Mirrorsoft

Mirrorsoft
Type	Division of Mirror Group
Founded	1983 (closed in 1992)
Headquarters	London, England, United Kingdom
Key people	Jim Mackonochie, founder
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Number of people	not disclosed
Website	N/A

Mirrorsoft was the video game division of the Mirror Group.

It was the first company to release Tetris in Western Europe.

Formation

Jim Mackonochie founded Mirrorsoft as the video game division of Mirror Group Newspapers in 1983.

Acquisition by Maxwell Communications

It was acquired by Robert Maxwell, through Maxwell Communications, in 1984.

Bankruptcy and closure

Robert Maxwell disappeared in 1991 from his yacht and was discovered dead on November 5. Mirrorsoft subsequently declared bankruptcy in 1992 and went into administration in November.

Mirrorsoft laid of most of its staff on New Year's Eve 1992, and the remaining staff was kept on until the business closed a few months later.

Several business assets were purchased by Acclaim Entertainment.

Video games by Mirrorsoft owned by WEC Museum

Title	System	Release	Notes
Tetris	Amiga	1988