Amaze Entertainment was a video game developer from the United States that sold over 100 games in its ten-year history (selling nearly 40 million units), for several video game platforms, with headquarters located in Kirkland, Washington. Amaze’s primary focus was licensed games based on movie franchises, comic series, and original titles for established videogame franchises. Amaze was acquired by Foundation 9 on November 14, 2006 that Amaze itself was acquired by Foundation 9. In July 2009, Amaze was folded into the Griptonite Games studio.
Amaze Entertainment Studio leadership[ | ]
- Michael Waite, Studio Head
- Jeff Evertt, Studio Technology Director
- Randy Briley, Studio Art Director
- David Sears, Studio Design Director
Subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates[ | ]
During its lifespan, Amaze Entertainment consisted of several sibling studios, including:
- Griptonite Games - Kirkland, WA
- Amaze Entertainment - Kirkland, WA
- The Fizz Factor - Austin, TX
- KnowWonder - Kirkland, WA
- Adrenium Games - Kirkland, WA
- Black Ship Games - Kirkland, WA
- Monsoon - Kirkland, WA
Games[ | ]
Amaze Entertainment was widely known for developing games based on blockbuster movie licenses, including:
- Star Wars
- The Lord of the Rings
- Harry Potter
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Shrek
- Spider-Man
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Over the Hedge
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Eragon
Other well-known media franchises Amaze Entertainment has worked on include:
- Spyro the Dragon
- Crash Bandicoot
- Call of Duty
- The Sims
- Spore
- Bionicle
- Digimon
- Samurai Jack
- WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008