Monumental Games

Monumental Games to show PRIME in action for the first time at Game Connection - ~ demonstrations to offer hands-on experience of how to start making a 3D MMO game ~

monumentalgames — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:01:10 +0000

Monumental Games will be giving the world’s first live demonstrations of PRIME, the only commercially available browser-based 3D MMO engine, at this year’s Game Connection in Lyon (November 15-18, 2010).

PRIME provides a complete set of tools for developers looking to create and operate 3D worlds within browsers, incorporating real time lighting, 3D animation and visual effects. These worlds can then be populated by thousands of players, all interacting with each other at the same time. It enables developers to build and launch 3D MMOs rapidly, providing significant savings in both time and financial resources and hence reducing risk.

PRIME is currently being trialled by a select number of developers before being made available to the larger development community immediately after the Game Connection event.

PRIME has been built by Monumental Games ‘from the ground up’ for MMOs. It is fully browser-based and Facebook-compatible, while the downloadable plug-in enabler is sub-1Mb, making installation simple and quick.

The live demonstrations at Game Connection will give developers hands on experience of PRIME allowing them to try out various elements of the toolset to start making games. Those interested in arranging a demonstration can fix up a meeting by using the Game Connection meeting system or by contacting Monumental through the PRIME website at http://www.the-prime-engine.com.

Monumental makes Sunday Times Tech Track 100

monumentalgames — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:27:47 +0000

Monumental Games, the independent UK games developer, has been placed sixth in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 2010, a ranking of the fastest growing private technology companies in the UK.

The Nottingham based outfit, which features in the listing for the first time, has seen its sales grow 146 per cent a year from an annualised £346,000 in 2006 to £5.2m in 2009. Founded in 2005, Monumental primarily focuses on online games, and its new PRIME technology enables thousands of people to play simultaneously in 3D worlds embedded in social networks such as Facebook.

Monumental is also the developer behind titles such as MotoGP 09/10 (Capcom) and Football Superstars (Cybersports).

The full findings were published in a special eight-page supplement with the business section of The Sunday Times on September 19, 2010 and on www.fasttrack.co.uk.

Monumental Games puts developers in “PRIME” position with middleware world first - ~ leading studio produces first browser-based 3D MMO engine ~

ebad — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:29:13 +0000

Monumental Games is launching PRIME, the world’s first commercially available browser-based 3D MMO engine.

PRIME is built on pure MMO technology and optimised to provide the best performance across all types of networks. It provides a complete toolkit for the creation of browser-based light persistent state worlds (LPSW), significantly reducing the investment needed to build full 3D polygon rendered MMO games from scratch.

The technology is fully browser-based and 100 per cent compatible with Facebook, while the downloadable plug-in enabler is sub-1Mb, making installation simple and quick.

Monumental has developed the PRIME engine based on its extensive expertise in developing both online MMO & console games, such as Football Superstars, Little Horrors and MotoGP 09/10.PRIME was formally launched at Games Com in Cologne and Monumental will be rolling it out to a select number of developers before making it more widely available.

More details can be found here.

Monumental Games appoints non-executive chairman - leading developer brings Nick Wheelwright to the Board

monumentalgames — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:24:16 +0000

Monumental Games has appointed UK video game industry veteran, Nick Wheelwright to its Board as non-executive chairman.

The former CEO of Codemasters and managing director of Playground Games will work with Monumental CEO Rik Alexander and the senior management team to drive the business forward. Nick brings nearly 20 years of experience in the gaming industry to the post, where he will help to build on the success of titles including Moto GP 09/10 and Football Superstars.

The appointment comes following the recent announcement by the leading developer that it plans to release Little Horrors, the first 3D MMO for Facebook this summer. In late 2009, the company also secured a £2 million investment from Maven Capital Partners, joint manager of the Capital for Enterprise (CfE) fund.

First Facebook MMO game set for summer 2010 - Nottingham-based gaming developer announces ‘Little Horrors’ - a 3D browser-based MMO for Facebook

monumentalgames — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:34:47 +0000

Monumental Games is launching the first 3D massively multiplayer online (MMO) game for Facebook this summer.

The game, entitled ‘Little Horrors’, is set in an infant school for monsters. Rooted in the desire to connect people in a new way online, ‘Little Horrors’ is based on simple games people remember from the school playground, such as “tag” and “stuck in the mud”, but with an added twist.

The Nottingham-based game developer aims to have its browser-based MMO platform ready to go live in beta in summer 2010. Following launch, Monumental Games developers will continually work on improvements to the game based on user feedback and trends. They plan to use key performance indicators (KPIs) to find out what players love about the games and what they think could be better.

This development initially stems from a funding grant awarded to Monumental Games by the Technology Strategy Board in August 2008 to develop browser-based MMO technology, but recently received a significant boost following investment from the Capital for Enterprise Fund.

Become a fan of Little Horrors on Facebook to keep up to date with the game’s development.

Monumental Games appoints studio heads to drive growth - creates three focused studios to capitalise on new business opportunities and technological developments

monumentalgames — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:29:52 +0000

Monumental Games has made three key appointments as it structures its business for the future to take advantage of business growth opportunities and technology advances.

The online games developer has created three divisions to focus on building its offerings and skills across the core areas of its business.

Monumental Conversion and Emerging Technologies (CET) will work on future technology developments within gaming such as augmented reality and motion controllers as well as technical conversion. It will be headed up by Michael Delves who has over 23 years in the gaming industry working with the likes of Hasbro, Software Creations, Acclaim and
Silverback Studios.

Monumental Online has been created to develop the Monumental Technology Suite and existing Massively-Multiplayer Online (MMO) games, Football Superstars, published by Cyber Sports, and the newer Hunters World. Gylan Hunter has been chosen to head up this area of the business and is also the chief art director. He was employee number three at Monumental Games, joining back in 2005. He has over 12 years’ industry experience and has worked on games such as Need for Speed, Alone In The Dark and Moto GP 2 and 3.

Monumental Racing will continue its work on Moto GP, which is published by Capcom, and will further develop Monumental Games’ racing technology capabilities. This division will be headed by Andy Norman who started his professional life at the BBC. He entered the gaming industry in 2000 and has worked with leading players such as Eidos, EA and SEGA before joining Monumental Games towards the end of 2009.