Software Studios
The publisher's in-house video game developer was Software Studios, set up in April 1986 and run by John Dean and Dave Cummings. Software Studios also handled Activision's products marketed in countries outside the United States. The concept behind this team was to pool resources and ideas between all Electric Dreams projects, but they were also directly responsible for two film tie-in licenses, Aliens: The Computer Game (1986) and Big Trouble in Little China. The company's initial releases were Riddler's Den and I, Of the Mask.
Software Studios at a Glance
Software Studios has been active in the gaming industry from 1987 to 1989, with 4 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Strategy, Simulator, Real Time Strategy (RTS), with additional titles in Turn-based strategy (TBS) and Shooter. The studio carries a solid 79.6/100 average rating across their catalog, with 1 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Millenium: Return To Earth (79.6/100). Games from Software Studios are available across 9 platforms, most notably Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC.
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