Luxoflux

Luxoflux Corp.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	January 1997; 27 years ago
Defunct	February 11, 2010; 14 years ago
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, US
Key people	Peter Morawiec; Adrian Stephens
Products	Vigilante 8 series; True Crime series
Number of employees	80
Parent	Activision (2002–2010)

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Luxoflux Corp. was an American video game developer founded by Peter Morawiec and Adrian Stephens in January 1997, and based in Santa Monica, California.

History

Luxoflux had a relatively small-sized development team for its first few titles. The two founders were joined by Jeremy Engelman, David Goodrich and Edvard Toth, and released their first title Vigilante 8 to great success. The game was ported to the Nintendo 64, and was followed by the sequel Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense in 1999.

In October 2002, Activision announced it had purchased Luxoflux for an undisclosed price, which at the time was working on True Crime: Streets of LA.^[1]^[2]^[3] The studio delivered the game and its sequel, True Crime: New York City, before working on licensed titles Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

On February 11, 2010, Activision announced it had shut down Luxoflux and Underground Development as part of a widespread staff reduction.^[4]

Games

Year	Game	Platform(s)
1998	Vigilante 8	PlayStation, Nintendo 64
1999	Vigilante 8: Second Offense	PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
2000	Star Wars: Demolition	PlayStation, Dreamcast
2003	True Crime: Streets of LA	Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2004	Shrek 2
2005	True Crime: New York City
2008	Kung Fu Panda	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Cancelled: King (2003 Videogame)

Isopod Labs

The original founders of Luxoflux eventually founded Isopod Labs and announced Vigilante 8 Arcade that was released on Xbox Live Arcade in November 2008.

Games

Vigilante 8 Arcade
Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an Engine
Keep Off My Hill

References

^ "Activision Nabs Luxoflox". Game Developer. October 14, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "Activision Purchases Luxoflox". The Wall Street Journal. October 14, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "Activision Acquires Software Developer Luxoflox Corporation" (Press release). Activision. October 11, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ Fritz, Ben (February 11, 2010). "Activision lays off about 200 employees, shuts down Santa Monica studio Luxoflux". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2013.

External links

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[1] "Activision Nabs Luxoflox". Game Developer. October 14, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[2] "Activision Purchases Luxoflox". The Wall Street Journal. October 14, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[3] "Activision Acquires Software Developer Luxoflox Corporation" (Press release). Activision. October 11, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[Fritz-4] Fritz, Ben (February 11, 2010). "Activision lays off about 200 employees, shuts down Santa Monica studio Luxoflux". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2013.

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v t e True Crime
Games	True Crime: Streets of LA True Crime: New York City
Related	Sleeping Dogs Triad Wars GTA clone Luxoflux