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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Defunct | March 2, 2010 |
| Fate | Shuttered |
| Headquarters | Tampere, Finland |
| Products | The Force Unleashed de Blob |
| Parent | THQ (2007–2010) |
Universomo Ltd. was a Finnish video game developer based in Tampere, Finland, founded in 2002, and acquired by THQ on May 9, 2007.[1][2] Universomo also had offices in Helsinki, Finland and San Diego, United States. The studio focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and the N-Gage. On January 12, 2010, THQ announced the Nintendo DS title Beat City, developed by Universomo,[3] marking the developer's first entry to the handheld gaming market.
On March 2, 2010, Universomo's closure was announced.[4] This left THQ Wireless without any studios under its umbrella, and development of its games would be outsourced to external studios.
Universomo was best known for the favorably reviewed mobile[5] and iPhone[6] versions of de Blob, the mobile, iPhone and N-Gage versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the mobile versions of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game.
- ^ "THQ acquires Universomo". www.gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Universomo Company Information on BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Press Release: THQ Starts a Rhythm Revolution With the Announcement of Beat City Exclusively For DS". www.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "THQ closes Universomo". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "Pocket Gamer Review of de Blob". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "IGN Review of iPhone de Blob". www.wireless.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-01-09.