Company type | Division |
---|---|
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1993 |
Founder | Glyn Williams Michael Powell |
Defunct | October 2004 |
Fate | Dissolved together with its parent |
Headquarters | Sheffield, |
Products | Independence War series |
Parent | Argonaut Games |
Argonaut Sheffield (formerly Particle Systems Ltd.) was a British computer game developer based in Sheffield, England. The company was founded as Particle Systems by Glyn Williams and Michael Powell. Games developed by Particle Systems include I-War and its sequel Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos. The company was working on tactical combat game EXO, when it was acquired by Argonaut Games in January 2002[1] and became Argonaut Sheffield. Under this new guise the company released Bionicle, Power Drome and submitted a number of demos for Star Wars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Zorro. Argonaut Sheffield was closed in late October 2004 when Argonaut games was put into administration.[2]