Atod AB/LG Software AB (also known as 42-Bit AB) was a

video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

located in Helsingborg,

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

History

CrossTechnics/Atod Design KB/Atod AB era

It was established in 1987 as CrossTechnics, and was formally incorporated as Atod Design KB and Atod AB in 1992 by the game development duo Christofer Nilsson and Thomas Liljetoft.

Warthog Sweden/42-bit AB era

In 2003, Atod AB was merged with British game developer Warthog Games and renamed to Warthog Sweden.

Eidos Studios, Sweden AB era

In May 2006, the company was acquired by British publisher and developer

Eidos Interactive Square Enix Limited (formerly Domark Limited and Eidos Interactive Limited) is a British subsidiary of the Japanese video game company Square Enix, acting as their European publishing arm. The company formerly owned ''Tomb Raider'', which was in ...

and became Eidos Studios, Sweden AB. Today the company is part of

Square Enix is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game ...

who acquired

in 2009.

Games

ATOD AB era

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Hot Wheels Extreme Racing ''Hot Wheels: Extreme Racing'' is a racing game for the PlayStation, released in 2001. It features vehicles based on the Hot Wheels series of toys. Gameplay The basic gameplay is similar to most racing games. The player controls their car in orde ...

'' ( Sony PlayStation, 2001, published by

THQ THQ Inc. was an American video game company based in Agoura Hills, California. It was founded in April 1990 by Jack Friedman, originally in Calabasas, and became a public company the following year through a reverse merger takeover. Initial ...

) *'' Mobil 1 Rally Championship'' (Sony PlayStation, 2000, published by

Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the d ...

) * Tom & Jerry - House Trap (Sony PlayStation, 2000–11) * Tom & Jerry - Mouse Attacks (Game Boy Color, 2000-12-25) * Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Stackers (Game Boy Advance) * Tiny Toon Adventures: Plucky's Big Adventure (Playstation, 2001–09) * Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Saves the Day (Game Boy Color, 2001–06) *

Starlancer ''Starlancer'' is a space-based science fiction flight simulator computer game, created by Erin and Chris Roberts, and developed by Warthog Games under the auspices of Digital Anvil. Plot It is the year 2160. Mankind has colonized the solar sy ...

(PC, Dreamcast, 2000–04) * Star Trek: Invasion! (Playstation, 2000–10) * Astérix: The Gallic War (PC, Playstation, 2000–04) * Rally Championship Xtreme (2001-11-02, PC, Gamecube, Playstation 2) *''

Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98 ''Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98'' is a racing video game developed by Atod (A&D) and Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment under their Acclaim Sports banner exclusively for PlayStation. It was licensed to use the name and lik ...

'' (Sony PlayStation, 1998, published by Acclaim) *''

HeXen Hexen can refer to: * ''N''-Ethylhexedrone, a stimulant drug * '' Hexen: Beyond Heretic'', a 1995 dark fantasy video game by id Software and Raven Software * ''Hexen II'', a 1997 video game and sequel to the first Hexen. * Hexen, a thrash metal b ...

'' (

Sega Saturn The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the succ ...

, 1996, published by GT Interactive / id Software) *''

Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble ''Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble'' is a Looney Tunes video game developed by Atod AB for the Sega Genesis and Game Gear, released in 1996. The game stars Bugs Bunny and features pre-rendered 3D graphics. Gameplay The main levels are loosely base ...

'' ( Mega Drive and Game Gear, 1996, published by

Sega is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, r ...

) *''

The Pagemaster ''The Pagemaster'' is a 1994 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker, Ed Begley Jr., and Mel Harris. The film was produced b ...

'' (Mega Drive, 1994, published by

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...

) *''

The Lawnmower Man "The Lawnmower Man" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the May 1975 issue of ''Cavalier'' and later included in King's 1978 collection '' Night Shift''. Plot summary Harold Parkette is in need of a new lawn mowing service. The ...

'' 3D Subgame (Mega Drive, 1993, published by SCI /

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

) *'' Edge'' (

Amiga Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphi ...

, 1993, published by Inovatronics) *''

Troddlers ''Troddlers'' is a 1992 ''Lemmings''-inspired puzzle game developed by Atod that was originally released for the Amiga and was later remade on the Super NES. The remake was published by Seika. An MS-DOS port was also released. Story Once upo ...

'' (Amiga / Super NES, 1992 /1993, published by SCI) *''Sankt Thomas'' (Amiga, 1992, published by Sphinx Software) *''Paramax'' (Amiga, 1991, published by Kingsoft) *''Intact'' (Amiga, 1990, published by Sphinx Software) *''Wizmo'' (Amiga /

Atari ST The Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985 and was widely available in July. It was the first pers ...

, 1989, published by Kingsoft) *''Hamte Dampte'' (

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as t ...

, 1987, published by Firebird)

Warthog Sweden/42-Bit AB eragames
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Richard Burns Rally ''Richard Burns Rally'' is a sim racing game, published by SCi and developed by Warthog with advice of WRC champion Richard Burns (1971–2005). It was released in July 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and in July 2005 for Gizmo ...

(2004, PC, Xbox, Playstation 2) * Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter (2003, PC, Xbox, Gamecube, Playstation 2) * X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003, Playstation 2) *

Pirate Adventure ''Pirate Adventure '' (also known as ''Pirate Cove'') is a text adventure program written by Scott Adams. Description Published by Adventure International and the second game of the series, after '' Adventureland'', this text-based adventure ga ...

(WAP) * Aventureland (WAP)

References

External links

ATOD ABWarthog Sweden/42-Bit ABOfficial site of Eidos Studios SwedenATOD Company site on Moby Games
Defunct video game companies of Sweden Video game companies established in 1987 Video game companies disestablished in 2003 Video game development companies {{Europe-videogame-company-stub