DC Studios was a video game developer based in Montreal, Canada. Founded by Mark Greenshields in December 1999, it was originally located in Glasgow, and later expanded to Montreal, Edinburgh, and Dublin. Following the underperformance of State of Emergency 2, which the company had acquired from VIS Entertainment, DC Studios closed its Scotland operations in June 2006. The remaining Montreal office was closed in September 2007. Both offices were replaced by ones for Greenshields' newer venture, Firebrand Games.
History DC Studios was founded on 3 December 1999. Mark Greenshields set it up in Glasgow, after leaving Steel Monkeys, another Scotland-based development studio, earlier that year. In November 2000, the company expanded with a second outfit located in Montreal. In August 2003, Andrew McLennan left his position as commercial director from Steel Monkeys, at the time run by his brother Derek as managing director, to join DC Studio as business development director. In April 2005, backed by the Irish government, DC Studios opened a development studio in Dublin, seeking to employ 50 further staff.
In May 2005, the company acquired the rights to State of Emergency 2 from the defunct developer VIS Entertainment. Following its release, however, the game severely underperformed in sales, due to which DC Studios announced on 4 June 2006 that it had ceased all operations in the United Kingdom, laying off all 29 staff from its Edinburgh office. The Montreal office remained open, at the time with 55 employees. It was eventually shut down in favour of opening a Florida office for Greenshields' newer venture, Firebrand Games, on 25 September 2007.
Games developed Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) 1999 Mia Hamm Soccer 64 Nintendo 64 SouthPeak Games 2000 NBA Jam 2001 Game Boy Color Acclaim Sports 2001 Activision TV Game Dedicated console Toymax Army Men AdvanceGame Boy Advance The 3DO Company 2002 Salt Lake 2002 Ubi Soft NBA Jam 2002 Acclaim Sports Bratz Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Ubi Soft Atari TV Game Dedicated console Jakks Pacific Taxi 2 PlayStation Ubi Soft Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House 2003 Le Tour de France: 1903–2003 – Centenary Edition PlayStation 2 Konami Charmed J2ME In-Fusio Cartoon Network Speedway Game Boy Advance Majeso Sales 2004 XS Moto XS Games Fear Factor: Unleashed Hip Interactive Kenny vs. Spenny: Versusville Microsoft Windows Breakthrough New Media The Cat in the Hat PlayStation NewKidCo 2005 Rayman DS Nintendo DS Ubisoft Disney's Cinderella: Magical Dreams Game Boy Advance Disney Interactive Whac-A-Mole Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS Activision Value Winx Club Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 Konami Digital Entertainment 2006 State of Emergency 2 PlayStation 2 SouthPeak Games VeggieTales: LarryBoy and the Bad Apple Game Boy Advance Crave Entertainment Hannah Montana Buena Vista Games Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action Nintendo DS 2007 Code Lyoko The Game Factory Thrillville: Off the Rails LucasArts
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