Barking Lizards Technologies was an American
video game developer that develops for
mobile phone
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s,
PlayStation 2,
Game Boy Advance
The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, ...
,
Nintendo DS,
PlayStation Portable,
Wii and
personal computer
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. Founded in 2001, Barking Lizards Technologies is based in
Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.
It is home to the University ...
. Their titles were published through several major video game publishers, namely
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. Initi ...
, and
Activision
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, and have recently published a title of their own, Osiris Legends for iOS.
Prior to their expansion into games development in 2006, they specialized in providing support and project outsourcing services to existing games companies.
In 2006, Barking Lizards created the subsidiary Wild Hare Entertainment to publish games from external sources. The company focused entirely on PC titles for a short time before shutting down.
Whiptail
Barking Lizards Technologies developed Whiptail, a multiplatform
game engine, which they used to develop their video game titles. They developed 3 versions of Whiptail, which are used to handle different platforms, Whiptail 3D, Whiptail Handheld, and Whiptail Mobile.
Games developed
;
Nintendo DS
*
Bratz: Forever Diamondz (2006 — for
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. Initi ...
)
*
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007 — for
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. Initi ...
)
*
Zoey 101: Field Trip Fiasco (2007 — for
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. Initi ...
)
*
Bratz 4 Real (2007 — for
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. Initi ...
)
*
Super Collapse 3 (2007 - for
MumboJumbo
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History
The company ...
)
*
Bratz Girlz Really Rock
The Bratz franchise's virtual band released six soundtrack albums, three compilation albums, one extended play, four Single (music), singles and three music videos.
Their debut single "Show Me What You Got", featuring BoA and Howie Dorough, Howi ...
(2008 - for
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. Initi ...
)
;
Game Boy Advance
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*
Bratz: Forever Diamondz (2006 — for
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. Initi ...
)
*
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006 — for
Activision
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)
*
Bratz Babyz (2006 — for
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. Initi ...
)
*
Bratz: The Movie (2007 — for
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. Initi ...
)
*
Zoey 101
''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008.
It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin ( Paul Butcher), ...
(2007 — for
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. Initi ...
)
;
Wii
*
The Naked Brothers Band (2008 - for
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. Initi ...
)
;
PlayStation 2
*
Activision Anthology
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(2002 — with Contraband Entertainment — for
Activision
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one ...
)
*
The Naked Brothers Band (2008 - for
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. Initi ...
)
;
PC
*
Command & Conquer: The First Decade (2006 — for
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 ...
)
*
The Naked Brothers Band (2008 - for
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. Initi ...
)
;
N-Gage
*
X-Men Legends
''X-Men Legends'' is an action role-playing video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles in 2004. Barking Lizards Technologies developed the N-Gage port of ...
(2005 — for
Activision
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one ...
)
*
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005 — for
Activision
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one ...
)
;
N-Gage 2.0
* Snakes Subsonic (2008 — for
Nokia Publishing)
;
Mobile phones
*
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2005)
* Cthulhu World Combat (2013) (Cancelled)
;
PlayStation Portable
*
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
''SpongeBob's Truth or Square'' (also known as ''Stuck in the Freezer'') is a 2009 made-for-television comedy special and an hour-long episode of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' that was produced as the 123rd ...
(2009)
References
External links
Company Website
2001 establishments in Texas
Video game development companies
American companies established in 2001
Video game companies established in 2001
Defunct video game companies of the United States
Companies based in Richardson, Texas
Defunct companies based in Texas
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