Zipper Interactive

Zipper Interactive is a video game developer located in Redmond, Washington. It was founded in 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It has created many different games, including the popular ' (U.S. Special Operations Com"'mand) series of games. "SOCOM" 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 to add it to its Worldwide Studios group. ref|sony

PS3 development plans

Zipper's PlayStation 3 game was unveiled at E3 2008 under the tentative title MAG, short for Massive Action Game. The game will feature up to 256 players online. A CG teaser trailer was shown, and a squad system and ranking levels were talked about

Games

*"DeathDrome "
*"Recoil"
*"Top Gun"
*"MechWarrior 3"
*"Crimson Skies"
*"" (released August 27, 2002)
*"" (released November 4, 2003)
*"" (released October 11, 2005)
*"" (released November 7, 2006)
*"" (released November 8, 2005) ref|launch
*"" (released November 7, 2006)
*"Massive Action Game" (release date December 31, 2009)

References

* Zipper Interactive, Inc. " [http://socomblog.typepad.com/socom/2005/11/its_here.html It's Here!] ". "SOCOMBLOG". November 8, 2005. Accessed November 11, 2005.
* [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14265 Sony Announces further developer acquisitions] . GamesIndustry. January 25, 2005. Accessed January 25, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.zipperint.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/zipper-interactive-inc Zipper Interactive] entry at MobyGames