Crash Lab is an independent British
video game developer
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. The company was founded in November 2011 by Steve Ellis, Martin Wakeley and Lee Musgrave
The company develops
mobile games for
iOS devices
Comparison of models
Legend
Supported
Unsupported (64-bit CPU)
Unsupported (32-bit CPU)
iPhone systems-on-chips
Timeline
Geekbench benchmark scores
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(including the
iPhone,
iPad and
iPod Touch
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),
Android
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Science and technology
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* Android (operating system), Google's mobile operating system
** Bugdroid, a Google mascot sometimes referred to ...
devices (including
Kindle Fire HD),
PlayStation Mobile,
Mac App Store,
Samsung Apps
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and
Blackberry App World
Developed titles
Twist Pilot
Twist Pilot was initially released on iOS and Android in 2012 as part of the
Zynga Partners for Mobile program and subsequently released on PlayStation Mobile, Mac App Store, Blackberry App World and Samsung Apps.
The Snowman and The Snowdog
The Snowman and The Snowdog game were published on iOS and Android by
Channel 4
The game was based on
The Snowman and The Snowdog
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film, produced by Lupus Films.
The game reached number 1 in the
iPhone and
iPad game charts and was downloaded over 1 million times in the
UK and
Ireland.
Awards
*2013
Develop 100 - Crash Lab was listed as one of the 100 best UK game studios
*2013
Broadcast
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Digital Awards - Winner: Best Game (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*2013
BIMA Awards - Winner: Best
Tablet
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App (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*
Yahoo News - App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*Tech Digest - App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*
Eurogamer - App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*App Consumer - App of the day (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*2013
Webby Awards - Honoree: Best Game for a Handheld Device (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*2013
Develop Awards - nominated: Best Micro Studio (Crash Lab)
*2013
Develop Awards - nominated: Best Use of a Licence or IP (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
*2013 AOP Digital Publishing Awards - nominated: Mobile and Tablet Innovation (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
Notable staff
*Steve Ellis - previously Managing Director at
Free Radical Design, and wrote the Multiplayer aspect of
Goldeneye, while at
Rare
*Martin Wakeley - previously Designer and Producer at Rare and Free Radical Design
*Lee Musgrave - previously Head of Art at Rare
*
Graeme Norgate - Musician at Rare and Audio Director at Free Radical Design
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.crashlab.co.uk, name=Official Crash Lab website
2011 establishments in England
Video game development companies
Companies based in Nottingham
Video game companies established in 2011
Video game companies of the United Kingdom
Free Radical Design