TDK Mediactive

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates TDK Mediactive was a brand name given to two multimedia divisions of Japanese multinational electronics company TDK; the first - TDK Mediactive Europe was a subsidiary of TDK Recording Media Europe that dealt with the distribution of music DVDs and the publication of video games and software, while the other - TDK Mediactive, Inc. was solely a video game publisher and a rebranding of developer/publisher Sound Source Interactive. Both companies were unaffiliated with one another in management aside from licensing each other's titles for each market they operated under, and went their separate ways following changes in ownership.

TDK Mediactive Europe

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TDK Mediactive Europe was a division of TDK Recording Media Europe founded in 1999[1] that published video games, software and DVDs under the TDK brand.[2] [3]

In April 2000, TDK Mediactive Europe announced they would secure exclusive international publishing rights to Sound Source Interactive's products.[4] This continued after the purchase of the company by TDK in September, with TDK Mediactive Europe became the exclusive European Publishing partner for technology and content licenses held by TDK Mediactive, Inc., which included publication and localization.[5] However, TDK Mediactive Europe continued to publish and distribute their own titles, such as Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade.[6]

On September 6, 2001, TDK Mediactive Europe supplied an exclusive North American licensing agreement to allow TDK Mediactive, Inc. to publish video games based on Mercedes-Benz.[7]

On March 15, 2002, the company signed a deal with O3 Games to publish Templar.[8] In June, it moved from Bascharage, Luxembourg, to Ratingen, Germany, where TDK Recording Media Europe was already located.[9]

On May 4, 2005, TDK Mediactive Europe signed a publishing deal with Playlogic Entertainment to allow the latter to publish their existing video game titles.[10] The fate of the TDK Mediactive Europe company itself is currently unknown, although the company's website remains open.[11]

Video games

Title Platform(s) Release date Developer Ref.
Babe and Friends: Animated Preschool Adventure macOS Template:Date table sorting Sound Source Interactive [12]
Microsoft Windows
The Land Before Time: Math Adventure macOS Template:Date table sorting Digital Media International [13]
Microsoft Windows
The Land Before Time: Return to the Great Valley PlayStation Template:Date table sorting Realtime Associates [14]
Casper: Friends Around the World PlayStation Template:Date table sorting Realtime Associates [15]
Elevator Action EX Game Boy Color Template:Date table sorting Altron [16]
Westlife Fan-O-Mania Microsoft Windows Template:Date table sorting Runecraft [17]
PlayStation Template:Date table sorting
Outlaw Golf Xbox Template:Date table sorting Hypnotix [18]
Darkened Skye GameCube Template:Date table sorting Boston Animation [19]
Outlaw Volleyball Xbox Template:Date table sorting Hypnotix [20]
Mercedes-Benz World Racing Microsoft Windows Template:Dts Synetic [21]
PlayStation 2
Outlaw Golf GameCube Template:Date table sorting Hypnotix [22]
Microsoft Windows Template:Date table sorting
PlayStation 2 Template:Date table sorting Buzz Monkey Software
Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade GameCube Template:Dts Starbreeze Studios [23]
Conan Microsoft Windows Template:Dts Cauldron [24]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade Microsoft Windows Template:Dts Starbreeze Studios [25]
Xbox
Mercedes-Benz World Racing GameCube Template:Dts Synetic [26]
Conan GameCube Template:Dts Cauldron [27]
Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade PlayStation 2 Template:Dts Starbreeze Studios [28]

Take-Two Licensing

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TDK Mediactive, Inc. (formerly Sound Source Interactive, Inc., later renamed Take-Two Licensing, Inc.) was an American video game publisher based in Westlake Village, California. Founded as Sound Source Interactive by Vincent Bitetti in 1988, the company acquired BWT Labs in March 1998. In September 2000, the company was acquired by TDK and became TDK Mediactive. Take-Two Interactive acquired the company's North American operations in September 2003, renaming itself as Take-Two Licensing the following December. With the foundation of Take-Two Interactive's 2K Games label in January 2005, Take-Two Licensing was effectively folded into the new subsidiary.

History

Sound Source Interactive was founded in 1988[29] by Vincent Bitetti.[30] In March 1998, Sound Source Interactive announced that they had acquired BWT Labs, a Berkeley, California-based video game developer.[31]

On September 11, 2000, TDK acquired a 72% controlling stake in Sound Source Interactive, with an initial investment of Template:US$, followed by another of Template:US$, totaling to Template:US$.[32] The buyout resulted in Sound Source rebranding under the TDK Mediactive name, with the company's founder, Vincent Bitetti, remaining chief executive officer and Shin Tanabe, President of TDK Recording Media Europe and the European division of TDK Mediactive, becoming the publisher's chief operating officer.[33] As TDK Mediactive, the company published various video games, of which many based on licensed properties.[34] With this, TDK inherited Sound Source's existing licenses with Universal Pictures for The Land Before Time and The Harvey Entertainment Company for the Harvey Comics characters, among others.

On December 20, 2000, the company signed an exclusive video game licensing deal with DreamWorks SKG to produce and publish games based on Shrek.[35]

On April 13, 2001, the company signed a five-year deal with clothing brand No Limits to publish games based on the license.[36] At E3 2001, the company secured the video game licensing rights to RoboTech from Mattel.[37] The company later signed a deal with The Beanstalk Group to produce games based on Dinotopia. On September 27, 2001, the company announced a two-year co-publishing agreement with Activision Value to handle the Right of first refusal for TDK's PC titles.[38] In November 2001, the company announced to publish games for the GameCube.[39] This was followed with a licensing agreement from DC to produce video games based on Aquaman in December.[40]

The company continued gaining exclusive video game rights to franchises through 2002. They secured a deal with Jim Henson Interactive to produce games based on The Muppets in April,[41] an extension of their Shrek license to also include video game rights to Shrek 2,[42] a deal with Mattel for He-Man,[43] a Nintendo-only deal with Hasbro for the Tonka franchise in May (under a sub-licensing agreement with Infogrames),[44] and Disney Interactive with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and The Haunted Mansion from Disney Interactive in July.[45] On October 18, 2002, the company launched TDK Impulse, a publishing label intended for games that had "broad consumer appeal and a low price point".[46]

In January 2003, the company purchased the video game licensing rights to the UFC from Crave Entertainment.[47] May 2003, the company announced their Shrek 2 video game tie-in would be a co-publishing collaboration with Activision.[48][49]

On September 3, 2003, TDK Mediactive, Inc. announced that they were to be acquired by Take-Two Interactive for an estimated Template:US$.[50][51] The transaction was finalized on December 2, 2003, with 23,005,885 shares, valued at Template:US$, and another Template:US$ in cash awarded to TDK.[52] Afterwards, Take-Two rebranded TDK Mediactive, Inc. as Take-Two Licensing, Inc. and received all their licenses except for the Shrek license, which was fully obtained Activision after they signed a new deal with DreamWorks, with Activision terminating its previous existing licensing agreement they previously had with TDK for Shrek 2 games.[53][54]

On January 25, 2005, Take-Two Interactive announced the opening of publishing label 2K Games, into which Take-Two Licensing was folded.[55]

Games published

As Sound Source Interactive

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Title Platform(s) Release date Developer Ref.
Babe: A Little Pig Goes a Long Way Windows Template:Date table sorting Sound Source Interactive [56]
Star Trek: The Game Show Windows, Macintosh Template:Date table sorting Sound Source Interactive [57]
The Abyss: Incident at Europa Windows Template:Date table sorting Sound Source Interactive [58]

As TDK Mediactive

Title Platform(s) Release date Developer Ref.
The Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure PlayStation Template:Date table sorting Vision Scape Interactive [59]
Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown Game Boy Color Template:Date table sorting Prolific [60]
Wendy: Every Witch Way Game Boy Color Template:Date table sorting WayForward Technologies [61]
Casper: Spirit Dimensions PlayStation 2 Template:Date table sorting Lucky Chicken Games [62]
Lady Sia Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting RFX Interactive [63]
No Rules: Get Phat Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Flying Tiger Development [64]
Shrek Xbox Template:Date table sorting Digital Illusions Canada [65]
Rainbow Islands Game Boy Color Template:Date table sorting Dreams Co. [66]
Shrek: Swamp Kart Speedway Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Prolific Publishing [67]
Dinotopia: The Timestone Pirates Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting RFX Interactive [68]
Pryzm: Chapter One - The Dark Unicorn PlayStation 2 Template:Date table sorting Digital Illusions CE [69]
Robotech: Battlecry GameCube Template:Date table sorting Vicious Cycle Software [70]
PlayStation 2 Template:Date table sorting
Xbox
Casper: Spirit Dimensions GameCube Template:Date table sorting Lucky Chicken Games [62]
Shrek: Hassle at the Castle Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Tose [71]
Shrek: Treasure Hunt PlayStation Template:Date table sorting The Code Monkeys [72]
Shrek Extra Large GameCube Template:Date table sorting Digital Illusions Canada [65]
Masters of the Universe: He-Man - Power of Grayskull Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Taniko [73]
Robotech: The Macross Saga Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Lucky Chicken Games [74]
Shrek: Super Party PlayStation 2 Template:Date table sorting Mass Media Games [75]
Xbox
The Land Before Time: Big Water Adventure PlayStation Template:Date table sorting Digital Illusions CE [76]
Ultimate Fighting Championship: Tapout 2 Xbox Template:Date table sorting DreamFactory [77]
SeaBlade Xbox Template:Date table sorting Vision Scape Interactive
The Muppets: On with the Show Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Vicarious Visions [78]
Shrek: Super Party GameCube Template:Date table sorting Mass Media Games [75]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Pocket Studios [79]
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis GameCube Template:Date table sorting Lucky Chicken Games [80]
Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey GameCube Template:Date table sorting Vicious Cycle Software [81]
Shrek: Reekin' Havoc Game Boy Advance Template:Date table sorting Tose [82]
Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey Xbox Template:Date table sorting Vicious Cycle Software [81]
Disney's The Haunted Mansion GameCube Template:Dts High Voltage Software [83]
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Corvette Game Boy Advance Template:Dts Visual Impact [84]
Jim Henson's Muppets Party Cruise GameCube Template:Dts Jim Henson Interactive / Mass Media Games [85]
PlayStation 2
Spy Muppets: License to Croak Game Boy Advance Template:Dts Vicarious Visions [86]
Tonka Rescue Patrol GameCube Template:Dts Lucky Chicken Games [87]

As Take-Two Licensing

Title Platform(s) Release date Developer Ref.
Corvette Microsoft Windows Template:Dts Steel Monkeys [88]
Xbox
Star Trek: Shattered Universe PlayStation 2 Template:Dts Starsphere Interactive [89]
Xbox Template:Dts

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