Empire Interactive

Empire Interactive was a UK based video game developer and publisher founded in 1987. It was closed under administration on May 4, 2009. Empire Interactive was a publisher of interactive entertainment software for 22 years. Headquartered in the UK, they also had offices in the U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Italy. The company developed and published a varied range of titles for all contemporary platforms in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Games such... more

Empire Interactive was a UK based video game developer and publisher founded in 1987. It was closed under administration on May 4, 2009. Empire Interactive was a publisher of interactive entertainment software for 22 years. Headquartered in the UK, they also had offices in the U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Italy. The company developed and published a varied range of titles for all contemporary platforms in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Games such as Starsky & Hutch, Big Mutha Truckers, Ford Racing and FlatOut were some of their major successes. They also operated the "Xplosiv" and "eJay" imprints, focusing on budget titles and music creation tools respectively. After struggling financially for several years, they were purchased by Silverstar Holdings in 2006 and became a wholly owned subsidiary. On May 4, 2009 it was announced that the company had gone into administration and would be shutting down permanently. Their intellectual properties were sold to New World IP of the United... less