Sidhe (formerly Sidhe Interactive until 2009) is a

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headquartered in

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, and a co-founding member of the New Zealand Game Developers Association and the New Zealand Institute of Screen Innovation. Sidhe has produced more than 20 titles, including several

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non-realistic

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PikPok

The Sidhe brand was superseded in 2012 by what was a subsidiary brand, PikPok, which was an

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and Android 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

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Industry awards

PikPok received an honorable mention in the 2011

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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

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for students who wish to study game development at a graduate level at the Media Design School in

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. 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) *''

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'' (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) *''

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'' (Wii, 2009) *'' Shatter'' (PS3, 2009; PC, 2010) *''

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'' (PS2, 2008) *''

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

GripShift ''GripShift'' is a video game developed by Sidhe and co-published by Red Mile Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment and Ubisoft for the PlayStation Portable handheld in 2005. The game was later released to download on PlayStation 3 via the ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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