Silicon Dreams Studio Limited was a British

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based in Adderbury, England.

History

Silicon Dreams Studio was founded by Geoff Brown in March 1994 as the in-house development team for video game publisher U.S. Gold, also founded by Brown, and became part of the

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umbrella. In April 1996, the entirety of CentreGold (including Silicon Dreams) was acquired by

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for . However, in December 1996, Brown re-acquired a 75% share in the Silicon Dreams label for at least , and merged it into a new, legally incorporated entity, Silicon Dreams Studio, which became a subsidiary of

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(later renamed Kaboom Studios). In August 2003, Kaboom Studios, facing financial difficulties, closed down sister studio,

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, which led media to expect similar to happen to Silicon Dreams Studio. Silicon Dreams Studio entered

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on 3 September 2003, laying off all of its 55 employees and cancelling the in-development '' Urban Freestyle Soccer''. A successor to the company, Gusto Games, made up from eleven former Silicon Dreams Studio staff, was announced in October 2003. Gusto Games went on to finish work on ''Urban Freestyle Soccer'', which was released in December 2003.

Games developed

References

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