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'''Creature Labs''' (aka ''Creature Labs, Ltd'') is the company that was renamed from [[Cyberlife]] when [[Steve Grand]] split off to form [[Cyberlife Research]]. This split emphasised its focus on entertainment products rather than research, and it subsequently released [[Creatures 3]], [[Docking Station]], [[Creatures Adventures]] and [[Creatures Playground]] as well as the official [[:Category:C3/DS Breeds|Creatures 3/Docking Station breeds]] and several other [[:Category:Games|games]].
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'''Creature Labs''' (aka ''Creature Labs, Ltd'') is the company that was renamed from [[Cyberlife]] when [[Steve Grand]] split off to form [[Cyberlife Research]]. This split emphasized its focus on entertainment products rather than research, and it subsequently released [[Creatures 3]], [[Docking Station]], [[Creatures Adventures]] and [[Creatures Playground]] as well as the official [[:Category:C3/DS Breeds|Creatures 3/Docking Station breeds]] and several other [[:Category:Games|games]].
  
Unfortunately Creature Labs was unable to derive enough revenue from these activities to survive, and shut up shop on March 20th, 2003. Their assets were purchased by [[Gameware Europe]] - a court order probably arranged by CL employees required these to be sold off all in one - and so provided to [[Gameware Development]] (''see [[history]]'').
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Unfortunately, despite a refinancing in [[history#2002|2002]] (which resulted in a new holding company called [[Entraline]]) Creature Labs was unable to derive enough revenue from these activities to survive, and shut up shop on [[history#2003|20 March 2003]]. Their assets were purchased by [[Gameware Europe]] and so provided to [[Gameware Development]].
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Creature Labs (and Cyberlife) were based (from January 1999) in offices at 1 Quayside, Bridge Street, Cambridge, although employees could often be found downstairs in [[Henry's Cafe Bar]].
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/creatures_more.php?id=17_0_6_0_M8 A potted history of Creature Labs and Gameware Development (the official story)]
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* [http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/creatures_more.php?id=17_0_6_0_M8 A potted history of Creature Labs and Gameware Development (the official story)]
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 12 November 2015

Creature Labs offices
Creature Labs - the "new CL"

Creature Labs (aka Creature Labs, Ltd) is the company that was renamed from Cyberlife when Steve Grand split off to form Cyberlife Research. This split emphasized its focus on entertainment products rather than research, and it subsequently released Creatures 3, Docking Station, Creatures Adventures and Creatures Playground as well as the official Creatures 3/Docking Station breeds and several other games.

Unfortunately, despite a refinancing in 2002 (which resulted in a new holding company called Entraline) Creature Labs was unable to derive enough revenue from these activities to survive, and shut up shop on 20 March 2003. Their assets were purchased by Gameware Europe and so provided to Gameware Development.

Creature Labs (and Cyberlife) were based (from January 1999) in offices at 1 Quayside, Bridge Street, Cambridge, although employees could often be found downstairs in Henry's Cafe Bar.

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