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Universomo Ltd.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	2002; 23 years ago
Defunct	March 2, 2010
Fate	Shuttered
Headquarters	Tampere, Finland
Products	The Force Unleashed ; de Blob
Parent	THQ (2007–2010)

Universomo Ltd. was a Finnish video game developer based in Tampere, Finland, founded in 2002, and acquired by THQ on May 9, 2007.^[1]^[2] Universomo also had offices in Helsinki, Finland and San Diego, United States. The studio focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and the N-Gage. On January 12, 2010, THQ announced the Nintendo DS title Beat City, developed by Universomo,^[3] marking the developer's first entry to the handheld gaming market.

On March 2, 2010, Universomo's closure was announced.^[4] This left THQ Wireless without any studios under its umbrella, and development of its games would be outsourced to external studios.

Universomo was best known for the favorably reviewed mobile^[5] and iPhone^[6] versions of de Blob, the mobile, iPhone and N-Gage versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the mobile versions of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game.

Games

Beat City
Star Wars: Cantina Dash
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010
Treasure Grab
Indiana Jones and the Lost Puzzles
Up
Prison Tycoon
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Wall-E
Pass The Pigs
Chop Sushi!
Super Fruitfall
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
de Blob
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Puzzle Quest: Warlords
Playboy Pool Party
Snood Blaster
Ratatouille: Cheese Rush
Destroy All Humans! Crypto Does Vegas
MX vs. ATV: Untamed
Juiced 2
Stuntman Ignition
Ocean's 13
Emergency Mayhem
300: The Mobile Game
Lego Star Wars
Lego Star Wars II Mobile
Stones of Khufu
Destroy All Humans! 2
Rollercoaster Rush
Magic Inlay
Bionicle Heroes
Juiced Eliminator
Bounce Out
Gorillaz Entertainment System
Habbo Creatures
Habbo Dreams
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Gem Drop
PileUp!
Star Wars Battle Above Coruscant
Stunt Plane
Sumo Smash!
Jumbo Rumble
Bones Adventuring Co.
Trails of Terror - Mutiny
Kloner - Together in the Dark
Bones - The First Adventure

External links

References

^ "THQ acquires Universomo". www.gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "Universomo Company Information on BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "Press Release: THQ Starts a Rhythm Revolution With the Announcement of Beat City Exclusively For DS". www.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ "THQ closes Universomo". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
^ "Pocket Gamer Review of de Blob". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "IGN Review of iPhone de Blob". www.wireless.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

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[1] "THQ acquires Universomo". www.gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

[2] "Universomo Company Information on BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

[3] "Press Release: THQ Starts a Rhythm Revolution With the Announcement of Beat City Exclusively For DS". www.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

[4] "THQ closes Universomo". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-20.

[5] "Pocket Gamer Review of de Blob". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

[6] "IGN Review of iPhone de Blob". www.wireless.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

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