Macrospace

Macrospace Ltd. was a British developer of mobile content headquartered in London, which mainly focused on Java ME-content. In June 2005, Macrospace merged with Sorrent Inc., to form Glu Mobile.^[1] Macrospace provided mobile games and mobile gaming products for network operators, service providers, handset manufacturers, media companies and intellectual property owners.^[2]

Macrospace Ltd.

Trade name	Macrospace
Industry	Video games
Defunct	2005 (2005)
Fate	Merged with Sorrent Inc.
Successor	Glu Mobile
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Services	EmuX, ProvisionX, ConnectX
Number of employees	Head Office: 25 (2004)
Website	Macrospace Games

Overview

The company developed a technology for Java web emulation. It was intended to emulate the full Java capabilities of many of the most popular mobile handsets, including rendering fonts and on-screen instructions.^[3]

Macrospace also offered online high score and in-game event billing services. Using the company's services, Cannons Tournament became the first commercially available multiplayer mobile game in Europe, allowing mobile gamers to play peer-to-peer games regardless of network or location.^{[citation needed]}