CDX Software

CDX Software (formerly CDX Interactive and briefly CDX Studios, which is the name for CDX's cartoon production unit) is the video game unit of The CDX Network, owned by the Nexstar Media Group. It was founded in 2016 to develop and publish games based on CDX's original series and other games based off of other cartoons, while also publishing original games.
==History==
After seeing the success of games developed by Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, CDX announced plans to venture in the video gaming industry. After finding success in CDX Racing and more, CDX started up Full Moon Studios to assist them with games for mature audiences and partnering with Lone Planet and Full Moon's soon-to-be parent EA to create the fan made continuation of the Vicinity Saga, Vicinity Saga: Phase Two, which was cancelled. 
===Former partnership with Nintendo ===
In 2017, CDX and Nintendo announced plans to partner up to make games based on existing Nintendo franchises, such as Super Power-Ups. The deal ended a year later when Nintendo decided to branch out of the deal, however, Nintendo and CDX are still in good terms with each other.
===Full Moon's sale to EA===
Main Article: Full Moon Studios
Suffering from poor sales and Phase Two's cancellation, Full Moon announced that it would be sold to EA.
===Recent Developments===
With the loss of Full Moon, CDX announced that it had plans to revive Midway, Acclaim, and Incinerator, while also planning to acquire THQ Nordic, Heavy Iron, and Next Level Games. It was also announced that CDX would be venturing into the mobile and PC gaming market with the launch of CDX Games to oversee their development.
====Under Warner Bros.====
During CDX's E3 2019 lineup, around the same time CDX unveiled CDX Heroes: Brawl and their next home console, the CDX Nexus, Warner Bros. stated that they had successfully acquired The CoolDude201672 Company (owners of the CDX network) after a long battle with various smaller independent companies. Because of this, CDX was placed under the same corporate umbrella with Cartoon Network and would co-develop their future games with them, until January 2021.
===Renaming, first joint-venture studio===
On March 9, 2020, CDX Interactive changed it's name to CDX Software. Also, CDX had plans to start their first joint-venture studio with another company. The new studio was named Scrambled Entertainment, and opened it's doors in the summer. Plus, CDX established Retro 2600 Games to re-release games from the Magnavox Odyssey to the Sega 32X. Days later, CDX reactivated Data Design Interactive to produce fresh quality games.
===Sale to Nexstar Media Group ===
On October 2020, WarnerMedia decided to sell 50% of The CoolDude201672 Company, and all of its' assets, including this one, to the Nexstar Media Group. Nexstar would eventually acquire AT&T's shares on January 2021.
During May 2021, CDX formed WGN Games, a company that will publish select new games that are too mature to be published by CDX themselves.
On September 10, CDX announced a multi-year deal with Take-Two Interactive Software to publish their games ported onto The V2, except for games developed by Full Moon, whose games will be published by Electronic Arts.
On October 2021, CDX announced the creations of four development studios named Omicron Studios, Stargaze Entertainment, 2BIG3K Visual, and Digital Creation Interactive each. These studios will develop games for the CDX, WGN, Midway, Data Design, Acclaim, and SouthPeak labels in order to occupy the losses of Heavy Iron and Next Level due to recent sales.
Subsequently, CDX unveiled the relaunch of Luxoflux after the company was shut down in 2010 by the now-disgraced Activision Blizzard.
On January 7, 2022, CDX Games was absorbed into CDX Software due to the studio being considered "redundant".
==Studios==
===CDX Worldwide Studios===
The CDX Worldwide Studios are a group of first-party developers founded or acquired by CDX Software.
====Publishing labels====
*Acclaim Entertainment - Originally founded in 1987 and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in September 2004. Revived by CDX on March 14, 2019.
*Cheap-Steak Studios - British game publisher founded in 2003 as Cheap Steak Games, majority stake acquired in 2018, remaining stake of company owned by Tencent.
*Data Design Interactive - infamous for their shovelware games on the Wii. Under CDX's leadership, the studio has produced games that have received positive reception.
*Keytar Services - founded in May 2022 to distribute budget titles from obscure companies.
*Midway Games (revival) - founded in 1958, went bankrupt on 2009, revived on March 14, 2019.
*SouthPeak Games - Founded in March 1, 1996 and went defunct in 2013. Was quietly relaunched in August 22, 2020.
*THQ Nordic - founded in 2011 as Nordic Games, minority stake acquired during E3 2019.
*WGN Games - created in May 2021 as a mature label of CDX Software to release games.
====Development studios====
*2BIG3K Visual - founded in October 2021 as a development studio focused on visual effects, remasters, and niche games.
*Digital Creation Interactive - founded in October 2021 as a development studio focused on online multiplayer, game engines, and budget games.
*Heavy Iron Studios - founded in 1999 as part of THQ, spun off in 2009 and acquired in March 2019. 50% sold to Keywords in 2020.
*Incinerator Studios - went defunct in 2017, revived on March 14, 2019.
*Luxoflux - former subsidiary of Activision Blizzard shut down in 2010, relaunched on October 2021 as a development studio focused on darker, mature games.
*Next Level Games - founded on October 2002, acquired on May 24, 2019. Majority stake sold to Nintendo on March 1, 2021.
*Omicron Studios - founded in October 2021 as a development studio focused on action, horror, and open-world sandbox games. Not to be confused with the enopymous COVID-19 variant.
*Retro 2600 Games - founded to re-release games from the 1st through 4th generations of consoles.
*Scrambled Entertainment - joint-venture with Videlectrix, was founded in June 21, 2020.
*Sludgesoft, Inc. - developer of B-tier games aimed at kids and teens, acquired during the Nexstar-Digital Group acquisition of 2022.
* Stargaze Entertainment - founded in October 2021 as a development studio focused on party, adventure, and licensed kids games.
===Former studios===
==== Sold====
*Full Moon Studios - founded in 2016, sold to Electronic Arts on July 27, 2019.
====Defunct==== 
*CDX Games - founded to release mobile and internet games, absorbed into CDX Software on January 7, 2022.
*Digital Games - Vídeo game label from Digital Pictures founded in 2007, absorbed into Midway Games in 2022 during the Nexstar-Digital Group acquisition.
==Second and Third-party developers==
Studios that work along side with CDX, or make games for CDX's consoles.
==Trivia==
*CDX Software was briefly named CDX Studios for a short amount of time, until it was renamed shortly thereafter.
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