Hello Games was formed in 2009 by former employees from video game companies like Criterion Games

Criterion Games

Criterion Games is a Guildford, England based British video game developer. It is best known for its work on the award-winning, multi-platform Burnout series, the PS2, Gamecube and Xbox first-person shooter Black.Criterion Software Ltd was created in 1993 to commercialise 3D...

, Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...

, and Kuju Entertainment

Kuju Entertainment

Kuju Entertainment is an English computer and video game corporation consisting of three studios, two of which are located in the UK: Zoë Mode , Headstrong Games , and one in the Czech Republic: Vatra games...

. Their first title was the critically acclaimed Joe Danger

Joe Danger

Joe Danger is the first title published by British independent video game developer Hello Games. It was released on the PlayStation Network in June 2010, after Hello chose to publish it exclusively with Sony Computer Entertainment; however, a further release for the Xbox Live Arcade was confirmed...

. At the 2010 Develop Awards, Hello Games won two awards; Best New Studio and Best Micro Studio. In August 2010 Hello Games was listed by The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

in its Tech Media Invest list - a list of the 100 most innovative and creative companies of the previous 12 months. At the 2011 Gamescom press event they announced a new game, Joe Danger: The Movie

Joe Danger: The Movie

Joe Danger: The Movie is an upcoming racing/platform video game and the second title of British independent developer Hello Games. According to Hello's managing director, it is "kind of" a sequel to the successful PlayStation Network title Joe Danger...

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