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'''Data Design Interactive''' was a British video game developer & publisher.
'''Data Design Interactive''' was a British video game developer & publisher, most well-known for developing ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' for [[LEGO Rock Raiders (Windows game|Windows]] and [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation game|PlayStation]]. The company was founded by in 1983 as '''Data Design Systems''' in [[Wikipedia:Halesowen|Halesowen]], [[Wikipedia:England|England]], acquired by Stewart Green's Green Solutions in May 1990, and incorporated as limited company on 2 August 1999. The opening of a United States office in [[Wikipedia:Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota, Florida]], '''Data Design Interactive LLC.''', was announced on May 23, 2008.<ref name="Florida Office" /><ref name="US Office" /> Due to [[Wikipedia:Insolvency|insolvency]], the original United Kingdom office ceased trading in 2009{{citation needed}} and was eventually dissolved on August 24, 2012.<ref name="Insolvency" /> At some point prior to 2014, the United States office moved to [[Wikipedia:Osprey, Florida|Osprey, Florida]].
 
 
It is responsible for the creation of the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] [[PC Game]] and [[PS1 Game]].  
 
The company was founded by in 1983 as '''Data Design Systems''' in [[Wikipedia:Halesowen|Halesowen]], [[Wikipedia:England|England]].
 
It is a UK company and was founded in 1983, and ceased trading in 2009 after a significant drop in sales due to a series of poorly received releases for the Wii in the late 2000s.
 
A United States office, '''Data Design Interactive LLC.''', was opened in [[Wikipedia:Sarasota, Florida]] and announced on 23 May 2008, which later moved to [[Wikipedia:Osprey, Florida|Osprey, Florida]].<ref name="U.S. Office" />


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="U.S. Office">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/109723/Data_Design_Interactive_Opens_US_Office.php | title = Data Design Interactive Opens U.S. Office | last = Jenkins | first = David | date = 27 May 2008 | website = [[Wikipedia:Gamasutra|Gamasutra]] | publisher = [[Wikipedia:UBM TechWeb|UBM TechWeb]] | accessdate = 21 October 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Florida Office">GamesIndustry International (23 May 2008).
[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/data-design-interactive-opens-us-office-florida-is-the-destination--providing-a--natural-and-open-work-environment "Data Design Interactive opens US office"]. [[Wikipedia:Eurogamer|''Eurogamer'']]. Retrieved 21 October 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080526014931/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/data-design-interactive-opens-us-office-florida-is-the-destination--providing-a--natural-and-open-work-environment Archive] from 26 May 2008.</ref>
<ref name="US Office">Jenkins, David (27 May 2008). [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/109723/Data_Design_Interactive_Opens_US_Office.php "Data Design Interactive Opens U.S. Office"].
[[Wikipedia:Gamasutra|Gamasutra]]. Retrieved 21 October 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120512012634/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/109723/Data_Design_Interactive_Opens_US_Office.php Archive] from 12 May 2012.</ref>
<ref name="Insolvency">
[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03817591/insolvency Insolvency for DATA DESIGN INTERACTIVE LIMITED (03817591)]. [[Wikipedia:Companies House|Companies House]]. Retrieved 21 October 2017.</ref>
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Data Design Interactive was a British video game developer & publisher, most well-known for developing LEGO Rock Raiders for Windows and PlayStation. The company was founded by in 1983 as Data Design Systems in Halesowen, England, acquired by Stewart Green's Green Solutions in May 1990, and incorporated as limited company on 2 August 1999. The opening of a United States office in Sarasota, Florida, Data Design Interactive LLC., was announced on May 23, 2008.[1][2] Due to insolvency, the original United Kingdom office ceased trading in 2009[citation needed] and was eventually dissolved on August 24, 2012.[3] At some point prior to 2014, the United States office moved to Osprey, Florida.

References

  1. ↑ GamesIndustry International (23 May 2008). "Data Design Interactive opens US office". Eurogamer. Retrieved 21 October 2017. Archive from 26 May 2008.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, David (27 May 2008). "Data Design Interactive Opens U.S. Office". Gamasutra. Retrieved 21 October 2017. Archive from 12 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Insolvency for DATA DESIGN INTERACTIVE LIMITED (03817591). Companies House. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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