Zipper Interactive

Defunct American video game developer

Zipper Interactive

Company type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Founded| 1995
Defunct| 2012
Fate| Closed
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 is best known for developing 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]

## Games

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Game title  | Year released  | Platform

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DeathDrome | 1996  | Microsoft Windows
Top Gun: Hornet's Nest | 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: Fireteam Bravo | 2005  | PlayStation Portable
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault | 2006  | PlayStation 2
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 | 2006  | PlayStation Portable
MAG | 2010  | PlayStation 3
SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs | 2011  | PlayStation 3
Unit 13 | 2012  | PlayStation Vita

## Closure

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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

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1. ^ Sherman, Chris (June 1996). "NATO's Got Zip on these Guys". Next Generation. No. 18\. Imagine Media. p. 22.
2. ^ "Sony Announces further developer acquisitions". GamesIndustry. January 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2006.
3. ^ "Sony quiet on SOCOM dev closure rumour". Eurogamer. March 30, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
4. ^ "Sony Closes Zipper Interactive". Game Informer. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

## External links

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* Zipper Interactive at MobyGames

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Zipper Interactive

SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs video games|

* SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs
* SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs
* SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs
* SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo
* SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault
* SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2
* SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs

Other games|

* DeathDrome
* Top Gun: Hornet's Nest
* Recoil
* MechWarrior 3
* Crimson Skies
* MAG
* Unit 13

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PlayStation Studios

Subsidiaries|

| Current|

* Bend Studio
* Bluepoint Games
* Firesprite
* Guerrilla Games
* Housemarque
* Insomniac Games
* Media Molecule
* Naughty Dog
* Nixxes Software
* Polyphony Digital
* San Diego Studio
* Santa Monica Studio
* Sucker Punch Productions
* Team Asobi

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Former|

* 989 Studios
* Bigbig Studios
* Daybreak Game Company
* Evolution Studios
* Guerrilla Cambridge
* Incognito Entertainment
* Japan Studio
* London Studio
* Pixelopus
* Psygnosis
* Team Soho
* Zipper Interactive

People|

| Current|

* Brian Allgeier
* Cory Barlog
* Neil Druckmann
* Jade Raymond
* Siobhan Reddy
* Kazunori Yamauchi

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Former|

* Stig Asmussen
* Andy Gavin
* Mark Healey
* Amy Hennig
* Ian Hetherington
* David Jaffe
* Kenji Kaido
* Shawn Layden
* Alanah Pearce
* Jason Rubin
* Josh Scherr
* Bruce Straley
* Keiichiro Toyama
* Fumito Ueda
* Evan Wells
* Shuhei Yoshida

Related|

* Sony Interactive Entertainment
* list of games
* Bungie
* PlayStation Productions

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