Blue Tongue Entertainment Pty, Ltd. was an Australian

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developer founded in 1995. It was acquired by

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on 17 November 2004, and remained an internal development studio of THQ until its closure in August 2011. In addition to THQ, Blue Tongue had worked with the publishers

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and

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. Blue Tongue originally provided web development services, and moved into video games in 1995 with their first release, ''

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''. It was released on 9 June 1996 and reached number 3 on the Australian software sales charts. Another game, ''Riding Star'', was their first international release. It was ported to multiple platforms, including the

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and the

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. Blue Tongue developed the TOSHI

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used internally for many of its projects. In 2008, Blue Tongue finished ''

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'', its first original game since ''Riding Star'', for the

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system. ''de Blob'' was met with critical acclaim from various gaming websites, including

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, which awarded the game a rating of 92% and a Gold Award, and

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.com, which awarded the game several Wii-specific awards in its 2008 video game awards, including Best Platform Game, Best Graphics Technology, and Best Use of Sound. In addition to the awards won, IGN also nominated ''de Blob'' for several other Wii-specific awards, including Best New IP, Best Original Score, Most Innovative Design, and Game of the Year. In 2011, Blue Tongue was announced to be closed down under a restructuring and realignment plan by parent company,

Games

Cancelled

* '' The Avengers'' * ''WWE Brawl''

References

External links

Interview with Nick Hagger, Creative director at Blue Tongue
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