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Spark Unlimited

Spark Unlimited

American video game developer

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]

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History

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]

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References

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

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