Papaya Studio is an independent American

United States

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 video game developer

Video game developer

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 founded by Peter Rosenlund and Roar Flølo and Lin Shen in 1999

1999 in video gaming

-Events:*British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards*March – Game Over republished as “Game Over: Press Start to Continue”...

, and based in Irvine

Irvine, California

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, California

California

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. Peter Rosenlund and Roar Flolo, two of the three founders left the company in 2005. They have released titles for the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

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, Wii

Wii

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, PC

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, PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

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, PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

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, and Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

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Games developed by Papaya Studio

• Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
  Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
  Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion is a fighting video game developed by Papaya Studio and published by Crave Entertainment, for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released on June 2, 2011 in North America. While, in Europe it is set to release on December 1, 2011...
  
   (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, 3DS)
• Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
  Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
  Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction is the fifth video game in the Ben 10 game series, based on Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. The game revolves around Ben traveling across real-world locations including Tokyo, Paris, the Great Wall of China, the Amazon Rainforest, and Rome to find ancient Galvan...
  
   (Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, PSP, PS3)
• Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
  Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
  Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks is the third game in the Ben 10 video game series, and the second game to be based on the Ben 10: Alien Force series. It was released on October 27, 2009.-Plot:...
  
   (Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, PSP)
• Toy Story Mania!
  Toy Story Mania! (video game)
  Toy Story Mania! is a video game produced by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Papaya Studio. The game is based on the Toy Story Midway Mania! attraction located at Disney's California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios, which was inspired by the Toy Story movie series produced by...
  
   (Wii)
• Coraline
  Coraline (video game)
  Coraline, also known as Coraline: The Game and Coraline: An Adventure Too Weird for Words, is a video game based on the film of the same name. It was released on January 27, 2009, in close proximity to the film's theatrical release. It was released on the PlayStation 2, Wii and Nintendo DS...
  
   (PS2, Wii)
• George of the Jungle: Search for the Secret
  George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret
  George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret is a video game based on the animated television program George of the Jungle. The game is in 3D but plays like a 2D side scrolling platformer game with 3D turns and camera angles in the environment and the path that George walks on...
  
   (PS2, Wii)
• Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (PS2, Wii)
• LarryBoy and the Bad Apple
  LarryBoy and the Bad Apple
  LarryBoy and the Bad Apple is the 29th episode in the VeggieTales animated series, and the third installment of the LarryBoy adventures. It was released in 2006 and is only available on DVD format. This was the first VeggieTales episode to be only released on DVD and never released on VHS...
  
   (PS2)
• Whirl Tour
  Whirl Tour
  Whirl Tour is a skateboarding video game released in 2002 to North America and in 2003 to the PAL region. The game was developed Papaya Studios for the GameCube and the PlayStation 2.-Story:...
  
   (PS2, GameCube)
• Top Gear: Dare Devil
  Top Gear: Dare Devil
  Top Gear: Dare Devil is a game for the PlayStation 2 that involves driving mostly small, European automobiles around the cities of Rome, London, Tokyo, and San Francisco.-Reception:Top Gear: Dare Devil was received poorly by critics...
  
   (PS2)

The cancellation of a game based on Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver is a 1976 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The film is set in New York City, soon after the Vietnam War. The film stars Robert De Niro and features Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, and Cybill Shepherd. The film was nominated for four Academy...

 resulted in a lawsuit filed by Papaya Studio against Majesco.

Games outsourced by Papaya Studio

• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
  Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
  Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a 2008 real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. Announced on February 14, 2008, it was released on October 28, 2008 in the United States for Microsoft Windows-based PCs and three days later in Europe. A version for...
  
  
• Medal of Honor: Airborne
  Medal of Honor: Airborne
  Medal of Honor: Airborne is a World War II first-person shooter computer game and the 11th installment of the Medal of Honor series. It was developed by EA Los Angeles and was released worldwide on the PC and Xbox 360 in September 2007. A PS2 and Wii version was set to be released but was cancelled...
  
   (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• LOTR: The Battle for Middle Earth 2
  The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
  The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, abbreviated BFMEII, is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on the fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien and its live-action film trilogy adaptation...
  
  (PC)