Dynamo Games Ltd was an independent

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developer and publisher based in Dundee,

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. Established in 2004, it developed titles for the

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Android mobile operating system. Besides developing games for various handheld formats, Dynamo launched several

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for mobile phones using

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technology. The company has a focus on developing

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titles and had translated several television franchises into the mobile phone format. Notable achievements include the BAFTA award-winning mobile version of

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. Dynamo Games was a certified member of the UK game industry trade association

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(TIGA). As of 16 February 2009, Dynamo Games became an officially approved developer for the Nintendo DS,

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, and

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. As of April 2009, Dynamo was developing its series of then new but unnamed titles for these Ninetendo formats.

History

Stuart Reid, Brian McNicoll, and Stuart Anderson all met while studying Applied Computing at the

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. They graduated in July 2003 and started Dynamo Computing Solutions. In 2004, Dynamo Games was established following the development of several successful mobile titles released under the Dynamo Computing Solutions name. Since then, the company has gone on to receive several industry awards and has produced a range of critically acclaimed titles. The developer is based in the city of Dundee, which itself is located in the

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. In 2010, the company switched its focus to social games.

Dynamo Sports

In February 2009, Dynamo Games launched a dedicated brand for its line of sports titles named

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. The series started with developing the

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award-nominated Football Tycoon.

Games

*Mobi-Mechanic *Mobi-Medic * Championship Manager 2005 solo *

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*Football Tycoon *

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* The Crystal Maze iPhone/iPod touch * Championship Manager Legends 70s * Championship Manager Legends 80s *

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* Outpost 2:Black Sun

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References

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