DoubleTap Games is a video game company

Video game developer

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 with the intent to create original Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

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 games with online multiplayer components. DoubleTap was formed after THQ closed the former studio of Helixe

Helixe

Helixe was an American video game developer that developed mainly for Nintendo handhelds. The company was founded in July 2000 and was owned by THQ. It developed titles for Game Boy Advance, Wii and Nintendo DS....

 in November 2008.

An original co-founder of Helixe, Kurt Bickenbach, help found DoubleTap and serves as production director. Richard Corredera, technical director at Helixe and previous lead programmer at Sony Online Entertainment

Sony Online Entertainment

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, is business director.