Double G Games


 * "Universal Studios Digital Arts" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Universal Digital Images.

Double G Games, formerly known as Universal Studios Digital Arts and Vivendi Universal Digital Arts, is an American video game developer based in Los Angeles. Double G Games is best known for the Fighting Royale series. Double G Games has developed and ported titles for various systems.

As Universal Studios Digital Arts (1996–2003)
In 1994, Universal Interactive Studios decided to open it's own developing team, with the tentative title of "Universal Interactive Developments". However, an official name was decided in 1996, shortly after MCA was bought out by Seagram's, with Universal Studios Digital Arts. It would also be at this time that they developed their very first game, Chrysocolla: Part-Time Agent. Their first games until Xena: Warrior Princess didn't have a logo, and only received in-credit notices in the closing credits of their first games.

As Vivendi Universal Digital Arts (2003–2005)
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As Double G Games (2005–present)
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UK
During the development of Chrysocolla: Part-Time Agent, Universal Digital Arts set up the satellite studio Seaside Entertainment in Westminster, to work with the employees of Sony's Psygnosis Studio Camden, Gremlin Interactive, Criterion Software, and Psygnosis Studio Stroud. Criterion worked on the racing segments, Gremlin Interactive worked on additional graphics and Psygnosis worked on the most of the additional development of Niz Chicoloco, providing additional programming, GUI, optimization and 3D assets. They also had SCEE's various other research and development groups, dedicated to the production of PlayStation games and development tools across all of SIE's gaming platforms, helping the development proceed further and "make the game look and feel more beautiful".

After the development of Chrysocolla: Part-Time Agent, Seaside Entertainment hired the employees, who helped make the game in the UK, as part-time and were working on another project until it suddenly closed down. The satellite studio was bought out by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in 2001, merged into SCE London Studios, and its employees went on to work for Infogrames (who acquired Gremlin Interactive in 1999)/Sumo Digital (after Infogrames closed its Sheffield studio), Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, and Electronic Arts, its employees now working at DICE LA, and Criterion Software in 2004, although most of its employees now work at Ghost Games UK). Throughout the years, a new studio Fifth Leaf has hired laid-off employees of Sumo Digital, London Studio, Kojima Productions (2005-2015), Konami, Konami Los Angeles, Evolution Studios, Codemasters, Runecraft and Ghost Games. However, in 2016, it was merged into SIE London Studio.

In 2018, Double G Games announced to open a new studio in London with all living Fifth Leaf/Seaside Entertainment employees, called Double G Seaside.

Japan
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Associated work

 * Claire Jones
 * Onion Mastori: Onion's Quest to the Guest
 * Chrysocolla: Mega Wars
 * Puyo Pop
 * Universal Party Rave
 * Dusk and Dawn
 * DreamMix TV World Fighters
 * Digimon Rumble Arena 2
 * TeenV
 * Zoe Tarr: The Drinking Detective
 * Digimon All-Star Rumble
 * Universal Heroes

Unreleased games

 * Fiox II
 * Niz Chicoloco 3
 * The Gabriel and Niz Mayhem
 * Eris Chaos

Gallery
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