Zoë Mode is a subsidiary

Subsidiary

A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...

 of 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...

 based in Brighton

Brighton

Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

 and London

London

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 that develops music and party video games. The studio was formed in 2007 when it was rebranded from Kuju Brighton, itself formed from the remnants of Wide Games. On 1 September 2008, Zoë Mode opened a sister studio in London to take on more projects and staff. On 19 May 2009, Zoë Mode announced their San Francisco studio headed by Mark Danks and Sarah Stocker.

Zoë Mode is most well known for its work on the SingStar

SingStar

SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...

and EyeToy: Play

EyeToy: Play

EyeToy: Play is a video game for the PlayStation 2, released in 2003. It was the first game to make use of the PlayStation 2's video camera accessory, EyeToy. The game was initially packaged with the EyeToy when the accessory was first released. It features twelve mini-games to choose from. This...

series. The company has also received several awards since its creation, such as the 2007 Develop Conference Industry Award for "Best New Handheld IP" with Crush

Crush (video game)

Crush is a platformer-puzzle video game developed by Kuju Entertainment's Zoë Mode studio and published by Sega in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable. Its protagonist is Danny, a teenager suffering from insomnia, who uses an experimental device to explore his mind and discover the cause of his...

. Recent games developed by the studio include Disney Sing It: Pop Hits

Disney Sing It: Pop Hits

Disney Sing It: Pop Hits is a karaoke video game and sequel to High School Musical: Sing It!, Disney Sing It and Disney Sing It! – High School Musical 3: Senior Year. It was released on October 6, 2009 across multiple platforms. Unlike the previous two releases in the Sing It series, Pop Hits does...

, Grease

Grease (video game)

Grease is a music party game for the Wii and DS based on the film of the same name. 505 Games has developed the game along with Paramount Digital Entertainment as a part of a partnership.-Development:...

and Chime

Chime (video game)

Chime is a 2010 music/puzzle video game developed by Zoë Mode, released initially on the Xbox Live Arcade service, and later for Windows. An extended version of the game, called Chime Super Deluxe, was released on the PlayStation Network in March 29, 2011...

. It is currently working on Haunt

Haunt (video game)

Haunt is an upcoming haunted house game developed by NanaOn-Sha and Zoë Mode, and published by Microsoft Studios. It will be exclusive for Xbox 360 and will require Kinect. It will be available for download via Xbox Live Arcade in late 2011....

, an Xbox Live Arcade

Xbox Live Arcade

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 game for Kinect.