Incognito Entertainment

Incognito Entertainment
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	1999; 25 years ago
Founder	Scott Campbell
Defunct	2009
Fate	Dissolved
Successor	Eat Sleep Play; LightBox Interactive;
Headquarters	Salt Lake City, US
Key people	Scott Campbell; David Jaffe;
Products	Twisted Metal series
Number of employees	51 (2002)
Parent	Sony Computer Entertainment (2002–2005); SCE Worldwide Studios (2005–2009)

Incognito Entertainment (formerly Incognito Studios and Incog Inc. Entertainment) was an American video game developer headquartered in Salt Lake City. It was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2002, making it a first-party developer until its dissolution in 2009.

History

Incognito Entertainment was founded in 1999 by Scott Campbell, who had previously led the development of Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 for SingleTrac. In January 2000, the company signed a publishing agreement with a "major North American publisher".^[1]^[2] The studio was originally known as Incognito Studios and later renamed Incog Inc. Entertainment. Sony acquired Incog Inc. Entertainment in August 2002 and made it an internal studio of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA). At the time, studio employed 51 people.^[3]^[4]

Campbell and David Jaffe, alongside the majority of the company's staff, left Incognito Entertainment in July 2007 to form Eat Sleep Play, an independent studio backed by SCEA.^[5] The remainder of Incognito Entertainment was led by Dylan Jobe and maintained the PlayStation 3 game Warhawk. In March 2009, he and several other staff members left the studio to establish LightBox Interactive.^[6]

Games developed

Year	Title	Platform(s)
2001	Twisted Metal: Black	PlayStation 2
2001	Twisted Metal: Small Brawl	PlayStation
2002	Twisted Metal: Black Online	PlayStation 2
2003	War of the Monsters	PlayStation 2
2003	Downhill Domination	PlayStation 2
2005	Twisted Metal: Head-On	PlayStation Portable
2007	Calling All Cars!	PlayStation 3
2007	Warhawk	PlayStation 3

References

^ Peter, John. "Warplakorn.com". Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Rogue Trip Team Turns PlayStation2". IGN. January 26, 2000. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Sony Purchases Incog". Gamasutra. August 5, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Sony Buys Incog". IGN. August 5, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Crecente, Brian (July 27, 2007). "Jaffe's Big News". Kotaku. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
^ Crecente, Brian (March 23, 2009). "Warhawk's Dylan Jobe Leaves Incognito, Forms New Studio". Kotaku. Retrieved July 1, 2010.

External links

Incognito Entertainment at MobyGames

[1] Peter, John. "Warplakorn.com". Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[2] "Rogue Trip Team Turns PlayStation2". IGN. January 26, 2000. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[3] "Sony Purchases Incog". Gamasutra. August 5, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[4] "Sony Buys Incog". IGN. August 5, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[5] Crecente, Brian (July 27, 2007). "Jaffe's Big News". Kotaku. Retrieved July 1, 2010.

[6] Crecente, Brian (March 23, 2009). "Warhawk's Dylan Jobe Leaves Incognito, Forms New Studio". Kotaku. Retrieved July 1, 2010.

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