Wired Productions

Wired Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008) in Watford, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewiredproductions.com

Wired Productions is a video game publisher company based in Watford, United Kingdom. The company publishes games on all main gaming platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch) working on international projects, founded by Leo Zullo, Jason Harman and Kevin Leathers.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Before moving into publishing in late 2013, Wired Productions began as a video game production company by producing We Sing Robbie Williams and We Sing. Wired Productions first release was Let's Fish! Hooked On, a sports fishing video game developed for the PlayStation Vita.[9] In 2016, Wired Productions released Super Dungeon Bros for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[10] In 2017, Wired Productions launched Fractured Minds that won a BAFTA award.[11] In 2020, Wired Productions released The Falconeer. The video game was nominated for Best Debut Game by BAFTA Games Awards.[12][13]

In 2019, Leo Zullo and Neil Broadhead co-founded video games mental health charity Safe In Our World.[14]

In 2020, the company announced a partnership with Koch Media to expand its global reach.[15][16][17]

In 2022, Wired Productions announced Martha Is Dead was being censored on PlayStation.[18]

  1. ^ "Wired Productions go LIVE with new focus on digital video content and the launch of a range of documentaries, podcasts and more!". gamespress.com. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. ^ "Wired Productions launches online store". gamesindustry.biz. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. ^ Wallace, Chris (29 October 2020). ""The best thing we can do is to get people talking about difficult subjects" – Wired Productions on its next-gen plans". mcvuk.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  4. ^ "Gory mystery thriller Martha is Dead will be censored on PlayStation, devs say". polygon.com. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. ^ "Try the new Express Puzzles app!". express.co.uk. 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  6. ^ "Wired Productions bring Let's Fish! Hooked On to PlayStation®Vita in Europe and the US". tiga.org. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  7. ^ ""We do things our own way, rightly or wrongly…"". MCV. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  8. ^ "Wired Productions acquires global distribution rights for Surf World Series". mcvuk.com. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  9. ^ "Let's Fish! Hooked On launching Jan. 29 for PlayStation Vita". polygon.com. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  10. ^ "Test: Super Dungeon Bros". 4players.de. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  11. ^ "Emily Mitchell, creator of Fractured Minds, receives her MCV/DEVELOP Award". mcvuk.com. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  12. ^ "BAFTA Games Awards 2021 Nominations Announced". ign.com. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  13. ^ "'Martha Is Dead' censored on PS4 and PS5 with physical edition delayed". nme.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  14. ^ "Safe in Our World launches campaign to support mental health awareness in game industry". venturebeat.com. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  15. ^ "WIRED PRODUCTIONS PARTNERS WITH KOCH MEDIA IN DISTRIBUTION DEAL TO EXPAND GLOBAL REACH". kochmedia.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  16. ^ "NORDIC GAMES, WIRED PRODUCTIONS AND LE CORTEX ANNOUNCE NEW INTERACTIVE MUSIC FORMATION, WE SING PRODUCTIONS". games.premiercomms.com. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  17. ^ "Wired Production's Leo Zullo: 'We have access to some of the most vulnerable audiences – I think it is our responsibility to help improve their lives'". mcvuk.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  18. ^ "Martha Is dead content removed playstation why". ign.com. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-11.