BBC Multimedia

BBC Multimedia was a division of the BBC which dealt with the publishing of computer-game versions of well-known BBC television programmes. History The Multimedia division was founded in 1995 and mostly focused on CD-ROM software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. The company attended E3 2002 by announcing its first game for the Xbox, Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction, set for a November 2002 release, as well as a game adaptation of the CBBC series Ace Lightning for the PlayStation 2, with both games also on Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. Other CD-ROM games announced this time were Bob the Builder: Bob Builds a Park, set for a July 2002 release and Tweenies: Messy Time, set for an October 2002 release. In July 2002, the company launched a budget range called Favourites, consisting of pre-school games. On 5 November 2002, the company announced a Fimbles CD-ROM for a June 2003 release.