Dick's

Dick's (formerly known as Stick Feline Games) is an American video game developer and based in Glendale, California known for taking over the main development of Zachary, Grace and Lexia video games from Traveller's Tales starting on November 8, 2007 after they were acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
The studio was opened by THQ on March 8, 2008 and then sold to Activision on June 7, 2011. The company renamed itself to its current name and became independent on August 12, 2024.
The company is planning to move their headquarters back to Los Angeles on July 8, 2025 after ZGL Theatres goes defunct.
==Details==
Formerly
Stick Feline Games (2008-2024)
​Founded
March 8, 2008; 16 years ago in Los Angeles, California
Headquarters
Glendale, California
Parent
THQ (2008-2011)
Activision (2011-2024)
==History==
On March 8, 2008, Stick Feline Games' headquarters opened.
On February 11, 2011, Stick Feline Games announced that they would move from being a subsidiary of THQ to being one of Activision in order to be the main developer of the announced Catlanders series.
On June 7, 2011, THQ sold the company to Activision.
On June 6, 2015, the company announced that they plan to move their headquarters to Glendale, California after it was announced that ZGL Theatres' headquarters would take over their old location in Los Angeles, California. Their new headquarters started construction that day while the PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One and Wii U versions of Catlanders: Viper Smash ZX started development on June 12 by having developers work from home. The game finished development on August 7 and released on September 20 while the company's new headquarters finished construction on October 3 and opened three days later.
On June 16, 2017, Stick Feline Games announced that they would step down from its role of main developer of Zachary, Grace and Lexia games as well as give the main development role of future Catlanders games to Raven Software and only develop certain games after Avalanche Software took over development duties of Warner Bros.-owned Zachary, Grace and Lexia games; because of this, the company felt like Zachary, Grace and Lexia games no longer needed a main developer.
On May 13, 2024, Stick Feline Games announced that they would move their headquarters back to Los Angeles after ZGL Theatres goes defunct on July 8, 2025.
On July 8, 2024, it was announced that the company would rename itself to Dick's and go independent on August 12 after finishing development on their last game as an Activision subsidiary as well as under the Stick Feline name, the PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S and Nintendo Switch versions of Skylanders: Escape the ZGL Zone.
On August 12, 2024, the company renamed itself to Dick's and spun off from Activision.
==Logos==
===Stick Feline Games===
====1st logo (July 22, 2008 - May 15, 2012)====
The first logo consists of Ravenpaw Bortz on a black background throwing a knife at the screen and a groan of pain is heard. We fade to white and as the blue words Stick (coming from the left) Feline Games (both coming from the right) appear on screen, three different screams of pain are heard. This logo was seen on every console, PSP and PC game from the studio starting with the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Rumpy Cat's Rescue 2: Blinded by the Nightfall and ending with the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of Journey to the Center of the Earth Slugger.
The Catlanders variant has the logo in white appears on a cloudy backdrop and the sounds of wind and moving clouds can be heard in the background. This appeared on the 3DS versions of Catlanders: Spinjitzu Smash to Feline Academy.
In Catlanders: Smash Creations, the logo in white is on the right next to the Activision logo on a sky background. No sounds are heard whatsoever.
====2nd logo (July 31, 2012 - July 19, 2024)====
The second logo consists of Earth Slugger Bortz jumping from the left side of the screen. He throws a red boomerang to the left. It circles around and flies over the top of him. Earth Slugger then charges himself up with Force Lightning, prepares let out a burst of lightning under his feet and then super jumps off screen. The logo, formed by the burst of lightning, is in the same formation as the previous logo, but is golden this time. This logo was seen on every game from the studio starting with the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Unchkin to the Rescue! and ending with Skylanders: Sketchers.
====3rd logo (February 27, 2024 - June 20, 2025)====
The third and final logo consists of the company name in the same formation as the previous logos and is purple this time. A blue shine passes over the logo and Quick Zapper Bortz appears in front of it with two lightsabers in his hands, connects them together to create a two-sided lightsaber, deflects a few incoming lasers, uses Force Lightning on something off-screen and then super jumps off screen. This logo only appears on The Crime Clones 3: Olivia's Replacements, Meredith's New Jerseyan Life: Dance Floor Crashers and the PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S and Nintendo Switch versions of Skylanders: Escape the ZGL Zone.
===Dick's===
====Logo (January 7, 2025 -)====
We start with DICKS spelled in a white background. A small white-furred kangaroo wearing a yellow mining helmet with a flashing light on it hops to the I and stops to look around. While it is doing that, a blonde hose with squishy balls for feet and a red squirter hops into the screen. The kangaroo is shocked and hops away in horror, going off the screen. Meanwhile, the hose hops to the I, stops there, walks forward and then readies itself. It then bounces on the I twice, then launched into the air the third time. After crushing the I, the hose squirts cyan water into the air, gets tossed off the I and ends up covered in its own water. An apostrophe appears between the K and the S. This logo appears on every game from the company starting with Zachary & Meredith Bortz's Wholesome Country Rhythm Dance (except for the Japanese version of Skylanders: Escape the ZGL Zone which uses the third Stick Feline Games logo instead).
==List of games==
===Stick Feline Games===
Year	Title 	Platforms 	Publisher
2008	Rumpy Cat's Rescue 2: Blinded by the Nightfall (July 22) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	THQ
2008	Earth Slugger's Deforestation Hatred (October 7) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	THQ
2009	The Extreme Gut Buster Game (February 24) 	PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	THQSony Computer Entertainment (PS2 co-publisher)
2009	Heavy Metal Flame Thrower 3: Level with the Fire (May 12) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	Activision (North America)THQ (Japan and PAL region)
2009	Ropeslinging Shootout (July 28) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	Majesco Entertainment (North America)Square Enix (Japan)THQ (PAL region)
2009	Rusty Stick Brawl (October 6) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	Activision (North America)THQ (Japan and PAL region)
2009	Cooper Bortz's Sketchbook (December 22) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	Activision (North America)THQ (Japan and PAL region)
2010	The Extreme Gut Buster Game II (March 2) 	Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	THQ
2010	Night of the Living Celebrity Graveyard III (May 18) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	THQ (North America)Konami (Japan)Sega (PAL region)
2010	Elemental Blackies (August 10) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	Activision (North America)THQ (Japan and PAL region)
2010	Orange Team: Soft and Gooey (October 19) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	Activision (North America)THQ (Japan and PAL region)
2011	The Extreme Gut Buster Game III (March 1) 	Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	THQ
2011	The Nine Lives of Rocky Bortz (May 24) 	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	THQ
2011	Catlanders: Spinjitzu Smash (October 16) 	PlayStation 2 and Wii 	Activision
2012	The Extreme Gut Buster Game IV (February 28) 	PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 	ActivisionSony Computer Entertainment (PS2 co-publisher)
2012	Journey to the Center of the Earth Slugger (May 15) 	PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 	LucasArts (North America)Activision (Japan and PAL region)
2012	Unchkin to the Rescue! (July 31) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	Aspyr (North America)Activision (Europe)Taito (Japan)Konami (Australia)
2012	Catlanders: Smash Creations (October 14) 	iOS and Android 	Activision
2012	Catlanders: Spinjitzu Smash DX (October 21) 	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	Activision
2013	The Extreme Gut Buster Game V (February 19) 	Microsoft Windows and OS X 	Activision
2013	Night of the Living Celebrity Graveyard IV (April 30) 	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Wii U, Microsoft Windows and OS X 	Activision (North America)Konami (Japan)Sega (PAL region)
2013	Catlanders: Spinjitzu Smash (Japanese version, July 12) 	Wii and Wii U 	ActivisionKonami
2013	Rumpy Cat's Rescue 3: Feline Secrets (July 16) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Microsoft Windows and OS X 	Activision
2013	Catlanders: Smash Party (October 13) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U 	Activision
2013	Catlanders: Smash Party (November 15) 	PlayStation 4 	Activision
2013	Catlanders: Smash Party (November 22) 	Xbox One 	Activision
2014	The Extreme Gut Buster Game VI (February 4) 	Microsoft Windows and OS X 	Activision
2014	Quiver to the Moon: Drakes on Board (August 5) 	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows and OS X	Warner Bros. Games (North America)Activision (Japan and PAL region)
2014	Catlanders: Viper Smash (October 5) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	Activision
2015	The Extreme Gut Buster Game VII (February 24) 	Microsoft Windows and OS X 	Activision
2015	Cabela's Outdoor Adventures (May 5) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii 	Activision
2015	Hawaiian Foursome: Island of Doppelgangers (July 21) 	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, Wii U, Microsoft Windows and OS X 	Activision
2015	Catlanders: Viper Smash ZX (September 20) 	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Wii U 	Activision
2015	Meredith's New Jerseyan Life: Spy Rescue Mission (December 15)	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Microsoft Windows and OS X 	Warner Bros. Games (North America)Activision (Japan and PAL region)
2016	The Extreme Gut Buster Game VIII (February 23) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and OS X 	ActivisionSony Computer Entertainment (PS3 co-publisher)
2016	Rusty's Rescue (May 17) 	PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U 	Activision
2016	Rumpy Cat's Rescue 4: Re-furred (July 26) 	PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U 	Activision
2016	Catlanders: Feline Academy (October 16) 	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Wii U 	Activision
2017	The Extreme Gut Buster Game IX (February 21) 	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	ActivisionSony Interactive Entertainment (PS3 co-publisher)
2017	Catlanders: Feline Academy (March 3) 	Nintendo Switch 	Activision
2017	An Explosive Catastrophe: Fire vs. Water Team Up (May 9) 	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2017	Crime Crew Unite! (July 18) 	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2017	Crime Crew: The Cat Land of Lies (October 10) 	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U and Nintendo Switch 	Activision
2018	The Extreme Gut Buster Game X (February 20) 	Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2019	The Extreme Gut Buster Game XI (February 19) 	Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2020	The Extreme Gut Buster Game XII (January 21) 	Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2020	The Lunch Clones (May 26) 	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch 	Activision
2020	Painsley: Dream World Escape (November 24) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2021	The Extreme Gut Buster Game XIII (April 27) 	Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2021	Crime Crew: The Cat Land of Lies (July 20) 	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 	Activision
2021	The Extreme Gut Buster Movie Game (July 27) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	ActivisionSony Interactive Entertainment (PS4 and Vita co-publisher)
2021	The Crime Clones (October 5) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2022	Skylanders: Raging Figures (September 25) 	PlayStation 4 and Xbox One 	ActivisionTHQ Nordic
2023	Polyamory Zachary: Save the Resort! (January 10) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Annapurna Interactive (North America)Activision (Europe)Sega (Japan)Square Enix (Australia)
2023	The Crime Clones 2: CSI Chaos (August 15) 	PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U 	Activision
2023	Skylanders: Sketchers (October 22) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS and Android 	ActivisionTHQ Nordic
2024	The Crime Clones 3: Olivia's Replacements (February 27) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2024	Skylanders: Sketchers (Japanese version, July 19) 	PlayStation 5 	ActivisionSony Interactive Entertainment
2024	Meredith's New Jerseyan Life: Dance Floor Crashers (July 30) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS 	Activision
2024	Skylanders: Escape the ZGL Zone (September 22) 	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 	ActivisionElectronic Arts
2025	Skylanders: Escape the ZGL Zone (Japanese version, June 20) 	PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 	ActivisionTHQ Nordic
===Dick's===
Year	Title 	Platforms 	Publisher
2025	Zachary & Meredith Bortz's Wholesome Country Rhythm Dance (January 7)	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS	Sega
==Trivia==
*When they return to Los Angeles, their headquarters in Glendale, California will be demolished so that a Zachary & Meredith Bortz's location there would replace it in 2026.
===Stick Feline Games===
*The first logo references Ravenpaw's Warrior Wrath, the second logo references the LucasArts logo from their version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC and all versions of its sequel and the third and final logo references the LucasArts logo from Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.
===Dick's===
*The logo references DIXAR, an adult parody of Pixar.
Category:Zachary, Grace and Lexia