Lionhead Studios

British video game developer
Organization video_game_developer Q765389
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Lionhead Studios

Summary

Lionhead Studios is a video game developer[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lionhead Studios is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Lionhead Studios's instance of is recorded as video game developer[4].
  • Lionhead Studios's founder is recorded as Peter Molyneux[5].
  • Lionhead Studios's founder is recorded as Steve Jackson[6].
  • Lionhead Studios's founder is recorded as Mark Webley[7].
  • Lionhead Studios is owned by Q73801[8].
  • Lionhead Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Guildford[9].
  • Lionhead Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Surrey[10].
  • Lionhead Studios's industry is recorded as interactive entertainment[11].
  • Lionhead Studios's industry is recorded as video game industry[12].
  • January 1, 1996 marks the founding of Lionhead Studios[13].
  • Lionhead Studios was dissolved in April 29, 2016[14].
  • Lionhead Studios's location of formation is recorded as Guildford[15].
  • Lionhead Studios's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q73801[16].
  • Lionhead Studios's parent organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft[17].
  • Lionhead Studios's official website is recorded as http://www.lionhead.com[18].
  • Lionhead Studios's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lionhead Studios[19].
  • Lionhead Studios's product or material produced is recorded as video game[20].
  • Lionhead Studios's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company[21].

Body

Founding

Founders include Peter Molyneux[5], Steve Jackson[6], and Mark Webley[7]. January 1, 1996 marks the founding of Lionhead Studios[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Guildford[15].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Guildford[9], a county town[22], in United Kingdom[23] and Surrey[10], a ceremonial county of England[24], in United Kingdom[25], headquartered in Kingston upon Thames[26]. Parent organizations include Q73801[16], a video game developer[27], in United States[28], founded in 2000[29], headquartered in Redmond[30] and Microsoft[17], a software company[31], in United States[32], founded in 1975[33], headquartered in Redmond[34].

Industry

Industries include interactive entertainment[11] and video game industry[12].

Ownership

Lionhead Studios is owned by Q73801[8]. Its product or material produced is recorded as video game[20].

Dissolution

Lionhead Studios was dissolved in April 29, 2016[14].

Why It Matters

Lionhead Studios ranks in the top 7% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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