ISIN FR0000050122 Predecessor BlueSky Software Headquarters Lagny-sur-Marne, France Founded 1985 Ceased operations 2005 | Industry Video games Defunct 2005 (2005) Founder Eric Caen Successor Interplay Entertainment | |
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Fate Bankruptcy and Dissolution Key people Eric and Hervé Caen (founder) Subsidiaries PronostiX S.A., Avalon Online Distribution SA, Sofra Jeux, EyeOne A/S Video games Prehistorik, Titus the Fox, Prehistorik 2, The Blues Brothers, Lamborghini American Challenge | ||
Titus Interactive SA, previously Titus France SA, was a French software publisher that produced and published video games for various platforms. Its head office was located in Parc de l'Esplanade in Lagny sur Marne in Greater Paris. At one time, it was instead located in Montfermeil, also in Greater Paris.
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- History
- Acquisitions
- Bankruptcy
- Games published
- Subsidiaries
- References
Avalon Interactive was a subsidiary of Titus Interactive, responsible for the European distribution of the group's games.
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History
Founded by brothers Eric and Hervé Caen in France in 1985, Titus began releasing titles for home computers such as the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and PC before moving on to consoles like the Sega Master System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and Game Boy Color, Sony PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo 64, then finally publishing titles for the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox.
Titus designed games such as Virtual Kasparov, Automobili Lamborghini, Virtual Chess 64, Roadsters (the Nintendo 64 version), Incredible Crisis (developed by Polygon Magic), Prehistorik Man and Lamborghini American Challenge, that were given positive reviews. Titus however was also involved in the creation of games that were notable due to their overwhelmingly negative reception. Superman for the Nintendo 64 was notorious for its negative status among gamers. GameTrailers called it the worst game of all time. It is currently holding an overall ranking of 23% at GameRankings. Similarly, the 2003 game RoboCop also received overwhelmingly negative reviews. GameSpot gave it 2.2/10 saying "RoboCop has a bevy of horrible problems that render the game practically unplayable."
Acquisitions
Bankruptcy
Titus filed bankruptcy on January 9, 2005 with €33 million ($43.8 million USD) debt. Titus game rights were transferred to Interplay Entertainment.
Games published
Most games were developed in-house by Titus Software unless otherwise stated.
Subsidiaries
Titus had several subsidiaries. The United States subsidiary, Titus Software Corporation, had its head office in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The Japanese subsidiary, Titus Japan K.K., had its head office on the eighth floor of the Kotubuki Dogenzaka Building in Dōgenzaka (JA), Shibuya, Tokyo. The UK subsidiary, Titus Software UK Limited, had its head office in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.