Swordfish Studios Limited was a British

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based in

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founded by Trevor Williams and Joan Finnegan (wife of Paul Finnegan, former managing director of Rage Software Limited) in September 2002.

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Swordfish Studios was founded by Trevor Williams and Jean Finnegan in September 2002, located in

. Games developed by the company include two best selling International Rugby titles, including '' World Championship Rugby''. Others include '' Brian Lara International Cricket 2005'' and ''

Cold Winter ''Cold Winter'' is a 2005 first-person shooter video game developed by Swordfish Studios and published by Vivendi Universal Games for the PlayStation 2. Its story was written by Warren Ellis. Plot Andrew Sterling is a former British SAS soldi ...

''. In 2004, Swordfish Studios was named 'Developer of the Year' by

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. Swordfish Studios was acquired by

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in June 2005, becoming a fully owned studio of

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. On 12 November 2008, Swordfish's Manchester studio was sold to Monumental Games. Swordfish's Birmingham studio was acquired by

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on 15 November 2008 after an agreement with

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. It is now known as Codemasters Birmingham. The studio closed down in 2010. Many of the former Swordfish Studios employees have been hired by

Crytek UK Free Radical Design Ltd. was a British video game developer based in Nottingham. Founded by David Doak, Steve Ellis, Karl Hilton and Graeme Norgate in Stoke-on-Trent in April 1999, it is best known for its '' TimeSplitters'' series of games. ...

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