Titus Software

Titus Interactive SA,Contact
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" Titus Games. 30 June 1998. Retrieved on 4 September 2012. "310 Avenue Daniel Perdrige, 93370 Montfermeil".Also Known As
. Moby Games. Retrieved on 15 October 2020. was a French software publisher that produced and published video games for various platforms. Its head office was located in Parc de l'Esplanade in Lagny sur Marne in Greater Paris. At one time, it was instead located in Montfermeil, also in Greater Paris.

The company's mascot was Titus, the title character of ''Titus the Fox''.

History

The company was founded by brothers Eric Caen and Hervé Caen in France in 1985.

In 1991, Titus purchased Palace Software, the gaming division of the Palace Group.

In 1998, the company purchased the developers BlueSky Software and Digital Integration Ltd.

In late-1999, the company acquired shares in struggling publisher Interplay Entertainment, including a stake in publisher/distributor Virgin Interactive.

In 2001, Titus took the control of Interplay.

In May 2001, Titus signed a distribution deal with Microids for the United States. One year later, Titus Japan K.K. signed a similar distribution deal with Konami for Japan.

In June 2004, Titus filed for bankruptcy, declaring an unseeable future for Interplay. On January 9, 2005, a French district commercial court declared Titus bankrupt with a €33 million (US$43.8 million) debt. Titus' French subsidiaries were later closed down, while their assets were soon purchased by Interplay.

Games

Titus began releasing titles for home computers such as the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and PC before moving on to consoles like the Sega Master System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo 64, followed by publishing titles for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Titus designed games such as ''Virtual Kasparov'', '' Automobili Lamborghini'', '' Virtual Chess 64'', ''Roadsters'' (the Nintendo 64 version), '' Incredible Crisis'' (developed by Polygon Magic), '' Prehistorik Man'' and ''Lamborghini American Challenge'', that were given positive reviews. Titus however was also involved in the creation of games that were notable due to their negative reception. '' Superman'' for the Nintendo 64 was notorious for its negative status among gamers. GameTrailers called it the worst game of all time. As of 2018, it holds a score of 23% at GameRankings. Similarly, the 2003 game ''RoboCop'' also received negative reviews. GameSpot gave it 2.2/10 saying "''RoboCop'' has a bevy of horrible problems that render the game practically unplayable".

1988
* ''Crazy Cars''
* ''Fire and Forget''
* ''Galactic Conqueror''
* ''Off Shore Warrior''
1989
* ''Crazy Cars 2''
* '' Titan''
* '' Knight Force''
1990
* ''Crime Does not Pay''
* ''Dark Century''
* ''Dick Tracy''
* '' Fire & Forget II''
* ''Un Indien dans la ville'' (''Little Indian: An Indian in the City'' for US release), developed by TF1 Video and Titus
* ''Wild Streets''
1991
* ''The Blues Brothers''
* '' Prehistorik''
1992
* ''Battlestorm''
* ''Crazy Cars 3''
* ''Titus the Fox'' (aka ''Moktar'')
1993
* ''Ardy Lightfoot'' (developed by ASCII and published by Titus in North America)
* '' Prehistorik 2''
* ''Super Cauldron''
1994
* '' Monster Max''
* ''Lamborghini American Challenge''
* ''Quik the Thunder Rabbit''
1996
* ''Virtual Chess''
* ''Virtual Chess II''
* ''Metal Rage''
* '' The Brainies''
* ''Incantation''
* ''Oscar'' (SNES version)
* '' Power Piggs of the Dark Age''
* '' Prehistorik Man''
* '' Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame'' (SNES version)
1997
* '' Virtual Chess 64''
* '' Superman''
* '' Automobili Lamborghini''
1998
* ''Quest for Camelot'' (published by Nintendo America Inc.)
1999
* ''Rival Realms'' (developed by Activ Pub)
* ''Roadsters''
* '' Superman''
* '' Evil Zone'' (developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators)
* '' Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate'' (developed by Saffire)

2000
* '' Incredible Crisis''
* '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''
* '' Carmageddon 64''
* ''Blues Brothers 2000''
* '' Superman'' (cancelled PlayStation video game)
* '' Kao the Kangaroo'' (Dreamcast version)
* ''F/A-18E Super Hornet''

2001
* '' Kao the Kangaroo'' (PC and GBA versions)
* ''Rox'' (GBA version only)
* '' Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (PS2 version)
* '' Top Gun: Firestorm''
* ''Virtual Kasparov''
* '' Original War'' (published under Virgin Interactive name, Titus distributing the game in North America)
* ''Worms World Party''
* '' Exhibition of Speed''
* ''X'Treme Roller''
* ''Jimmy White's Cueball World''
* '' Codename: Outbreak'' (published under Virgin Interactive name; Titus distributing the game in North America)
* ''Sgt. Cruise''
* '' Xena: Warrior Princess''
* ''Planet Monsters''
* ''Hands of Time''
* '' Stunt GP''

2002
* ''Nightstone'' (published under Virgin Interactive name, Titus distributing the game in North America)
* ''Virtual Kasparov'' (Game Boy Advance version)
* ''Tir et But: Edition Champions du Monde''
* ''Barbarian'' (PlayStation 2 version)
* '' Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (GameCube version)
* ''Top Gun: Firestorm Advance''
* ''Downforce''

2003
* ''Barbarian'' (Xbox and GameCube versions)
* '' Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (Europe-only PC version)
* ''RoboCop''

2004
* '' Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (Game Boy Advance version)

Subsidiaries

Titus had several subsidiaries. The United States subsidiary, Titus Software Corporation, had its head office in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The Japanese subsidiary, Titus Japan K.K., had its head office on the eighth floor of the Kotubuki Dogenzaka Building in Dōgenzaka ( JA), Shibuya, Tokyo. The UK subsidiary, Titus Software UK Limited, had its head office in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.Contacts
. Titus Interactive. 3 February 2002. Retrieved on 4 September 2012.

References

External links

Titus Interactive
(Archive)

Titus Games
(Archive)

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Defunct video game companies of France
Video game companies established in 1985
Video game companies disestablished in 2005
Video game development companies
Video game publishers
French companies established in 1985
French companies disestablished in 2005