2007 Aug 20 Holy algae! SpongeBob and Patrick tumble upon the lost magical amulet that will take them to the legendary city of Atlantis. Players will join them and the rest of their Bikini Bottom pals as they ride on a magical bus for a soaking new adventure.

2007 Jul 26 Blitz Games Studios has been awarded the Develop Industry Excellence Award for Business Development at the annual Develop trade magazine awards ceremony in Brighton, after being nominated for awards in two categories.

2007 Jul 23 Blitz Arcade, one of the UK’s leading and longest-established independent games developers is celebrating a prestigious award win by the ad agency that commissioned them to create a trio of games for Burger King.

2007 Jul 09 Blitz Games Studios, one of the UK’s leading and longest-established studios today announced that its headcount has reached 200 for the first time.

2007 May 30 Blitz Games today announced the appointment of John Jarvis to Director of Advergames at Blitz Arcade and lead its new 'advergaming' business, part of the Arcade division and creates games for digital download. Following the overwhelming success of the three games developed for Burger King, Blitz has received many enquiries from other FMCG brands looking to emulate the landmark North American sales promotion.

2007 May 18 Blitz Arcade is basking in the reflected glory of yet another award for the games it developed for Burger King (BK). The Miami-based advertising agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, collected a prestigious Gold Clio Award for the Burger King Xbox Games campaign.

2007 May 08 Blitz Games Studios, one of Europe’s leading independent game development studios has strengthened its senior management team by recruiting Mary Matthews to a senior role for Strategy and Business Development.

2007 Apr 24 Volatile Games (the mature content division of leading independent developer Blitz Games Studios) today confirmed that development work has begun on a major new title for PS3 and X360.

2007 Apr 24 Blitz Games Studios today announces the formation of its internal training programme - Blitz Academy. The Academy represents an industry leading internal training solution designed to train employees in new skills and share knowledge across all departments.

2007 Mar 31 SpongeBob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab, developed by Blitz Games - one of Europe’s leading independent developers, has won the Favourite Video Game Award at the Kids’ Choice Awards 2007.

2007 Jan 30 Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC) delivered robust results for the second quarter of its 2007 fiscal year. The company again posted solid growth in revenues, driven broadly by strong comparable sales and new restaurant openings. Company restaurant margins, net income and earnings per share also improved.

2007 Jan 05 Blitz Games Studios today announces dates for four Student & Lecturers' Open Days planned for 2007. The Open Days are exclusively for students and staff on videogames related courses in universities throughout the UK, with a total of 100 places being made available across the four dates.

2006 Dec 20 Released on Nov. 19, more than 2 million BK® Xbox games have been sold in just four weeks, joining the ranks of other top-selling Xbox 360 titles such as “Call of Duty 3” and “Saint’s Row,” making it the best-selling collection of games published for the Xbox/Xbox 360 platforms this holiday season.

2006 Dec 14 Blitz Games Studios co-founder and CEO Philip Oliver today celebrated winning the ‘Best Industry Player’ Award at the annual The Independent Game Developers Association (TIGA) Awards event held in London last night.

2006 Dec 05 Blitz Games Studios today celebrates winning the ‘Special Achievement Award’ at last night’s Employer of Choice Award Ceremony. The event, hosted at the Hilton in Warwick was organized by Warwickshire County Council to identify the region’s best employers.

2006 Nov 19 Blitz Arcade, one of Europe’s leading independent game development studios today announced that it has developed three unique games on the Xbox 360 exclusively for Burger King Corporation in North America.

2006 Oct 18 Burger King team to work on direct download games for multiple systems. Independent developer Blitz Arcade has revealed it has established a new division to concentrate on creating games for digital download.

2006 Oct 16 THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced that SpongeBob SquarePants(TM): Creature from the Krusty Krab has begun shipping to retail outlets nationwide. The title is now available for major gaming systems including PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the Nintendo GameCube(TM). The game will also be available as a launch title for the highly anticipated Wii(TM) home video game console.

2006 Sep 20 THQ Inc. today announced the release of Bratz(TM) Forever Diamondz(TM) for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systemand Nintendo GameCube. Based on the latest Bratz(TM) Forever Diamondz(TM) fashion doll line, as well as the new Bratz Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz DVD movie scheduled for release on September 26, the video game marks the second title under THQ's worldwide interactive agreement with MGA Entertainment, the manufacturers of the wildly popular Bratz(TM) fashion dolls.

2006 Aug 23 Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., caught up with American Idol's famous judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson to get their comments about the upcoming video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system.

2006 Aug 23 Reservoir Dogs was released in 1992, the first movie written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Whilst not a huge success on its initial theatrical release, the film soon became a cult classic on video & DVD and is now considered one of the most influential cinematic pieces of its generation.

2006 Aug 01 Blitz Games Studios today announced that due to the overwhelming success of its Open Days it will organise more and further increase their involvement with the U.K.'s Universities and Colleges.

2006 May 25 Blitz, one of the UK's most successful and longest-established game development studios announced today - National Skills Day - that due to overwhelming demand, it is organizing a third Open Day, this time for educators, at its impressive headquarters.

2006 May 09 Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced Karaoke Revolution®: American Idol (working title) for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

2006 May 08 THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced "BRATZ™: Forever Diamondz™" is expected to be available this fall for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™, Game Boy® Advance and, for the first time, the Nintendo DS™.

2006 May 03 Blitz Games Studios, one of Europe's largest independent video game developers is holding two Open Days exclusively for U.K. university students hoping to enter the games industry.

2006 Apr 24 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced its 2006 video game lineup based on Nickelodeon's top brands for kids. The announcement follows the success of THQ's Nickelodeon-branded games, which have shipped more than 40 million units worldwide to date.

2006 Feb 13 Blitz Games, one of the UK’s leading independent game development studios today announced the signing of its first title for Nintendo’s next generation Revolution console. Details of the game itself will be announced shortly by a major publisher.

2005 Dec 15 Blitz Games Studios last night received the prestigious Tiga (The Independent Game Developers Association) Award for the Greatest Contribution to Games Development.

2005 Nov 16 Namco Hometek has begun shipping Pac-Man World 3 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game will also be available on the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system in December. The 25-year old video game icon's latest adventure combines contemporary platform gameplay with both traditional Pac-Man elements and brand-new moves. Pac-Man World 3 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

2005 Nov 07 Blitz Games Studios, already one of Europe's largest independent game development studios announced today that is has employed it's 150th staff member and is actively seeking to grow by a further 25% over the next 6 months.

2005 Nov 01 Blitz Games Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Smithies as Finance Director / CFO of the company with responsibility for all financial and legal dealings.

2005 Oct 19 Namco Ltd. today confirms the PAL version of Pac-Man WorldTM 3. Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, will co-publish the game in PAL territories. The latest iteration of the classic series will be available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Microsoft Xbox®, Nintendo GameCube™, PSP™ handheld entertainment system, and PC in early 2006.

2005 Oct 07 Since the dawn of video games only 25 years ago the market has grown at a staggering rate. Sadly, time and time again the debates come up of violent content in games and tabloid headlines reporting this 'evil'.

2005 Sep 11 Blitz Games Studios, one of Europe's largest independent game development studios, is to establish a new label entitled Volatile Games for titles featuring mature content including its next-generation zombie-fest Possession.

2005 Jul 02 Blitz Games, one of Europe's largest independent game development studios today announced that it has retained the services of Lincoln Beasley PR during the maternity leave of in-house PR and Marketing manager Natalie Griffith.

2005 Jun 10 Blitz Games, one of Europe's largest independent game development studios today announced the formation of a new serious games division dedicated to producing highly accurate simulations for training purposes.

2005 Apr 11 Leading developer Blitz Games has today announced its latest high-profile project - Pac-Man WorldTM 3. In development for Namco Hometek Inc., the game will appear in the autumn of 2005 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PC and PSP.

2004 Nov 10 Co-founders of Blitz Games, Philip and Andrew Oliver, were honoured by their former school this week when a new building was named after them. The Clarendon School in Trowbridge, Wiltshire named the Oliver Building after Blitz’s directors at a champagne reception on Monday 8th November 2004.

2004 Sep 09 Blitz Games are pleased to announce today the release of their second Fairly OddParents title across the US.

2004 Jul 01 The co-founders of Blitz Games, Philip and Andrew Oliver, visited The Clarendon School in Trowbridge, Wiltshire today to present awards to the winners of the Blitz Challenge which was set up by Blitz Games back in February this year.

2004 Apr 15 Leading independent developer Blitz Games has today revealed that the first title to use its new FUSE engine is nearing completion.

2004 Mar 15 Leading developer Blitz Games is celebrating today following winning the inaugural Application of Technology Award at this year's Birmingham Screen Festival.

2004 Mar 12 Blitz Games is continuing its successful run of University Careers Talks this week by visiting Derby University. A number of links have been forged with key universities over the last few years and this latest tour of presentations represents a marked push to help students into a videogames career.