In 2004, Rebellion entered a deal with DC Comics to reprint several 2000 AD stories in trade paperback form, including Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Nikolai Dante, and Sinister Dexter. In addition to further publications under the label, Rebellion began to develop associated characters for the games market.
This wave of expansions included the purchase of 2000 AD from Fleetway Publications, which began Rebellion's first foray into comic books. Over the course of the decade, Rebellion underwent rapid expansion with numerous acquisitions of other studios and properties. Tank, going unpublished.Įxpansion and comics (2000-2009)
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Following Alien vs Predator, Rebellion saw no releases for some years, with their next project, the intentionally light-hearted PC game Mr. It included artists Stuart Wilson, Toby Banfield, and Justin Rae and programmers Mike Beaton, Rob Dibley, and Andrew Whittaker. The development team was expanded to assist with work on these games. They were commissioned by Atari to work on two titles for the Jaguar, Checkered Flag and Alien vs Predator, which both released in 1994. They presented a 3D dragon flight game demo to directors at the publisher, who were seeking games for the upcoming Atari Jaguar system. The foundation of the studio was laid when the brothers secured a deal with video game publisher Atari UK. When their freelance jobs roles began to expand and they were taking on more management responsibilities, they decided to establish Rebellion in Oxford. In their spare time, they did freelance work in the games industry. The pair had just finished academic degrees at the University of Oxford, and had ambitions of starting doctorates. Rebellion was founded on 4 December 1992 by brothers Jason and Chris Kingsley in Oxford, England. 1.3 Closure of Derby studio & redundancies (2009-2010).