Universomo

Universomo Ltd. was a Finnish video game developer based in Tampere, Finland, founded in 2002, and acquired by THQ on May 9, 2007.[1][2] Universomo also had offices in Helsinki, Finland and San Diego, United States. The studio focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and the N-Gage. On January 12, 2010, THQ announced the Nintendo DS title Beat City, developed by Universomo,[3] marking the developer's first entry to the handheld gaming market.

Universomo Ltd.
TypeSubsidiary of THQ
IndustryVideo games
Founded2002
DefunctMarch 2, 2010 (March 2, 2010)
FateShuttered
HeadquartersTampere, Finland
ProductsThe Force Unleashed
de Blob

On March 2, 2010, Universomo's closure was announced.[4] This left THQ Wireless without any studios under its umbrella, and development of its games would be outsourced to external studios.

Universomo was best known for the favorably reviewed mobile[5] and iPhone[6] versions of de Blob, the mobile, iPhone and N-Gage versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the mobile versions of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game.

Games

References
  1. "THQ acquires Universomo". www.gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. "Universomo Company Information on BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. "Press Release: THQ Starts a Rhythm Revolution With the Announcement of Beat City Exclusively For DS". www.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  4. "THQ closes Universomo". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  5. "Pocket Gamer Review of de Blob". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  6. "IGN Review of iPhone de Blob". www.wireless.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-01-09.


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