s.e. 1 industry video game industry founded 1998 products video games owner catalis s.e. parent catalis s.e. website kuju entertainment kuju entertainment ltd kuju is an international video game developer . kuju was formed in 1998 in shalford surrey england after a management buyout of simis from eidos interactive . kuju has released titles across different devices ranging from art academy on the nintendo ds lord of the rings aragorn s quest for the wii and an xbox one title powerstar golf . the name kuju originates from the initials of the founders first names ian baverstock and jonathan newth . jonathan was leafing through a japanese dictionary when he found the numbers nine and ten ku and ju corresponding to the positions of i and j in the english alphabet . the combined result was kuju . contents 1 history 2 kuju startups fund 3 studios 3.1 headstrong games 3.2 zo mode 3.3 previous kuju studios 4 games 5 cancelled games 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit in 1998 ian baverstock and jonathan newth were running simis an in house development studio owned by eidos . in the same year ian and jonathan led a management buyout of the studio from eidos interactive forming kuju entertainment . their first game was tank racer a 3d action racer for pc playstation and mobile . by 2001 kuju was employing a team of 80 developers in three separate offices around the uk in london surrey and brighton . their most notable project at the time was microsoft train simulator . 2 in 2002 kuju floated on the alternative investments market aim of the london stock exchange . shortly thereafter the company signed its first game with thq based on the games workshop franchise warhammer 40 000 fire warrior . in the following years between 2002 and 2007 kuju developed titles including singstar games and the battalion wars franchise . in 2007 kuju entertainment was acquired by a german media investment firm catalis se . soon after kuju brighton was rebranded to zo mode and in 2008 kuju london rebranded to headstrong games . in 2010 headstrong games completed development of art academy for the nintendo ds console . 3 in 2012 dominic wheatley of domark software and gary bracey from ocean software were appointed as ceo and commercial director respectively . kuju startups fund edit on 4 august 2014 kuju launched a fund raising campaign with seedrs an online seed equity crowdfunding platform based in the uk for their latest initiative the kuju startups fund . 4 the kuju startups fund is a new programme by kuju seeking to find invest in and mentor uk games companies . studios edit kuju currently has two uk studios headstrong games in london and zo mode in brighton . headstrong games edit headstrong games has developed versions of the house of the dead overkill the lord of the rings aragorn s quest and top gun hard lock . original ip include art academy and battalion wars . zo mode edit zo mode have worked on the eyetoy series zumba dance franchise and most recently an official xbox one exclusive title powerstar golf . they also developed games for playstation s eyetoy and xbox s kinect . previous kuju studios edit simis kuju surrey kuju sheffield latterly rebranded as chemistry nik nak games kuju america kuju manila vatra games edit microsoft train simulator 2001 lotus challenge 2001 reign of fire 2002 fire blade 2002 singstar with sce london studio 2002 warhammer 40 000 fire warrior 2003 eyetoy play play 2003 crash twinsanity 3d 2004 battalion wars 2005 eyetoy play 3 2005 sensible soccer 2006 2006 eyetoy play sports 2006 singstar rocks 2006 crush 2007 geometry wars galaxies with bizarre creations 2007 battalion wars 2 2007 nucleus 2007 dancing with the stars 2007 sensible world of soccer xbox live arcade version 2007 eyecreate 2007 eyetoy play astro zoo 2007 singstar pop hits 2007 eyetoy play hero 2008 rock revolution 2008 2009 you re in the movies 2008 2009 the house of the dead overkill 2009 disney sing it 2008 rail simulator 2007 later renamed railworks in 2009 art academy 2009 2010 the lord of the rings aragorn s quest 2010 chime 2010 disney sing it family hits 2010 grease the game 2010 chime super deluxe 2011 grease dance 2011 zumba fitness 2 2011 rush n attack ex patriot 2011 silent hill downpour 2012 top gun hard lock 2012 haunt 2012 crush3d 2012 new art academy 2012 zumba fitness rush 2012 zumba fitness core 2012 rabbids rumble 2012 zumba fitness world party 2013 art academy sketchpad 2013 zumba kids 2013 powerstar golf 2013 pok mon art academy 2014 cancelled games edit knight wars redwood falls see also edit headstrong games zo mode references edit corporate info . kuju entertainment . retrieved 1 november 2012 . alfred barten . msts first of the big ones . retrieved 1 october 2015 . kuju entertainment art academy . retrieved 1 october 2015 . kuju startups fund . retrieved 1 october 2015 . external links edit official website headstrong games formerly kuju london catalis group parent company v t e 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