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5th Cell
5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. Led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Fahlbusch, the company is most well known for creating the Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts series. While the company remains a registered legal entity, it has been largely inactive since mass layoffs in 2016.
Founded on August 28, 2003, by Joseph M. Tringali, Jeremiah Slaczka and Brett Caird, the company started out developing mobile games working with such publishers as THQ Wireless, JAMDAT Mobile (now EA Mobile) and UIEvolution (a former subsidiary of Square Enix).
On August 2, 2004, THQ Wireless announced it would publish 5th Cell's first three original mobile games: Siege, SEAL Team 6 and Mini Poccha.
In 2006, 5th Cell laid off fifteen employees due to the underperformance of their mobile titles, leaving only Tringali, Slaczka, and technical director Marius Fahlbusch. Shortly after, 5th Cell transitioned into Nintendo DS and casual game development. While they have worked with licenses and work for hire in the past, the core focus has moved completely onto building innovative, original video games.
In an IGN interview with Michael Thomsen, Jeremiah Slaczka, the company's creative director, was asked "What kinds of games do you ultimately want to be known for?". He responded by saying:
Innovative games – we want to be known as a company that produces AAA content you can't get anywhere else from anyone else. So far, with both Drawn to Life and Lock's Quest, I think our products have lined up with that vision. We've completely switched our company's focus to original titles now. We don't do licensed games or work for hire anymore.
On April 21, 2006, IGN revealed 5th Cell's first Nintendo DS game Drawn to Life, an original title.
On June 1, 2006, 5th Cell announced its partnership with Merscom to publish D.N.A, a PC casual game and also an original title.
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5th Cell
5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. Led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Fahlbusch, the company is most well known for creating the Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts series. While the company remains a registered legal entity, it has been largely inactive since mass layoffs in 2016.
Founded on August 28, 2003, by Joseph M. Tringali, Jeremiah Slaczka and Brett Caird, the company started out developing mobile games working with such publishers as THQ Wireless, JAMDAT Mobile (now EA Mobile) and UIEvolution (a former subsidiary of Square Enix).
On August 2, 2004, THQ Wireless announced it would publish 5th Cell's first three original mobile games: Siege, SEAL Team 6 and Mini Poccha.
In 2006, 5th Cell laid off fifteen employees due to the underperformance of their mobile titles, leaving only Tringali, Slaczka, and technical director Marius Fahlbusch. Shortly after, 5th Cell transitioned into Nintendo DS and casual game development. While they have worked with licenses and work for hire in the past, the core focus has moved completely onto building innovative, original video games.
In an IGN interview with Michael Thomsen, Jeremiah Slaczka, the company's creative director, was asked "What kinds of games do you ultimately want to be known for?". He responded by saying:
Innovative games – we want to be known as a company that produces AAA content you can't get anywhere else from anyone else. So far, with both Drawn to Life and Lock's Quest, I think our products have lined up with that vision. We've completely switched our company's focus to original titles now. We don't do licensed games or work for hire anymore.
On April 21, 2006, IGN revealed 5th Cell's first Nintendo DS game Drawn to Life, an original title.
On June 1, 2006, 5th Cell announced its partnership with Merscom to publish D.N.A, a PC casual game and also an original title.