Blue Tongue Entertainment

Blue Tongue Entertainment Pty Ltd was an Australian video game developer founded in 1995. It was acquired by THQ on 17 November 2004, and remained an internal development studio of THQ until its closure in August 2011. In addition to THQ, Blue Tongue had worked with the publishers Hasbro Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games.

Blue Tongue Entertainment Pty Ltd
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded13 October 1995 (1995-10-13)
Founders
  • Chris Mosely
  • Andrew Heath
Defunct10 August 2011 (2011-08-10)
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
Key people
Kevin Chan (general manager)
Products
ParentTHQ
Websitewww.bluetongue.com/ 

Blue Tongue originally provided web development services, and moved into video games in 1995 with their first release, AFL Finals Fever. It was released on 9 June 1996 and reached number 3 on the Australian software sales charts. Another game, Riding Star, was their first international release. It was ported to multiple platforms, including the PlayStation and the Game Boy. Blue Tongue developed the TOSHI game engine used internally for many of its projects.

In 2008, Blue Tongue finished de Blob, its first original game since Riding Star, for the Wii system. de Blob was met with critical acclaim from various gaming websites, including Official Nintendo Magazine, which awarded the game a rating of 92% and a Gold Award, and IGN.com, which awarded the game several Wii-specific awards in its 2008 video game awards, including Best Platform Game, Best Graphics Technology, and Best Use of Sound. In addition to the awards won, IGN also nominated de Blob for several other Wii-specific awards, including Best New IP, Best Original Score, Most Innovative Design, and Game of the Year.

In 2011, Blue Tongue was announced to be closed down under a restructuring and realignment plan by parent company, THQ.[1]

Games
YearTitlePlatform(s)
1996 AFL Finals Fever Microsoft Windows
1998 Riding Star PlayStation, Game Boy
2000 Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy Microsoft Windows
2003 Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2004 The Polar Express Game Boy Advance, Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2
2005 Nicktoons Unite! GameCube, PlayStation 2
2006 Barnyard Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii
2006 Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island GameCube, PlayStation 2
2007 Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots Wii, PlayStation 2
2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera PlayStation 2
2008 de Blob Wii, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
2009 Marvel Super Hero Squad Wii
2011 de Blob 2 Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Cancelled The Avengers[2] Microsoft Windows

References
  1. "THQ Studio Australia and Blue Tongue Entertainment to close this week". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. Lien, Tracey (15 September 2011). "What Was THQ Brisbane Working On Before The Studio Closed?". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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