monstar: Hear me Roar!
Games
- MotorStormMotorStormMotorStorm is a 2006 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. First announced at E3 2005, the game was released in Japan on 14 December 2006 and the rest of the world in March 2007....
(PS3, 2006) - Outsourcing for Evolution StudiosEvolution StudiosEvolution Studios Ltd. is a British video game developer. The company was founded in 1999 by Martin Kenwright and Ian Hetherington , following the purchase of DID's publisher Ocean Software by Infogrames... - Go! PuzzleGo! PuzzleGo! Puzzle is a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store developed by Zoonami/Cohort Studios.-External links:PS3 Version* ,* ,* ,* ,PSP Version* ,...
(PS3 & PSP, 2007) - Working with ZoonamiZoonamiZoonami is a video game development company, founded in 2000 by Martin Hollis, the director and producer of GoldenEye 007. He left Rare shortly before Perfect Dark was released while other members of the GoldenEye 007 team formed Free Radical Design.... - Journeys Through Sound (PC, 2007) - Free downloadable game celebrating the Audi TT relaunch
- Burnout ParadiseBurnout ParadiseBurnout Paradise is the seventh game in the Burnout racing video game series. It was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in January 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and on February 5, 2009 for Microsoft Windows...
(PS3 & Xbox 360, 2007) - Outsourcing for Criterion GamesCriterion GamesCriterion Games is a Guildford, England based British video game developer. It is best known for its work on the award-winning, multi-platform Burnout series, the PS2, Gamecube and Xbox first-person shooter Black.Criterion Software Ltd was created in 1993 to commercialise 3D... - Buzz! Junior: Dino DenBuzz! Junior: Dino DenBuzz! Junior: Dino Den is the fourth game in the Buzz! Junior series of party games, and will feature dinosaurs as players. Dino Den consists of thirty-five different mini-games, including ten new team mini-games...
(PS2, 2008) - Buzz! Junior: Ace Racers (PS2, 2008)
- Buzz! Junior: Robo JamBuzz! Junior: Robo JamBuzz! Junior: Robo Jam is a 2007 family game for the Sony PlayStation 2, and is the second game in the Buzz! Junior series of games. Robo Jam was co-developed by Magenta Software and FreeStyleGames. Magenta supplied the engine and nineteen of the twenty five mini-games while Freestyle supplied the...
(PS3, 2009) - Buzz! Junior: Monster RumbleBuzz! Junior: Monster RumbleBuzz! Junior: Monster Rumble is the third game in the Buzz! Junior series of games. Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble was released on 2 November 2007 in Europe. Monster Rumble was co-developed by FreeStyleGames and Magenta Software and is published by SCEE...
(PS3, 2009) - Buzz! Junior: Dino DenBuzz! Junior: Dino DenBuzz! Junior: Dino Den is the fourth game in the Buzz! Junior series of party games, and will feature dinosaurs as players. Dino Den consists of thirty-five different mini-games, including ten new team mini-games...
(PS3, 2009) - The ShootThe ShootKotaku praised the game's quick and easy take on the shooter genre along with the game's visuals and clever enemy design. Its only criticism was that sometimes controls can feel sluggish. Ars Technica also queried an initial controller lag, but stated that the player soon gets used to it...
(PS3, 2010) - Cohort Chess (PlayStation Mini, 2011)
- Me Monstar: Hear me Roar! (PlayStation Mini, 2011)