Double Eleven Limited (also known as Double Eleven Studios) is a British

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and

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based in

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History

Double Eleven was founded by Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar on 23 December 2009. Both had previously worked as lead

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for

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, where Hutchinson had been involved with the

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versions of '' Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars'' and ''

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'', while Shepcar had contributed to multiple ''

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'' games. According to Hutchinson, their decision to leave Rockstar Leeds was amicable and driven by the desire to work on smaller projects, principally

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s for iOS. The name "Double Eleven" was derived from Hutchinson's lucky number. By February 2010, Hutchinson had assumed the role of

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, whereas Shepcar would join him a few weeks later. Hutchinson initially ran Double Eleven from his loft in his hometown,

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, and occasionally received support from his younger sister, Kimberley Turner, outside of her day job. In late 2010, Double Eleven relocated to the Boho One office building in

and Turner joined the company full-time as

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. In 2010, Double Eleven began working on an undisclosed title with

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, revealed at

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to be ''

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'' for

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. In 2011, they joined the trade association TIGA. Between 2011 and 2012, Double Eleven were contracted to work exclusively with

. During this time, they opened an additional studio in

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. In 2013, they announced that they are working on a remake of '' Frozen Synapse'' - originally by Mode 7 Games - for the

and

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, entitled ''Frozen Synapse: Tactics''. After finishing '' PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate'' for PS4 and Vita in June 2014, development for ''Frozen Synapse: Tactics'' quickly took off and by 5 September 2014 it took on a new name of '' Frozen Synapse Prime'' along with a release date of 24 September 2014 for the PlayStation Vita. Two months later it was released on the PlayStation 3 and Windows. In August 2014, at Gamescom 2014, it was announced that they were working on the next ''

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'' game, '' Nom Nom Galaxy'' for the

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and

and ''

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'' for

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and

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. ''Goat Simulator'' was released in April 2015. In 2017, Double Eleven announced they were releasing two new titles, ''Super Cloudbuilt'' by Coilworks (

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, and

) and '' Songbringer'' by Wizard Fu Games (PlayStation 4, Xbox One and

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), which released between July and September. Double Eleven received recognition from

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, named one of the 'Best Places To Work 2017'. The company was also featured in ''

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'' Tech Track 100, placing at number 42 out of 100 with a sales rise of 92.32% over three years. In 2019, Double Eleven announced their acquisition of VooFoo Studios. Based in Birmingham, UK, and developer of '' Hustle Kings'', the purchase on 1 December 2018 included multiple intellectual properties, including the announced ''This Is Pool'' and '' This is Snooker'' with Stephen Hendry (coming to

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and

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) and their proprietary Mantis Engine which used in 2016's '' Mantis Burn Racing''. On 20 June 2019, it was announced that Double Eleven had partnered with

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to become the new lead developer of ''

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'', previously

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, for

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, and

. Double Eleven have previous experience with the game and initially ported and updated the title for all major consoles. Double Eleven subsequently announced their involvement in

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's ''

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'' and that they will be publishing

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' ''Rust'' on

and

. Double Eleven announced in January 2020 that they will be opening a second office in

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, Malaysia as to gain an in-roads into the Asian marketplace. On 28 March 2022, Double Eleven announced their collaboration with

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to develop content for ''

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'' later in the year. In April 2022, Double Eleven hired its 300th employee. On 18 November 2022, Double Eleven was acquired by Pneuma Group, an investment firm owned by Hutchinson. On 7 August 2023, Double Eleven was announced as the lead developer on the

and

ports of the original ''

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'' in collaboration with publisher

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. It was released in August 2023, with the

version released on 29 October 2024. On 16 January 2024, Double Eleven was announced as the lead developer for '' Prison Architect 2'' in collaboration with publisher

Games

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