Zipper Interactive

Short description: Defunct American video game developer

Zipper Interactive

Type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Fate| Closed
Founded| 1995
Defunct| 2012
Headquarters| Redmond, Washington, United States

Key people

* Brian Soderberg
* Jim Bosler
* Mike Gutmann

Products| MechWarrior 3
Crimson Skies
SOCOM series
MAG
Parent| SCE Worldwide Studios
(2006–2012)

Zipper Interactive was an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington and part of SCE Worldwide Studios. It was founded in June 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg.[1] It created many different games, including the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series of games. SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs was created in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. On January 25, 2006, Sony announced that it had acquired Zipper Interactive to add it to its group of development studios.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Games
* 2 Closure
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Games

Game title  | Year released  | Platform

|
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DeathDrome | 1996  | Microsoft Windows
Top Gun | 1998  | Microsoft Windows
Recoil | 1999  | Microsoft Windows
MechWarrior 3 | 1999  | Microsoft Windows
MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon | 1999  | Microsoft Windows
Crimson Skies | 2000  | Microsoft Windows
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | 2002  | PlayStation 2
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs | 2003  | PlayStation 2
SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs | 2005  | PlayStation 2
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | 2005  | PlayStation Portable
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | 2006  | PlayStation 2
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | 2006  | PlayStation Portable
MAG | 2010  | PlayStation 3
SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs | 2011  | PlayStation 3
Unit 13 | 2012  | PlayStation Vita

## Closure

On March 29, 2012, Sony announced that it would be closing Zipper Interactive due to "resource re-alignment." The closure of Zipper Interactive was later confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment the next day on March 30, 2012.[3][4] Prior to its closure, Zipper Interactive were working on two unannounced titles for the PlayStation 4 before both projects were cancelled once the closing was complete. One was another entry in the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series, and the other was a first-person shooter meant to be a new IP.

## References

1. ↑ Sherman, Chris (June 1996). "NATO's Got Zip on these Guys". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (18): 22.
2. ↑ "Sony Announces further developer acquisitions". GamesIndustry. January 25, 2006. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14265.
3. ↑ "Sony quiet on SOCOM dev closure rumour". March 30, 2012. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-26-sony-quiet-on-socom-dev-closure-rumour.
4. ↑ "Sony Closes Zipper Interactive". Game Informer. March 30, 2012. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/30/sony-closes-zipper-interactive.aspx. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

## External links

* Zipper Interactive at MobyGames

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SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs

Main series|

* SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs
* II
* 3
* 4

Fireteam Bravo|

* Fireteam Bravo
* 2
* 3

Other|

* Combined Assault
* Tactical Strike
* Confrontation

Related|

* Slant Six Games
* Zipper Interactive
* H-Hour

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