Defunct February 11, 2010 Founder Adrian Stephens Ceased operations February 11, 2010 | Website www.luxoflux.com Number of employees 80 | |
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Industry Computer and video game industry Key people Peter MorawiecAdrian Stephens Parent organizations Activision, Activision Blizzard, VG Treasury SAS, Activision Asia Pacific Holding Pte. Ltd. Video games True Crime: New York, True Crime: Streets of, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Vigilante 8, Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense | ||
Luxoflux was an American video game developer. It was founded by Peter Morawiec and Adrian Stephens in January 1997, and was based in Santa Monica, California.
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History
Luxoflux had a relatively small team size for its first few titles. The two founders plus Jeremy Engelman, David Goodrich and Edvard Toth created Luxoflux's first title Vigilante 8. The game was successful and was ported to the Nintendo 64, and it was followed by a sequel Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense in 1999.
In October 2002 Activision announced it had purchased Luxoflux, which at the time was working on True Crime: Streets of LA. The studio delivered the game and its sequel, True Crime: New York City, before working on licensed titles Kung Fu Panda and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
On February 11, 2010, Activision announced it was shut down the studio as part of a widespread staff reduction that also included the shuttering of Underground Development.
Isopod Labs
The original founders of Luxoflux later founded Isopod Labs, and later announced Vigilante 8 Arcade to be released on Xbox Live Arcade in the summer of 2008.