Particle Systems

This article is about a computer game company. For the computer graphics technique, see particle system.

Argonaut Sheffield

Company type	Division
Industry	Video games
Founded	1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Founder	Glyn Williams Michael Powell
Defunct	October 2004 (2004-10)
Fate	Dissolved together with its parent
Headquarters	Sheffield, England
Products	Independence War series
Parent	Argonaut Games

Argonaut Sheffield (formerly Particle Systems Ltd.) was a British computer game developer based in Sheffield, England. The company was founded as Particle Systems by Glyn Williams and Michael Powell. Games developed by Particle Systems include I-War and its sequel Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos. The company was working on tactical combat game EXO, when it was acquired by Argonaut Games in January 2002^[1] and became Argonaut Sheffield. Under this new guise the company released Bionicle, Power Drome and submitted a number of demos for Star Wars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Zorro. Argonaut Sheffield was closed in late October 2004 when Argonaut games was put into administration.^[2]

Games developed

Year	Title	Publisher(s)
as Particle Systems
1993	Evasive Action	The Software Toolworks
	Subwar 2050	MicroProse
1997	I-War	Infogrames/Ocean
2001	Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos
as Argonaut Sheffield
2003	Bionicle	Electronic Arts Lego Interactive
2004	Power Drome	Mud Duck Productions, Evolved Games, Zoo Digital Publishing

References

1. "Argonaut News 2000/1". 16 March 2005. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
2. "Argonaut News 02-04". 16 March 2005. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links

• The official Particle Systems' homepage archived by Wayback Machine
• Company profile at MobyGames