Sidhe (formerly Sidhe Interactive until 2009) is a New Zealand

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headquartered in Wellington, and a co-founding member of the

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and the New Zealand Institute of Screen Innovation. Sidhe has produced more than 20 titles, including several licensed non-realistic racing games.

PikPok

The Sidhe brand was superseded in 2012 by what was a subsidiary brand, PikPok, which was an iOS and

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development team. Notable PikPok titles include ''Bird Strike'' and the ''Flick Kick'' sports arcade series of games. In September 2010, a publishing partnership between PikPok and Lexaloffle Games was announced,PikPok/Lexaloffle partnership announced
and the first title from that collaboration, ''Zen Puzzle Garden'', was released in December 2010. PikPok is now the primary brand of the studio. Both the Sidhe and PikPok brand is collected under the Prodigy Design Limited holding company.

Industry awards

PikPok received an honorable mention in the 2011 Independent Games Festival awards for

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under Best Mobile Game,IGF 2011 Awards
and Bird Strike was a finalist in the 7th annual IMG Awards (2011).IMGA 2011

Sidhe scholarship

Sidhe offers a scholarship for students who wish to study game development at a graduate level at the

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in Auckland. At the end of 2010 Sidhe announced the Sidhe Elite financial scholarship for 2011 aiming to support young aspiring game developers. Many Media Design School graduates have gone on to work for Sidhe.

Games developed

*'' Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition'' (consoles and Windows, 2013) *''Tap Dragon Drop'' (iOS, 2012) *'' Rugby Challenge'' (consoles and Windows, 2011) *'' Blood Drive'' (PS3 and Xbox 360, 2010) *''

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'' (Wii, 2010) *''

Madagascar Kartz ''Madagascar Kartz'' is a racing game based on DreamWorks Animation's ''Madagascar''. It was released in 2009 for all seventh-generation platforms except the PlayStation Portable, as the second game on ''Madagascar''s spin-off series. The Nin ...

'' (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii, 2009) *'' Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'' (Wii, 2009) *'' Shatter'' (PS3, 2009; PC, 2010) *''

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'' (PS2, 2008) *'' Speed Racer'' (Wii and PS2, 2008) *''

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'' (PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, 2007) *'' Jackass: The Game'' (PSP and PS2, 2007) *''

Melbourne Cup Challenge ''Melbourne Cup Challenge'' (also known as ''Frankie Dettori Racing'' in Europe) is a horse racing simulation video game based on the Melbourne Cup. It was developed by Sidhe Interactive and was published by Tru Blu Entertainment. The game was re ...

'' (PC, Xbox, and PS2, 2006) *''

'' (PSP, 2005) *'' Rugby League 2'', (PC and PS2, 2005; Xbox, 2006) *'' NRL Rugby League, (PC, Xbox, and PS2, 2003) *''Adidas Football Fever'' (Windows, 2002) *'' Frogmania Deluxe'' (Windows) *'' Wordjam Deluxe'' (Windows) *''

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'', (Windows, 2001) *''O'Neill Championship Surfer'', (PlayStation, 2000)

Other games contributed to by Sidhe

* ''Aladdin Chess Adventures'' (Windows, 2004) * ''Hoyle Majestic Chess'' (Windows, 2003) * '' SpyHunter'' (Windows, 2003) * ''Barbie Sparkling Ice Show'' (Windows, 2002)

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20120329124516/http://www.sidhe.co.nz/ (archived) Video game development companies Video game companies of New Zealand Video game companies established in 1997 Companies based in Wellington New Zealand companies established in 1997