Ubisoft Reflections Limited (formerly Reflections and later Reflections Interactive Limited) is a British video game developer and a studio of Ubisoft based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Founded in 1984 by Martin Edmondson and Nicholas Chamberlain, the studio focuses on racing games and it is best known for creating the award-winning Driver series. Reflections was acquired by GT Interactive in 1998 and sold to Ubisoft in 2006. The company works on AAA games in close cooperation with sister studio Ubisoft Leamington.
Martin Edmondson and Nicholas Chamberlain started developing games for the BBC Micro under the moniker "Reflections" in 1984.[2] Their first game was a Paperboy clone called Paper-Round that took two years to develop but was never released.[3] While working on that game, they started Ravenskull which would be their first published game, released in 1986 by Superior Software. This was followed by Codename: Droid and an Acorn Electron conversion of Stryker's Run in 1987.[3]
The name Reflections was first used for their 1989 hit Amiga game, Shadow of the Beast, published by Psygnosis which spawned two sequels. The original Amiga game was partially written by Paul Howarth,[4] and started out life as a parallax test of the blitter of the Amiga's Agnus chip; Paul later went on to work for Deep Red Games, a UK video game company based in Milton Keynes. A number of other Amiga and Atari ST games followed including Ballistix (1989), Awesome (1990) and Brian the Lion (1994). In 1995, they became known for Destruction Derby, which was critically acclaimed for its realistic physics and destruction, which later become Reflections' specialty. Due to the success, the game had four more sequels over the years.
On 9 January 1999, it was announced that Reflections had been acquired by GT Interactive in 1998, for a reported 2.7 million shares of common stock, which was valued at around US$14.17 million.[5][6] Reflections became well known for the game Driver, which was inspired by '70s cop shows like Starsky and Hutch and movies like Bullitt and The Driver. It has been followed by four sequels and four spin-offs. The company was subsequently renamed Reflections Interactive.
In 2004, studio founder Martin Edmondson left Reflections after the concepting stage of Driver: Parallel Lines, and sued Atari due to "constructive unfair dismissal as a result of Reflections alleged repudiatory breach of a contract of employment that necessitated Mr. Edmondson's resignation."[7] Martin's brother, Gareth Edmondson, took his place as the studio manager. In July 2006, Atari announced that it had transferred all of the staff and most of the assets of Reflections Interactive Limited, including the intellectual property and technology rights to the Driver series, to Ubisoft for US$24 million.[8]
Gareth Edmondson, studio manager, left Reflections after more than a ten-year presence at the studio in November 2011, two months after the launch of Driver: San Francisco. The studio was then headed by Pauline Jacquey from February 2014.[9] The studio was then headed by Richard Blenkinsop until they left the company in 2021. Lisa Opie was appointed as managing director in May 2021.[10]
May 2013, Ubisoft Reflections announced that they are working on a new game, Ubisoft planned to announce the game at E3 2013.[11] On 10 June 2013, during an Ubisoft's press conference it was revealed that Reflections was working with developer Ivory Tower on the racing game The Crew, which was later released in December 2014.[12]
^Gibson, Ellie (27 February 2006). "Atari reaches settlement with ex-Reflections boss". GamesIndustry. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
^Carless, Simon (13 July 2006). "Atari Sells Driver, Reflections To Ubisoft". Gamasutra. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^Rachel Weber (26 February 2014). "On Reflections: First interview with the Ubisoft studio's new MD". GamesIndustry.biz. Eurogamer. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
^"Lisa Opie appointed managing director at Ubisoft Reflections and Leamington Studios | GamesIndustry.biz". 18 May 2021.
^"Ubisoft Reflections Working on a Unannounced Game, Reveal at E3". Joystiq. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
^"Ubisoft Reveals the Crew a New Racer From Ivory Tower and Reflections at E3". Edge Online. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
^"'Watch Dogs' reportedly started as 'Driver' reboot before Ubisoft intervened". NME. 24 May 2021.
^ abc"Games developer Ubisoft Reflections signals North East expansion with office deal - Business Live". 28 July 2020.
^Shoemaker, Richie (28 June 2022). "Time for Reflections: A chat with Ubisoft's Lisa Opie". MCV.
^Shoemaker, Richie (28 June 2022). "Time for Reflections: A chat with Ubisoft's Lisa Opie". MCV.
^Shoemaker, Richie (28 June 2022). "Time for Reflections: A chat with Ubisoft's Lisa Opie". MCV.
^Shoemaker, Richie (28 June 2022). "Time for Reflections: A chat with Ubisoft's Lisa Opie". MCV.
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Ubisoft Reflections Limited formerly Reflections and later Reflections Interactive Limited is a British video game developer and a studio of Ubisoft based in Newcastle upon Tyne Founded in 1984 by Martin Edmondson and Nicholas Chamberlain the studio focuses on racing games and it is best known for creating the award winning Driver series Reflections was acquired by GT Interactive in 1998 and sold to Ubisoft in 2006 The company works on AAA games in close cooperation with sister studio Ubisoft Leamington Ubisoft Reflections LimitedPartnership House in Newcastle upon TyneFormerlyReflections 1984 1998 Reflections Interactive Limited 1998 2006 TypeSubsidiaryIndustryVideo gamesFounded1984 39 years ago 1984 FoundersMartin EdmondsonNicholas ChamberlainHeadquartersPartnership House Newcastle upon Tyne EnglandKey peopleLisa Opie managing director ProductsShadow of the Beast seriesDestruction Derby seriesDriver seriesJust Dance seriesTom Clancy seriesNumber of employees240 1 2018 ParentAtari 1998 2006 Ubisoft 2006 present Websitereflections wbr ubisoft wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Games developed 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditMartin Edmondson and Nicholas Chamberlain started developing games for the BBC Micro under the moniker Reflections in 1984 2 Their first game was a Paperboy clone called Paper Round that took two years to develop but was never released 3 While working on that game they started Ravenskull which would be their first published game released in 1986 by Superior Software This was followed by Codename Droid and an Acorn Electron conversion of Stryker s Run in 1987 3 The name Reflections was first used for their 1989 hit Amiga game Shadow of the Beast published by Psygnosis which spawned two sequels The original Amiga game was partially written by Paul Howarth 4 and started out life as a parallax test of the blitter of the Amiga s Agnus chip Paul later went on to work for Deep Red Games a UK video game company based in Milton Keynes A number of other Amiga and Atari ST games followed including Ballistix 1989 Awesome 1990 and Brian the Lion 1994 In 1995 they became known for Destruction Derby which was critically acclaimed for its realistic physics and destruction which later become Reflections specialty Due to the success the game had four more sequels over the years On 9 January 1999 it was announced that Reflections had been acquired by GT Interactive in 1998 for a reported 2 7 million shares of common stock which was valued at around US 14 17 million 5 6 Reflections became well known for the game Driver which was inspired by 70s cop shows like Starsky and Hutch and movies like Bullitt and The Driver It has been followed by four sequels and four spin offs The company was subsequently renamed Reflections Interactive In 2004 studio founder Martin Edmondson left Reflections after the concepting stage of Driver Parallel Lines and sued Atari due to constructive unfair dismissal as a result of Reflections alleged repudiatory breach of a contract of employment that necessitated Mr Edmondson s resignation 7 Martin s brother Gareth Edmondson took his place as the studio manager In July 2006 Atari announced that it had transferred all of the staff and most of the assets of Reflections Interactive Limited including the intellectual property and technology rights to the Driver series to Ubisoft for US 24 million 8 Gareth Edmondson studio manager left Reflections after more than a ten year presence at the studio in November 2011 two months after the launch of Driver San Francisco The studio was then headed by Pauline Jacquey from February 2014 9 The studio was then headed by Richard Blenkinsop until they left the company in 2021 Lisa Opie was appointed as managing director in May 2021 10 May 2013 Ubisoft Reflections announced that they are working on a new game Ubisoft planned to announce the game at E3 2013 11 On 10 June 2013 during an Ubisoft s press conference it was revealed that Reflections was working with developer Ivory Tower on the racing game The Crew which was later released in December 2014 12 Games developed EditYear Title Platform s Publisher s 1986 Ravenskull Acorn Electron BBC Micro Superior Software1987 Codename Droid Acorn Electron BBC MicroStryker s Run Acorn Electron1989 Shadow of the Beast Amiga PsygnosisBallistix Amiga Atari ST1990 Shadow of the Beast II Amiga Atari STAwesome Amiga Atari ST1992 Shadow of the Beast III Amiga1994 Brian the Lion Amiga1995 Destruction Derby MS DOS PlayStation Sega Saturn1996 Destruction Derby 2 MS DOS PlayStation Microsoft Windows1998 Thunder Truck Rally MS DOS PlayStation Microsoft Windows1999 Driver Macintosh PlayStation Microsoft Windows GT Interactive2000 Driver 2 PlayStation Infogrames2002 Stuntman PlayStation 22004 Driv3r PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows Xbox Atari2006 Driver Parallel Lines PlayStation 2 Xbox2007 Wii Microsoft Windows UbisoftDriver 76 PlayStation Portable2008 Emergency Heroes Wii2009 Monster 4x4 Stunt Racer Wii2011 Driver San Francisco 13 macOS PlayStation 3 Wii Microsoft Windows Xbox 360Just Dance 3 PlayStation 32012 Just Dance 4 PlayStation 3 Wii Wii U Xbox 3602013 Just Dance 2014 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Wii Wii U Xbox 360 Xbox One2014 Watch Dogs 14 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Wii U Xbox 360 Xbox OneJust Dance 2015 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Wii U Wii Xbox 360 Xbox OneThe Crew PlayStation 4 Microsoft Windows Xbox One Xbox 3602015 Grow Home 15 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4Assassin s Creed Syndicate 14 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One2016 Grow Up Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox OneThe Division Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox OneWatch Dogs 2 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox OneJust Dance 2017 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One Wii Wii U Microsoft Windows2017 Nintendo SwitchGhost Recon Wildlands 14 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox OneAtomega 16 Microsoft WindowsSouth Park The Fractured but Whole Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo SwitchOde Microsoft Windows2018 Starlink Battle for Atlas Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One2019 Tom Clancy s The Division 2 17 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows Stadia2020 Watch Dogs Legion 18 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X S Microsoft Windows StadiaReferences Edit Studio profile PDF ubistatic a akamaihd net 2018 Retrieved 21 May 2020 Which Games are Made in the UK Kotaku UK a b Profile A amp B Computing October 1988 Kenreck Todd Why Shadow of The Beast Is A Massive Cult Hit Forbes GT Interactive adds another software developer to its stable ARN GT Buys UK Dev House Gibson Ellie 27 February 2006 Atari reaches settlement with ex Reflections boss GamesIndustry Retrieved 7 April 2009 Carless Simon 13 July 2006 Atari Sells Driver Reflections To Ubisoft Gamasutra Retrieved 13 April 2016 Rachel Weber 26 February 2014 On Reflections First interview with the Ubisoft studio s new MD GamesIndustry biz Eurogamer Retrieved 29 July 2017 Lisa Opie appointed managing director at Ubisoft Reflections and Leamington Studios GamesIndustry biz 18 May 2021 Ubisoft Reflections Working on a Unannounced Game Reveal at E3 Joystiq Retrieved 22 May 2013 Ubisoft Reveals the Crew a New Racer From Ivory Tower and Reflections at E3 Edge Online Retrieved 11 June 2013 Watch Dogs reportedly started as Driver reboot before Ubisoft intervened NME 24 May 2021 a b c Games developer Ubisoft Reflections signals North East expansion with office deal Business Live 28 July 2020 Shoemaker Richie 28 June 2022 Time for Reflections A chat with Ubisoft s Lisa Opie MCV Shoemaker Richie 28 June 2022 Time for Reflections A chat with Ubisoft s Lisa Opie MCV Shoemaker Richie 28 June 2022 Time for Reflections A chat with Ubisoft s Lisa Opie MCV Shoemaker Richie 28 June 2022 Time for Reflections A chat with Ubisoft s Lisa Opie MCV External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ubisoft Reflections amp oldid 1144313925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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