in scotland . for the japanese electronics retailer see best denki . for the japanese term refer to the wiktionary article . denki type digital toy boutique industry video game industry founded 20 march 2000 headquarters dundee united kingdom key people colin anderson md gary penn official games legend 1 david jones unofficial games legend products denki blocks juggle quarrel save the day denki word quest monster force 5 number of employees 6 website http www.denki.co.uk denki is a digital toy factory 2 based in dundee scotland . the company is the creator of over 180 individual games covering a range of platforms . denki is one of a very few companies worldwide to have worked extensively in the digital interactive television ditv market with the majority of their titles created specifically for ditv platforms . contents 1 history 1.1 digital interactive television games 1.2 brands & licenses 1.3 non ditv projects 1.4 console projects 1.5 current games 2 games 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit denki was founded on 20 march 2000 by four ex dma design employees . the company was set up to be a design driven development studio focused on the creation of digital toys and games . denki s intention was to develop games for a variety of smaller platforms including the game boy advance which the company saw as opening the games market up to a new more casual audience . the company created two original new games for the game boy advance . the first was a puzzle game called denki blocks published by rage software in september 2001 . 3 this was followed by a platform style game called go go beckham adventure on soccer island based on the famous english footballer also published by rage in august 2002 . 4 both games picked up widespread critical acclaim 5 6 and denki blocks received several awards . 7 however sales for both titles did not meet expectations . as part of the promotional campaign for denki blocks the company created a version of the game for the newly launched games service on sky television in the uk . the response to the game was positive and denki made the decision to focus on this new platform . 8 digital interactive television games edit denki blocks denki s first title for sky television was released in august 2001 . it was accessible by all sky digital subscribers using only the standard set top box and controller . given the favourable response to this initial title 9 denki was asked to create a number of other titles for sky both original and based on brands from television and movies . over the next seven years denki focused on ditv games almost exclusively . the company refined their design and development process to the point where it could take an agreed design document and produce a completed title in under ten weeks . 10 brands & licenses edit denki has worked with many of the world s largest media companies releasing games based upon famous characters brands and licenses from across the movie television and videogames industries . 3mrt aardman atari bell expressvu british broadcasting corporation cartoon network celador digital bridges i play disney directv dreamworks eidos interactive endemol fremantle hasbro lego mattel microsoft mind candy namco nickelodeon nintendo paramount pat sajak games pbs penguin pixar rage realtime worlds sky sky sports spil games taito the tetris company universal warner bros. waterfront entertainment in may 2007 denki signed a deal with waterfront to provide games to directv in north america 11 for directv s new games lounge service . denki initially provided nine games 11 though that number has grown . in september 2008 denki announced that ditv games would become a much smaller part of the company s output 12 as the company returned to its original philosophy of creating original new games focused specifically on toys fun and drama . in january 2009 denki launched denkiornot.com an online game which challenges players to identify the most denki image from several pairs . participants who successfully identify the majority of the images are then offered the opportunity to contact the company s recruitment department . non ditv projects edit while the majority of the titles created by denki during this period were for ditv platforms the company also worked on two other significant projects inquizitor inquizitor is an award winning accreditation needed game based learning tool created in conjunction with educational gaming company 3mrt . 13 denki provided graphic design services to the company then developing the game with 3mrt . inquizitor was released in september 2008 . it is still on sale today and is in use by educational establishments across the uk and europe . 14 inquizitor has won a number of trophies including the 2007 elearning award . 15 crackdown crackdown is the award winning sandbox game developed by realtime worlds for the xbox 360 . 16 when realtime worlds first created the concept denki provided design and audio consultancy for the project . denki s input was instrumental in helping realtime worlds to secure its publishing agreement with microsoft for the title . crackdown was released in february 2007 . the game received positive critical reviews 17 and a number of awards . 18 console projects edit following the company s decision to focus on the new generation of platforms denki was working on two original new games . quarrel is a strategy word puzzle game described as countdown meets risk . 19 it is being developed for xbox live arcade xbla . in august 2009 denki showed quarrel in public for the first time at the dare to be digital protoplay event . several hundred people were invited to play the game and give feedback to the company . denki is using this information to polish and shape the final months of development . in 2011 quarrel was picked up by utv ignition entertainment for ios devices xbla and facebook . no information was ever released about the other project other than it was being designed for the wii . its status is currently unknown but assumed to be shelved . current games edit on 20 may 2010 denki released denki blocks for ios devices 20 followed by denki blocks hd specifically for the ipad on 23 july 2010 . 21 this was followed by a brand new game on 19 june 2010 called juggle . 22 on 16 july 2010 denki released denki blocks daily workout for facebook . 23 on 2 august 2010 denki announced that they had submitted juggle for peer review on the xbox live indie games service . 24 it was released on 7 september 2010 . on 7 june 2011 utv ignition entertainment announced they were bringing quarrel to ios devices xbla and facebook . 25 quarrel was released on ios on 25 august 2011 . 26 on 17 october 2011 the game was announced as a nominee for a bafta scotland award . 27 on 17 september 2012 denki announced that ludometrics was creating a new version of bips based on an existing denki prototype . 28 the game eventually launched on facebook in january 2013 . 29 on 8 november 2012 denki announced that save the day was live . 30 on 10 december 2012 denki announced the launch of denki word quest . 31 on 22 november 2013 denki announced the launch of monster force 5 . 32 on 14 january 2014 denki announced the launch of all over the place australia for the bbc . 33 after completing its html5 game commissions with spil games and the bbc in early 2014 denki is once again working on a yet to be announced console title . games edit 2001 denki blocks platform sky gamestar publisher rage sky gamestar released august 2001 denki blocks platform game boy color publisher denki rage released october 2001 denki blocks platform game boy advance publisher denki rage released october 2001 2002 super breakout original platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar atari released may 2002 denki blocks platform mobile phone publisher denki digital bridges released august 2002 go go beckham platform gba publisher rage released august 2002 bust a move platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar taito released october 2002 pac man platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar namco released december 2002 2003 hulk platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar universal released august 2003 caterpillar crunch platform sky gamestar publisher denki sky gamestar released august 2003 courage the cowardly dog episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released october 2003 darts platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar sky sports released december 2003 duopolis platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released december 2003 word crunch platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released december 2003 2004 looney tunes back in action platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar warner bros. released february 2004 bips platform sky gamestar publisher denki sky gamestar released february 2004 letterbox platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released march 2004 tom and jerry episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released may 2004 courage the cowardly dog episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released july 2004 looney tunes back in action episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestarwarner bros. released july 2004 codename kids next door episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released july 2004 courage the cowardly dog episode 03 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released september 2004 scooby doo where are you episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released september 2004 thunderbirds platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar universal released october 2004 tom and jerry episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released december 2004 genie s cave platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released december 2004 tetris platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar the tetris company released december 2004 2005 codename kids next door episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released january 2005 boggle platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar hasbro released february 2005 shrek episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar dreamworks released february 2005 the grim adventures of billy & mandy platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released march 2005 dexter s laboratory episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released march 2005 foster s home for imaginary friends episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released april 2005 looney tunes episode 03 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released may 2005 tom and jerry episode 03 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released may 2005 jumble fever platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released june 2005 shrek episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar dreamworks released july 2005 codename kids next door episode 03 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released august 2005 ed edd n eddy episode 01 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released august 2005 scooby doo where are you episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released september 2005 star trek the next generation platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar paramount released september 2005 wallace & gromit the curse of the were rabbit platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar aardman released october 2005 dexter s laboratory episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released october 2005 foster s home for imaginary friends episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released november 2005 ed edd n eddy episode 02 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released december 2005 scooby doo where are you episode 03 platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar cartoon network released december 2005 word crunch deluxe platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released december 2005 jumble fever christmas platform sky gamestar publisher sky gamestar released december 2005 shrek episode 03 platform sky gamestar publisher