Bullfrog Productions
Bullfrog Productions was a UK computer game developer company, founded in 1987 by Peter Molyneux and Les Edgar. Their innovative early work Populous was a very early representative of the real-time strategy games and the first representative of the gods simulation. Also, with the following games Bullfrog celebrated great success and secure a reputation as an innovative developer. Among his most famous games of that time include Syndicate, Magic Carpet, Dungeon Keeper and Theme Park.
History
The debut Populous 1989 had its origin in the Hammurabi, one of the earliest computer games mentioned in the classification system of Chris Crawford as a learning game.
1995 Bullfrog was acquired by Electronic Arts. This led many employees to the view to reduce significantly the developer freedom to Bullfrog. Due to this fact left founder Peter Molyneux, the company in 1997 and founded the Lionhead Studios. Bullfrog developed fewer and fewer games in the following years and was merged after the migration of many other employees in 2004 with EA UK.
Years after the end of Bullfrog Productions explained Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello on the computer games conference DICE 2008, that the merger of Electronic Arts Bullfrog - have simply screwed up - but also the company Origin Systems and Westwood Studios. Bullfrog founder Peter Molyneux concurred Electronic Arts chief at later and explained that he himself had played a part in the demise of Bullfrog. So he did not get along with the rapid increase in staff and the tremendous changes.
Developed Games
- Fusion ( 1988)
- Populous (1989 ) Populous - The Promised Lands (1989 )
- Populous II - The Challenge Games (1992 )
- Dungeon Keeper: The Deeper Dungeons (1997)
- Dungeon Keeper Gold ( 1998) ( Dungeon Keeper Deeper Dungeons The )
- Populous: The Beginning - Undiscovered Worlds (1999)
Announced / Cancelled projects
- Dungeon Keeper 3
- Creation