TDK Mediactive

TDK Mediactive at a Glance

TDK Mediactive was a publisher based in the United States that operated for just seven years between 2001 and 2007. Founded after Japanese company TDK acquired Sound Source Interactive in September 2000, the studio released 34 titles during its short lifespan. Thirty-three of these projects were handled as a publisher while the company acted as a developer on only three occasions. Their entire catalog belongs to the 2000s decade, and they stopped releasing games before the end of that era. The company built its reputation around pre-existing licenses rather than original IP. Most of their output focused on Adventure games with 16 titles, followed by 11 Platformers and six Puzzle games. They also touched Shooter, Hack and slash, Racing, Fighting, Simulator, Strategy, and Sport genres. Their platform strategy leaned heavily toward the console generation of the early 2000s. The Nintendo GameCube saw 14 releases from them, while the Xbox had 12 and the PlayStation 2 had 10. They also released seven games for PC and seven for the Game Boy Advance. Quality control varied across their catalog but generally leaned toward the lower end of the spectrum. Out of 15 titles with ratings on IGDB, the average score sits at 50.2 out of 100. There are no great rated games in their history. Three titles fall into the good range, nine are mixed, and three are poor. Their best received work includes Jim Henson's Muppets Party Cruise from 2003 which scored 76. Conan released in 2004 followed with a 66.9 score. Darkened Skye from 2002 managed a 62, while Shrek Super Party and Robotech: Battlecry both hovered around the high 50s. The company faced significant structural changes during its run. In September 2003, Take-Two Interactive purchased TDK Mediactive and rebranded it as Take-Two Licensing. The original name appeared on games until January 2005 when Take-Two folded the division into their new 2K Games label. Recent releases toward the end of their run included My Melody Angel Book: Denshi Techou & Enjoy Game in March 2007 and Onegai My Melody: Yume no Kuni no Daibouken in December 2005. Their final known release was Conan in April 2004 before the rebranding took full effect on their visible output.

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