5th Cell
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| 5TH Cell Media, LLC. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | August 28, 2003 |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington USA |
| Key people | Joseph M. Tringali (Managing Director) Jeremiah Slaczka (Creative Director) Brett Caird (Business Director) Marius Falhbusch (Technical Director) |
| Industry | Video Games Entertainment industry |
| Products | Lock's Quest (DS) Drawn to Life (DS) D.N.A (PC) Siege (mobile) SEAL Team 6 (mobile) Mini Poccha (mobile) |
| Website | www.5thcell.com |
5TH Cell is a video game developer founded in 2003 as 5TH Cell Media, LLC. by Joseph M. Tringali, Jeremiah Slaczka and Brett Caird and currently develops video games for the Nintendo DS and Wii.[1]
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[edit] Overview
Founded in 2003 by Joseph M. Tringali, Jeremiah Slaczka and Brett Caird, the company started out developing mobile games and quickly built a reputation in the mobile industry as being a quality developer working with such publishers as THQ Wireless, JAMDAT Mobile (now EA Mobile) and UIEvolution (a subsidiary of Square Enix).
On August 2nd, 2004 THQ Wireless announced it would published 5TH Cell's first three original games Siege, SEAL Team 6 and lastly Mini Poccha.[2]
In 2006 5TH Cell transitioned into Nintendo DS and Casual game development. While 5TH Cell has worked with licenses, its core focus has been on building a name through innovative, original intellectual property.
On April 21, 2006 IGN announced 5TH Cell's first Nintendo DS game Drawn to Life, an original title.[3]
On June 1, 2006 5TH Cell announced its partnership with Merscom to publish D.N.A a PC casual game and also an original title.[4]
On May 9, 2007 THQ announced it would publish Drawn to Life an Action-Adventure/Platformer hybrid with the unique twist of the player drawing the hero and the world itself using the DS's touchpad. [5]
THQ released the game in the following regions: September 11th, 2007 in North America, September 20th, 2007 in Australia, September 21st, 2007 in Europe, and January 15th, 2008 in South Korea. According to Next-Gen.biz from the game's launch (September 2007) until March 1, 2008 the game was a hit and had sold 820,000 units for the North American and Western European territories alone and was ranked 61st of the top 100 selling video games of the last 12 months.[6]
On April 2nd, 2008 THQ announced it was publishing 5TH Cell's next Nintendo DS game Lock's Quest an Action-Strategy game where the player first builds defenses and then battle against an invading clockwork army all racing against the clock.
[edit] Original Titles
- 2008 | Lock's Quest (DS) - Published by THQ
- 2007 | Drawn to Life (DS) - Published by THQ
- 2006 | D.N.A (PC) - Published by Merscom
- 2003 | Mini Poccha (Mobile) - Published by THQ Wireless
- 2003 | Siege (Mobile) - Published by THQ Wireless
- 2003 | SEAL Team 6 (Mobile) - Published by THQ Wireless
[edit] Licensed Titles
- 2006 | Full Spectrum Warrior: Mobile (Mobile) - Published by THQ Wireless
- 2006 | Moto GP Manager (Mobile) - Published by THQ Wireless
- 2006 | Pat Sajak's Lucky Letters (Mobile) - Developed for UIEvolution (a subsidiary of Square Enix)
- 2005 | Ministry of Sound: Club Manager (Mobile) - Published by THQ Wireless
- 2005 | Darts Pro! (Mobile) - Published by THQ Wireless
- 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Mobile) - Published by EA Mobile
[edit] Spin-Off Titles
These are titles directly based on 5TH Cell's original games.
- TBA | Drawn to Life: Wii (Wii) - Developed by (TBA), Published by THQ
- 2008 | Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (DS) - Developed by Altron, Published by THQ
[edit] References
- ^ 5TH Cell's Developer Authorization. 5TH Cell Media, LLC. (2007-06-02). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ THQ Wireless, Inc. (2004-08-02). "THQ Wireless, Inc. publishes 5TH Cell's titles". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ Harris, Craig (2006-04-21). Drawn to Life. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ Merscom, LLC. (2006-09-26). "Merscom Announces D.N.A". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ THQ, Inc. (2007-05-09). "THQ Announces Drawn to Life(TM), the First Nintendo DS(TM) Experience That Allows Players to Draw Their Own Hero". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-08-20..
- ^ Staff (2008-04-19). THE TOP 100 SELLING GAMES OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. Future Network. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
