Attention to Detail

Attention to Detail Ltd (ATD) was a British video game developer based in Hatton. Founded by University of Birmingham graduates in September 1988, it was acquired by Kaboom Studios in January 1997. The studio shut down in August 2003 due to financial issues at Kaboom Studios. The studio is known for developing the Rollcage series.

Attention to Detail Ltd
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedSeptember 1988 (1988-09)
Founders
  • Chris Gibbs
  • Fred Gill
  • Martin Green
  • Jon Steele
  • Jim Torjussen
Defunct28 August 2003 (2003-08-28)
FateLiquidation
Headquarters
Hatton
,
England
Key people
Number of employees
50 (2003)
ParentKaboom Studios (1997–2003)

History

In mid-1987, Chris Gibbs, Martin Green, Nalin Sharma, and Jon Steele created the Atari ST port of Super Sprint for Activision. Sharma had already had experience developing Commodore 64 and contacts in the video game industry, which enabled the group's partnership with Activision. The conversion was finished in twelve weeks. Simultaneously, Fred Gill had developed the game Octan for the ZX Spectrum, which he sold to Firebird. Gibbs, Gill, Green, and Stelle, as well as Jim Torjussen, founded Attention to Detail in September 1988. All founders were University of Birmingham graduates.[1] The company occupied 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of converted barns in Hatton, in rural Warwickshire.[2][3] In January 1997, the company was acquired by Geoff Brown, who established Geoff Brown Holdings (later Kaboom Studios) to manage the ownership.[4] Amid financial struggles at Kaboom Studios and with Attention to Detail unable to find a publisher for Ion Runner, the studio was placed into liquidation on 28 August 2003, laying off all 50 staff members and cancelling Ion Runner.[5][6]

Games developed
Year Title Platform(s)
1990 Night Shift Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
1992 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game
1993 Cybermorph Atari Jaguar
1995 Blue Lightning
Battlemorph
1996 Blast Chamber MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga
1999 Rollcage Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
2000 Rollcage Stage II
Sydney 2000 Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
2001 Ducati World
Lego Racers 2 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
2002 Salt Lake 2002
Firebugs PlayStation
Drome Racers Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2

References
  1. "History". Attention to Detail. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001.
  2. "About Us". Attention to Detail. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001.
  3. "Contact Us". Attention to Detail. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001.
  4. "Geoff Brown". Attention to Detail. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998.
  5. Jenkins, David (1 September 2003). "ATD Goes Into Liquidation". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. Fahey, Rob (1 September 2003). "ATD goes to the wall; Kaboom in crisis?". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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