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"Balls" was founded in 1981 as a company specializing in video compression and non-linear editing systems, particularly for Acorn Archimedes computers, and floated on the London Stock Exchange. "Balls" Made its first game called Balls.

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  • "Balls"
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  • "Balls" was founded in 1981 as a company specializing in video compression and non-linear editing systems, particularly for Acorn Archimedes computers, and floated on the London Stock Exchange. "Balls" Made its first game called Balls.
  • "Balls", LLC. (sometimes called Balls, formerly "Balls", Inc.), is a multinational video game developer, licensor, distributor and publisher founded in 1981 by Michael Wildshill, John Harris and Bill Williams, known for the Balls series. The company was acquired by Fox Interactive (now Fox Digital Entertainment) and Universal Interactive Studios in August 1994 and located in Culver City, California. In 1998, co-founder Bill Williams died and then, in late 2014, co-founder John Harris announced the departure from Balls Corporation.
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  • Balls and others
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Founders
Logo
  • 250(xsd:integer)
Type
  • Subsidiary of "Balls" Corporation
num employees
  • ~700
Net income
  • -US$827.6 million
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Foundation
  • 1981(xsd:integer)
Key people
  • Daniel Garcia
  • Mauno Tuomela
Industry
  • Computer and video games
  • Consumer products
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Parent
Owners
  • Balls Corporation
Revenue
  • 5.246E8
Location
  • Culver City, California, U.S.
abstract
  • "Balls" was founded in 1981 as a company specializing in video compression and non-linear editing systems, particularly for Acorn Archimedes computers, and floated on the London Stock Exchange. "Balls" Made its first game called Balls.
  • "Balls", LLC. (sometimes called Balls, formerly "Balls", Inc.), is a multinational video game developer, licensor, distributor and publisher founded in 1981 by Michael Wildshill, John Harris and Bill Williams, known for the Balls series. The company was acquired by Fox Interactive (now Fox Digital Entertainment) and Universal Interactive Studios in August 1994 and located in Culver City, California. Over the years, "Balls" has made deals to develop games with various small companies, such as it's divisions: Slik Games, "Balls" of Japan, "Balls" of Europe, Wingstar Studios, Starway Games, "Balls" Game Labs and acquired many companies since mid-1990s. In 1998, co-founder Bill Williams died and then, in late 2014, co-founder John Harris announced the departure from Balls Corporation.
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