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DrBong · 27 October 2020, 20:38

@Pyromania
Rebellion began as a publisher on the Amiga around 1992/93 and was set-up by Jason Kingsley (and his brother Christopher) for the purposes of releasing Eye of the Storm in 1994 after Empire cut them loose following some long delays with game development. They probably made a real name for themselves when they were signed up by Atari to develop for the-then new Atari Jaguar and released Alien vs Predator and Checkered Flag around the same time. Later on they acquired the 2000 AD comic series and developed games based on the 2000 AD characters.

Presumably they must've done well because they went on to acquire Core Design and Eidos after that in the mid-2000s and have made a steady string of acquisitions (incl. the Bitmap Brothers portfolio, as Jeff mentioned) in the years since on the back of development/publishing successes (e.g. Sniper Elite and its various sequels). You can read more about them on Wikipedia and MobyGames:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebellion_Developments

https://www.mobygames.com/company/re...velopments-ltd

27 October 2020, 20:38	#17
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	@Pyromania Rebellion began as a publisher on the Amiga around 1992/93 and was set-up by Jason Kingsley (and his brother Christopher) for the purposes of releasing Eye of the Storm in 1994 after Empire cut them loose following some long delays with game development. They probably made a real name for themselves when they were signed up by Atari to develop for the-then new Atari Jaguar and released Alien vs Predator and Checkered Flag around the same time. Later on they acquired the 2000 AD comic series and developed games based on the 2000 AD characters. Presumably they must've done well because they went on to acquire Core Design and Eidos after that in the mid-2000s and have made a steady string of acquisitions (incl. the Bitmap Brothers portfolio, as Jeff mentioned) in the years since on the back of development/publishing successes (e.g. Sniper Elite and its various sequels). You can read more about them on Wikipedia and MobyGames: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebellion_Developments https://www.mobygames.com/company/re...velopments-ltd