Double Helix Games was an American

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based in

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, founded in October 2007 through the merger of The Collective and

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, two studios owned by

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. Double Helix was acquired by

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and integrated into Amazon Game Studios in February 2014.

History

Double Helix Games was formed as the result of a merger between The Collective and

, two

s owned by

. Shiny had been acquired by Foundation 9 in October 2006 under the terms that it would co-locate with the already owned The Collective. On October 9, 2007, it was announced that both studios had relocated to new offices in

, and were being merged, expected to not result in any job losses. The amalgam, led by Michael Persson, received the name "Double Helix Games" in March 2008. In July 2009, as part of a round of consolidations within Foundation 9, Double Helix suffered an undisclosed number of staff cuts. On February 5, 2014, Double Helix announced that it had been acquired by retailing company

. The studio was integrated into the Irvine location of the retailer's Amazon Game Studios division, which had been established in 2012.

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, the publisher of Double Helix's ''

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'', stated that it would be working with a new development partner to continue development on the game.

Games developed

Canceled

* ''Harker'' (2008)

References

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