Zipper Interactive is an American

United States

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 video game developer part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios

SCE Worldwide Studios

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 and is located in Redmond, Washington

Redmond, Washington

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. It was founded in 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It has created many different games, including the popular SOCOM

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs is a tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is an exclusive title for the PlayStation 2. SOCOM was released on August 27, 2002, and it is one of the earliest online titles available for the...

(U.S. Special Operations Command

United States Special Operations Command

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) series of games. SOCOM was created in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command

United States Naval Special Warfare Command

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 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony Computer Entertainment

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 for the PlayStation 2

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. On January 25, 2006, Sony announced that it had acquired Zipper to add it to its group of development studios.

Games

Game Title	Year Released	Platform
DeathDrome DeathDrome DeathDrome is a 1996 third-person shooter game developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Viacom New Media.- Story :The game takes place in 2057, where crime is rampant and jails are overpopulated. The government forms the Committee of Recreational Termination in order to eliminate the...	1996	Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
Top Gun Top Gun (video game) The popularity of the 1986 film Top Gun resulted in a number of licensed video games that have been released since the film's theatrical debut:-Top Gun:...	1998	Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
Recoil Recoil (video game) RECOIL is a 1999 tank-based Windows computer game. It involves the player driving a stolen experimental tank known as the "BFT" through various missions. There is heavy influence on the wide array of weapons to be collected throughout the game...	1999	Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
MechWarrior 3 MechWarrior 3 MechWarrior 3 is an entry in the MechWarrior series. It featured a new 3D accelerated graphics engine at the time of its release. The game contains over 20 missions, with access to 18 different mechs.-Plot:...	1999	Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
Crimson Skies Crimson Skies (video game) Crimson Skies is an arcade flight computer game developed by Zipper Interactive and published in 2000 by Microsoft Game Studios. Although a flight-based game, Crimson Skies is not a genuine flight simulator, as the game is based less on flight mechanics than on action...	2000	Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs is a tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is an exclusive title for the PlayStation 2. SOCOM was released on August 27, 2002, and it is one of the earliest online titles available for the...	2002	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...
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs is a third-person tactical shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 and a sequel to SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs. The game was developed by Zipper Interactive in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...	2003	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...
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALS, is a third person tactical shooter video game for PlayStation 2 and the sequel to SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs. The game was developed by Zipper Interactive in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...	2005	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...
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo is the first SOCOM game for the PlayStation Portable. It has both online play and PSP to PSP play . It is similar to the SOCOM games released for the PlayStation 2. This game is a follow up to SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs for the PS2. Zipper Interactive has...	2005	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...
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault	2006	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...
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 is a video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld and the sequel to SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo. The game was released in North America on November 7, 2006. Fireteam Bravo 2 features an entirely new campaign, multiplayer maps, and new features...	2006	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...
MAG	2010	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...
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs	2011	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...
Unit 13	2012	PlayStation Vita

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