Proper Games
Encyclopedia
Proper Games is a British
video game developer
based in Dundee
, Scotland
. Established in 2006, it is an award-winning studio employing a core group of 15 developers. The company is active in the dynamic games development community in Scotland, especially in Dundee.
Proper Games is an associate member of the UK game industry trade association Tiga, The Independent Games Developers Association
.
There are several games industry veterans on staff at Proper Games, including CEO Paddy Sinclair and Business Development Executive Chris Wright and COO Daniel Parker. John Sinclair, CTO, joined the company about a year after its founding.
The company specialises in downloadable games and content.
In April 2009 Proper Games' first commercial product Flock! was published by Capcom
on XBLA, PSN, Steam, and PC.
In November 2009 Flock! was awarded the 'Best Game' award by BAFTA Scotland
.
Proper Games' first emulation title Final Fight: Double Impact was published by Capcom
in April 2010 on XBLA and PSN to positive reviews.
In June 2010 Proper Games announced during E3 that they would be collaborating with another Dundee developer, Ruffian Games
, on the Premium Downloadable Content (PDLC) for Crackdown 2
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
based in Dundee
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...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Established in 2006, it is an award-winning studio employing a core group of 15 developers. The company is active in the dynamic games development community in Scotland, especially in Dundee.
Proper Games is an associate member of the UK game industry trade association Tiga, The Independent Games Developers Association
The Independent Games Developers Association
TIGA is the national trade association representing the business and commercial interests of video and computer game developers in the UK and Europe...
.
There are several games industry veterans on staff at Proper Games, including CEO Paddy Sinclair and Business Development Executive Chris Wright and COO Daniel Parker. John Sinclair, CTO, joined the company about a year after its founding.
The company specialises in downloadable games and content.
History
Proper Games was formed in 2006 following the closure of Visual ScienceVisual Science
Visual Science, formerly Visual Sciences, was a computer and video game development company based in Dundee, Scotland. It was established in 1993 by Russell Kay, who was programmer of the hugely successful Lemmings games...
In April 2009 Proper Games' first commercial product Flock! was published by Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
on XBLA, PSN, Steam, and PC.
In November 2009 Flock! was awarded the 'Best Game' award by BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Formed in 1997, the branch holds an annual awards ceremony, the British Academy Scotland Awards , to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film, television and video games...
.
Proper Games' first emulation title Final Fight: Double Impact was published by Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
in April 2010 on XBLA and PSN to positive reviews.
In June 2010 Proper Games announced during E3 that they would be collaborating with another Dundee developer, Ruffian Games
Ruffian Games
Ruffian Games is a British video game developer founded in 2008. The developer was formed by two members, Billy Thomson and Gaz Liddon, of the video game developer Realtime Worlds. Ruffian Games originally consisted of members from Realtime Worlds and Xen Studios, among others...
, on the Premium Downloadable Content (PDLC) for Crackdown 2
Crackdown 2
Crackdown 2 is a sandbox-style third-person shooter video game developed by Ruffian Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on Xbox 360 in July 2010 and is a direct sequel to the 2007 video game Crackdown.-Gameplay:...
.
Games
- Flock! (PS3, Xbox 360Xbox 360The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, PC, 2009) - Final Fight: Double Impact (PS3, Xbox 360Xbox 360The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, 2010) - Toy Box DLC for Crackdown 2Crackdown 2Crackdown 2 is a sandbox-style third-person shooter video game developed by Ruffian Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on Xbox 360 in July 2010 and is a direct sequel to the 2007 video game Crackdown.-Gameplay:...
(Xbox 360Xbox 360The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
) - Moving Day for (iPhoneIPhoneThe iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
)
Awards
- BAFTA Scotland for Flock!
- IGN, Editors Choice award for Final Fight: Double Impact