Team Soho (formerly credited as SCEE Internal Development Team or also known as SCEE Studio Soho) was a British
first-party video game developer and a studio of
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...
based in
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century.
The area was develo ...
, London.
The company was founded in 1994. The original development staff had little to no experience in the video game industry, with most of them being recent college graduates.
They started out with developing ''
NBA ShootOut'', the first entry of the
''NBA ShootOut'' series, which released in 1996. In 2002, the studio was closed and merged with SCEE Studio Camden (former
Psygnosis
Psygnosis Limited (known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool. Founded in 1984 by Ian Hetherington, Jonathan Ell ...
Camden Studio) to form
London Studio
London Studio is a British video game developer based in London. Founded in 2002, it is a first-party studio for PlayStation Studios. The studio was most known for developing the '' SingStar'' series, as well as games for PlayStation's exter ...
. The Team Soho brand was retained for ''
The Getaway: Black Monday''.
''The Getaway'' creative director, Brendan McNamara, founded
Team Bondi
Team Bondi Pty. Limited ( ) was an Australian video game developer based in Sydney. The company was founded by creative director Brendan McNamara, formerly of Team Soho, in 2003. The studio's first and only title, the action-adventure game ''L. ...
in mid-2003 in
Sydney, and had hired several former staff members of Team Soho.
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1994 establishments in England
2002 disestablishments in England
2002 mergers and acquisitions
British subsidiaries of foreign companies
Companies based in the City of Westminster
Defunct companies based in London
Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom
English brands
First-party video game developers
PlayStation Studios
Software companies based in London
Soho, London
Video game companies disestablished in 2002
Video game companies established in 1994
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