SuperVillain Studios is an American video game development company that develops for the

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, and

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Company profile

SuperVillain Studios (SVS) was founded in January 2004 by Tim Campbell, Steve Ganem and Chris Rausch in Costa Mesa, CA. The original team consisted of 6 members, whose first duties were levels and online programming for Tony Hawk's Underground 2, which was primarily developed by Neversoft. The team grew steadily through steady contracts with

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, eventually developing the original title, Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony, on the PSP for

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. The title was built using the company's internally developed

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engine, Automaton, which is known for its versatility. Automaton was also used to develop Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake and flOw PSP for

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and Order Up! (Wii) for

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. According to the company website, "...SuperVillain Studios was founded on the belief that the key to developing outstanding video games is to combine talented developers with a creative and fulfilling environment." SuperVillain Studios is composed of a group of veteran game developers from companies such as

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, Neversoft Entertainment,

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, EA, Interplay,

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. SuperVillain Studios intends to create games that appeal to both the mass market and hard-core gamers. SuperVillain Studios developed one original IP for the

, named "

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". The game was later upgraded and published as "

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" on PSN and 3DS eShop before being re-designed for mobile and released as the highly successful "

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" on iOS and Android. In 2012, SuperVillain published their first Steam game, "

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game that added innovative offensive mechanics to the traditionally defense-only genre. At the end of 2013, SVS returned to their console roots in developing " flOw" for PS4's launch and for PS Vita. 2014 saw a boost in mobile production from the studio. They developed "

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, " Order Up!! Fast Food", " Glacier Rush" and published " Choco Dozer" before launching " Transworld Endless Skater" in July. In 2017,

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announced that they had acquired the studio, alongside Cowboy Color.

Co-developments

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Tony Hawk's Underground 2 ''Tony Hawk's Underground 2'' is a skateboarding video game, the sixth entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series after ''Tony Hawk's Underground''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision on October 4, 2004 in the U.S. for the PlaySta ...

'' (PS2/Xbox) *''

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'' (Xbox) *'' X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse'' (PS2/Xbox/GC/PC) *''

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland ''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland'' is a skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It is the seventh entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series and was released initially for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in ...

'' (PS2/Xbox) *''

'' (iOS/Android)

Games

*'' Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix'' (PSP) *'' Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony'' (PSP) *''

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam ''Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam'' is a skateboarding video game in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series. The game, named after the level "Downhill Jam" from ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'', was published by Activision in 2006 as a timed Nintendo exclusive for the ...

'' (PS2) *''

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'' (PSP) *'' flOw'' Expansion Pack (PS3) *'' flOw'' (PSP) *'' Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake'' (PSP) *''

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'' (iOS/Android) *'' Order Up!! Food Truck Wars'' (iOS/Android) *'' Tron: Evolution'' (PSP) *''

'' (PC/Mac) *''

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'' (iOS/Android) *'' flOw'' (Android/Vita/PS4) *'' Order Up!! Fast Food'' (iOS) *'' Choco Dozer'' (iOS/Android) *'' Glacier Rush'' (iOS/Android) *'' Endless Skater'' (PC) *'' Transworld Endless Skater'' (iOS/Android)

References

External links

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