Zipper Interactive was an American video game developer based in

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and part of SCE Worldwide Studios. It was founded in June 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It created many different games, including the '' SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs'' series of games. ''SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs'' was created in collaboration with the

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and published by

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for the

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. On January 25, 2006, Sony announced that it had acquired Zipper Interactive to add it to its group of development studios.

Games

Closure

On March 29, 2012, Sony announced that it would be closing Zipper Interactive due to "resource re-alignment." The closure of Zipper Interactive was later confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment the next day on March 30, 2012. Prior to its closure, Zipper Interactive were working on two unannounced titles for the

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before both projects were cancelled once the closing was complete. One was another entry in the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series, and the other was a

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meant to be a new IP.

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