Attention to Detail Ltd (ATD) was a British video game developer based in

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. Founded by

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graduates in September 1988, it was acquired by Kaboom Studios in January 1997. The studio shut down in August 2003 due to financial issues at Kaboom Studios. The studio is known for developing the ''

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'' series.

History

In mid-1987, Chris Gibbs, Martin Green, Nalin Sharma, and Jon Steele created the Atari ST port of ''

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'' for

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. Sharma had already had experience developing Commodore 64 and contacts in the

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, which enabled the group's partnership with Activision. The conversion was finished in twelve weeks. Simultaneously, Fred Gill had developed the game ''Octan'' for the

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, which he sold to

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. Gibbs, Gill, Green, and Stelle, as well as Jim Torjussen, founded Attention to Detail in September 1988. All founders were

graduates. The company occupied of converted barns in

, in rural

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. In January 1997, the company was acquired by Geoff Brown, who established Geoff Brown Holdings (later Kaboom Studios) to manage the ownership. Amid financial struggles at Kaboom Studios and with Attention to Detail unable to find a publisher for ''Ion Runner'', the studio was placed into liquidation on 28 August 2003, laying off all 50 staff members and cancelling ''Ion Runner''.

Games developed

References

{{Attention to Detail 1988 establishments in England 2003 disestablishments in England Companies based in Warwickshire Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom Video game companies disestablished in 2003 Video game companies established in 1988