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'''Fuse Games''', now known as '''Silverball Studios''', is a British video game development company founded in 2002 based in Burford, Oxfordshire. Their games for [[Nintendo]] have been ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]'', both of which were developed when they were called Fuse Games. In 2009, Fuse Games almost went bankrupt after some of its shareholders decided to withdraw from the company, but the company later reformed as Silverball Studios in December that same year. It is unknown if they will develop any more games. They specialise in games on Nintendo consoles but are also a licensed developer for Sony, Microsoft and Apple.
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'''Fuse Games''' was an independent British video game development company founded in 2002, based in Burford, Oxfordshire. The studio was best known for developing games for [[Nintendo]], specializing in pinball titles.
  
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==History==
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Fuse Games was originally founded in September of 2002 by Adrian Barritt and Richard Horrocks, developers of the ''{{wp|Pro Pinball}}'' series for Cunning Developments.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/20/fuse-games-on-mario-pinball Fuse Games on Mario Pinball]. IGN (September 20, 2004). Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>
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On November 3, 2009, following the completion of ''[[Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon]]'', Fuse Games would enter liquidation, a decision made after several shareholders had withdrawn from the company. Days following this, however, Barritt and Horrocks opened a new company, Silverball Studios, purchasing all of Fuse's assets and hiring all of the former Fuse staff.<ref>[https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/silverball-opens-following-fuse-closure/ Silverball opens following Fuse closure]. MCV/DEVELOP (December 4, 2009). Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> In 2012, Silverball was acquired by Barnstorm Games, becoming their primary in-house development team.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161224013746/http://barnstormgames.com/about-us/history.php Company History]. Barnstorm Games (Archived on December 24, 2016). Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>
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==Games published by Nintendo==
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|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
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|2004
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|[[Game Boy Advance]]
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|''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]''
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|2005
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|[[Nintendo DS]]
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|''[[Active Health with Carol Vorderman]]''
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|2009
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|Nintendo DS
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|''[[Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon]]''
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|2009
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|[[Nintendo DSi]]
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==External links==
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{{otherwikis|StrategyWiki=Category:Fuse Games|Super Mario Wiki=Silverball Studios}}
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*{{wp|Silverball Studios|Silverball Studios on Wikipedia}}
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[[Category:Video game developers]]

Revision as of 23:28, 6 November 2021

Fuse Games
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Founded: September 2002
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Defunct: November 2009
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Fuse Games was an independent British video game development company founded in 2002, based in Burford, Oxfordshire. The studio was best known for developing games for Nintendo, specializing in pinball titles.

History

Fuse Games was originally founded in September of 2002 by Adrian Barritt and Richard Horrocks, developers of the Pro Pinball series for Cunning Developments.[1]

On November 3, 2009, following the completion of Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon, Fuse Games would enter liquidation, a decision made after several shareholders had withdrawn from the company. Days following this, however, Barritt and Horrocks opened a new company, Silverball Studios, purchasing all of Fuse's assets and hiring all of the former Fuse staff.[2] In 2012, Silverball was acquired by Barnstorm Games, becoming their primary in-house development team.[3]

Games published by Nintendo

Game Year Console
Mario Pinball Land 2004 Game Boy Advance
Metroid Prime Pinball 2005 Nintendo DS
Active Health with Carol Vorderman 2009 Nintendo DS
Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon 2009 Nintendo DSi

External links

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Fuse Games on other NIWA Wikis:
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References

  1. ↑ Fuse Games on Mario Pinball. IGN (September 20, 2004). Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ Silverball opens following Fuse closure. MCV/DEVELOP (December 4, 2009). Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ Company History. Barnstorm Games (Archived on December 24, 2016). Retrieved November 6, 2021.


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