Zipper Interactive was an American video game developer located in Redmond, Washington and part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios. It was founded in June 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It created many different games, including the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series of games. SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs was created in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. On January 25, 2006, Sony announced that it had acquired Zipper Interactive to add it to its group of development studios. On March 29, 2012, Sony announced that it would be closing Zipper Interactive due to resource re-alignment.