|
| I-Design |
addr
email |
| dev
Silly Billy's for PSX2, Dreamcast and PC |
| I-Stars |
addr
email |
| 04-18-2000
separate publishing label of Infogrames based in LA |
| I-Sun
Networks Inc. |
Research
Triangle Park
Raleigh,
NC.
renesmith@worldnet.att.net |
| an
interactive technologies co that develops platforms for the entertainment
and educational industries. |
| I/OMagic |
addr
email |
| Keyboards,
Sound Cards, CD-ROMS, Accelerators, Modems |
| i2e2
Inc. |
addr
email |
| another
professional gaming organization like Cyberathlete Professional League
and TEN's Professional Gamers League, hosting events, universal rankings |
| iBlast
Networks |
1999
Avenue of the Stars, Suite 500,
Los
Angeles, CA. 90067
Ph:
310-551-2900
jobs@iblast.com |
| 03-08-2000
joint national wireless network company formed by ~12 major television
broadcast groups to deliver high-speed music, video, games and software
directly to PCs, has agreements with 143 local television stations in 102
markets -- covering more than 80 percent of U.S. homes and all of the nation's
top 25 media markets |
| ICE
Online Inc. |
#212
- 2465 Beta Ave
Burnaby,
BC, Canada V5C 5N1
Business
(604) 482-7586
F:
(604) 482-7599
resume
to |
| 20
emps, online mpg and dev, T1, |
| ICTV |
14600
Winchester Blvd.,
Los
Gatos, CA. 95030,
Fax:
408-364-9302
jobs@ictv.com |
| high-speed
Internet services and interactive multimedia content over cable, over 200
titles. Contracts with SegaSoft Networks Inc., Aludra Software Inc.,
The Animation Farm, titles from Virgin Sound and Vision, Eplay Network |
| id
Software |
18601
LBJ Freeway, Suite 615
Mesquite,
TX. 75150
T:
972-613-3589
F:
972-686-9288
John
Carmack |
06-01-2000
Doom III announced, artist Paul Steed fired
08/99
Brian Hook leaves id to join EverQuest team
E3
1999 UGO Best Online Multiplayer Runner Up: Quake 3: Arena (PC) - id Software,
Quake2, Quake 3(distr Activision), Wolfenstein, Doom, engines; John
Carmack Technical Director. "focus2"
chosen as box art and ad design firm |
| IDEO
Product Development |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Idol
Minds |
5777
Central Avenue, Suite 130
Boulder,
CO. 80301
email |
| comments |
| IDSA
(Interactive Digital Software Assoc) |
1775
Eye St., NW, Suite 420
Washington,
DC. 20006
idsa@idsa.com |
10-14-99
announces Advertising Review Council (ARC)
9-24-98
interactive entertainment is now the fastest-growing segment of the U.S.
entertainment industry.
U.S.
trade association serving the public affairs and business interests of
companies that publish video and
computer
games. offers services to entertainment software publishers, owns and operates
E3, established the ESRB in 09/94. |
| iEntertainment
Network / iEN (was Interactive Magic) |
P.O.
Box 13491
Research
Triangle Park, NC. 27709
email |
Nasdaq:
IENT (was IMGK)
02-28-2000
creates wholly owned subsid iWireless Games Inc. for wireless device content
The
Eternal City 3D, mmorpg dev with Worlds Apart, pay for play, open src engine
01-10-2000
to launch a co-branded gaming site with Red Hat
10-19-99
fired 24 more people including the President, VP of engineering and online
programming head
08-19-99
will acquire Berkeley TopLine, Zocchi Distribution, and Alliance Games
Distribution
08-18-99
Bill
Stealey steps down as CEO, will remain on
Board
iEntertainment
Network pay-per-play, Warbirds, Dawn of Aces pay-per-play internet games,
formerly Interactive Magic Inc./ I-Magic (iMagicGames was the CD division)
'99
sold its library of upcoming CD titles to Ubi Soft to go exclusively Internet
02-10-99
cancels historic strategy Theocracy because it's not AAA mass market,
01-27-99
acquired MPG-Net and GameHub,
12/98
launches GameHub ($4.95/mo) online games for AT&T WorldNet, Red Fury
(Mars-based hydro-title), FlashPoint (1st person tactical combat), iLZ
internet game launching software/matching service, contract w/AOL Games
Channel for MEGAPlayer games, pub Shadow Company 3D combat strategy (dev
Sinister), Warbirds in Win98 OEM Game Sampler bundle, pub Knights and Merchants,
Spearhead (dev by def contractor MAK Technologies and Zombie), MEGAPlayer
Flight Sim Technology, 7 Kingdoms II, Vangers, Carrier Strike Fighter,
Malkari(space-strategy sim Q1 99), Warbirds, Raider Wars beta (Planetary
Raiders?), Digital Integration is a subsid |
| IGN.com |
addr
email |
09-28-99
plans to purchase the Vault Network
hosting
official Dreamcast site, game news, reviews, chat, email, hub |
| Iguana
Entertainment |
Austin,
TX.
email |
| (an
Acclaim studio), dev Turok for Acclaim, Cyrus
Lum is executive director of advanced technologies
for Acclaim Studios where he coordinates the advanced 3D graphic efforts
of Iguana. |
| Illusion
Softworks |
addr
email |
08-24-99
signs five-title publishing agreement w/Take-Two
No
Rules, ADV, dev Hidden and Dangerous (pub Talonsoft, 3D squad action, Insanity
engine) |
| Image
Space |
addr
email |
| dev
Sports Car GT for EA |
| iMagicTV
Inc. |
addr
email |
| SoftTV
"tv on copper", an open platform that delivers broadcast tv over a (telco)
service providers secured network. SoftTV brings interactive TV capabilities
to the PC. |
| Imaginaria,
Inc. |
6811
Kenilworth Avenue Sixth Floor
Riverdale,
MD. 20737-1333
T:
(301)209-2750
F:
(301)209-2749
info@gryphontapestry.com |
| mmorpg
Gryphon Tapestry, graphic adventure stories solved by solo or group play
thru browser. |
| Imagine
Publishing Inc. / Imagine Media, Inc. |
150
North Hill Drive
Brisbane,
CA. 94005
fax:
415-656-2582
jobs@imaginemedia.com |
09-29-99
will launch games-related network of sites called DailyRadar.com
02/99
IGN.com spun off to Snowball.com / Affiliation Networks - IGN now a property
of Snowball.com
09-10-98
launches industry trade biweekly magazine Games
Business, $75.00/24 issues.
Imagine
Games Network (IGN) in-house sites include Next Generation Online, PC Gamer
Online, UGP Online, bootNet, IGN64.com, and PSM Online, as well as nearly
30 of the Web's best fan sites |
| Imagine
Studios LLC |
8015
Shoal Creek Blvd. Suite 100
Austin,
TX. 78757
Phone:
512.371.3700
Fax:
512.458.1648
hr@imaginestudios.com |
| dev
Ares Rising space combat sim, team includes designer, lead programmer and
director of Privateer. Branching storyline that is altered by the player's
decisions, successes and failures. Current games utilize the MythOS
engine, developed by Charybdis |
| Imagineer |
addr
email |
| Japanese
publisher, dev Dreamcast, PSX2 |
| ImaginOn |
addr
email |
| ImaginAuthor
middleware for PS2 allows n-way branching of digital film (fmv?) with integrated
Internet access, business and consumer software including web research
engines and e-commerce solutions. |
| Imergy |
48
West 38th St.
NY,
NY. 10018
email |
| dev
Star Trek: Starship Creator for Simon & Schuster, Star Trek: The Next
Generation Interactive Technical Manual, the Star Trek Encyclopedia and
Star Trek: Captain's Chair. a new media studio |
| Imeron
Technologies (out of business) |
addr
email |
| 04-14-2000
out of business, Intensor line of gaming chairs |
| Immersion
Corp. |
2158
Paragon Drive
San
Jose, CA. 95131
T:
(408) 467-1900
F:
(408) 467-1901
jobs@immerse.com |
will
integrate its TouchSense technology into the PlayStation2
09-02-99
IPO coming
dev
I-FORCE force feedback standard endorsed by MS, Logitech inc., CH Products,
SC&T International, Interactive IO, ACT Labs, Advanced Gravis, InterAct
Accessories |
| Improv
Technologies |
New
York, NY.
maryann@improv-tech.com |
| dev
high-end production tools for the commercial animation, special effects,
electronic games and online industries. Orchestrate3D anim pkg, Improv
GDK for PS2 |
| Impulse
Inc. |
8416
Xerxes Ave. North
Minneapolis,
MN. 55444
T:
612 425-0557
F:
612 425-0701
email |
| (out
of business) |
| IMSI |
1895
Francisco Blvd. East
San
Rafael, CA. 94901-5506
fax
- (415)257-3565
eangeles@imsisoft.com |
| CD
Copier, turbocad, Multi Media Fusion game creation util, tons of personal
productivity products |
| In
Fusio |
Bordeaux,
France
email |
| the
Mobile Fun Company, entertainment content and services for a mass market
audience via mobile phones, including development, hosting, launching,
and animation of games using WAP, Java, and SIM cards integrated in the
mobile phone. |
| In
Visio |
21
avenue Francois Favre, 74000
Annecy,
France
Tel
33 (0)4 50 27 80 32
Fax
33 (0)4 50 23 35 07
info@in-visio.fr |
| French
game dev co using Motion Factory's Motivate to dev "The Insider" |
| IncaGold
Management Ltd. |
65
Discovery Walk
Wapping,
London
E1
9JG
email |
| Interactive
Entertainment Consulting, Switzerland, Britain, US; handling Twilight 3DGE
orders? |
| Incredible
Simulations |
P.O.
Box 411237,
Chicago
IL. 60641
Ph:
773-804-7403
isigames@aol.com |
Medieval
(tactical combat), ZuluWar (1879 anglo/zulu), Custer's Last Command,
Defend the Alamo;
one
man dev, affiliate of HPS Sims |
| Indigo
Moon Productions |
610B
Distillery Commons
HR
- PO Box 7368
Louisville,
KY. 40257-0368
Phone:
(502) 568-9070
Fax:
(502) 568-8844
hr@imoon.com |
| Fierce
Harmony (GameStorm, arena based mmp 3D strategy sword fighting '99), Dragon
Dice, Shadoan, and USCF Chess; dev for publishers such as WorldPlay Entertainment,
Interplay and Engage. |
| Indrema
Inc. |
fax
413-647-0944
career@indrema.com |
| founded
01/2000, dev Linux based console L600 Entertainment System, pc-based w/NVidia
GPU, 600 MHz, 100 Mbs, MP3 storage/playback |
| Inevitable
Entertainment |
Austin,
TX.
email |
| former
Iguana members Russell Byrd, Cyrus Lum
and Craig Galley. |
| Infinite
Machine Inc. |
2560
9th Street Suite 220A
Berkeley,
CA. 94710
jobs@infinite-machine.com |
established
by former LucasArts Jedi Knight designer Justin Chin and programmer Che-Yuan
Wang.
first
title a 3D action game for the PC will be published by GT in 2000 |
| Infinite
Realms |
P.O.
Box 3894,
Dana
Point, CA. 92629-8894
1-714-487-1050
Fax:
1-714-487-1051
email |
| Empiriana-2D
overhead and simple 3D walls |
| Infinite
Ventures Inc. |
addr
email |
Shadowgate
(N64/Game Boy Color) web site $14.95/yr for access, Internet Game Commander.
Entertainment
software agency, independent production co., developer and consulting co.
Deving new titles for N64, As an agency it represents a number of dev companies
including Zipper Interactive (deving MechWarrior III for Hasbro), Image
Space (deving Sports Car GT for Electronic Arts) and Mythic Entertainment
(deving Dark Storm for America Online). |
| Infogrames
Entertainment Inc. |
333
West Santa Clara Street, Suite 820,
San
Jose, CA. 95113
ph:
(408)-289-1200
email |
05-09-2000
will hold all worldwide PC, Mac and console pub and distrib rights to UT
and U2
11-15-99
Infogrames acquires controlling interest in GT Interactive
10-06-99
Rage acquires D.I.D. from Infogrames
05-10-99
to merge US offices with Accolade to create a new N. American hq in San
Jose
04-19-99
Infogrames to acquire Accolade, established U.S. hq in San Jose
pub
Outcast (dev IMotion) Best Game of Show overall for E3 '98, Independence
War (3D Sci-Fi space sim), Mission Impossible (N64 pub Ocean), Hexplore
strategy/rpg (like Gauntlet,voxel gx, pub I-Motion), Alone in the Dark,
EF2000, IMotion, Ocean; |
| Information
Packaging Corp |
1670
N. Wayneport Rd.
Macedon,
NY. 14502
800-776-7633
315-986-4585
email |
| envelope
style products for the packaging of CDs and other computer media. |
| Ingram
Micro |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Interact
(employment agency / studio rep) |
831
South Douglas Street, Suite 119
El
Segundo CA. 90245
T:
310-643-4700
T:
800-333-5751
F:
310-643-4750
Jeff
Brunner |
| "
Founded in 1993, Interact is the video game industry's leading recruiting
company, specializing in the placement of game programmers, 3D artists,
animators, designers and producers nationwide. Interact also represents
independent studios and packages game development teams with high profile
licensed properties." |
| InterActual
Technologies, Inc. |
addr
email |
| comments |
| International
Sports Multimedia (ISM) |
addr
email |
| 07-27-99
Eidos signs 6 yr deal w/ ISM to co(?)-publish titles based on a license
from the International Olympic Committee including the Sydney 2000 and
Athens 2004 Olympics, as well as the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics,
dev Attention to Detail |
| IVI
Publishing |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Inscape |
P.O.
Box 251829
Los
Angeles, CA. 90025
(800)
741-3043
email |
| out
of business |
| Insomniac
Games, Inc. |
100
Universal City Plaza 488-7A
Universal
City, CA. 91608
jobs@insomniacgames.com |
| tiny
dev, Disruptor (Universal Interactive), specializes in bleeding-edge realtime
3D technology, explosive graphics and deep gameplay. |
| Instant
Access International |
addr
email |
Global
Sorties, Perfect Flight series, Abyss Of Pandemonium, Stellar Combat, LED
Wars, Warheads
Zapitalism!
Deluxe, Demon Star, Perfect Gamer |
| Intel
Corp. / Developer Relations Group |
2200
Mission College Blvd.
Santa
Clara, CA. 95052
T:
408-765-8080
F:
408-765-6470
email |
08-20-99
Intel discards plan to produce stand-alone graphics chips.
Intel
games group within the architecture group, develops strategy and tactics
to support initiatives in handhelds, console, cell and home entertainment.
Pentium
III 3D instuction set SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions), AnyPoint™ Home Network
(Lan thru phone wiring), Vtune 3.0 profiler $429.00 includes "Code Coaches",
Intel740 AGP graphics, online tournament play and USB game peripherals. |
| Intense
Games |
11514
15th Avenue NE, Suite #441,
Seattle,
WA. 98125
1-800-727-7953
Fax:
1-800-727-7953
email |
| comments |
| Interact
Accessories, Inc. |
9611
Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 309
Baltimore,
MD. 21220
T:
410-238-2424
F:
410-238-1411
email |
05-04-2000
wireless DVD remote for PS2
08/99
open new marketing and dev office in San Francisco
(A
Recoton Company), DexDrive (PC-based add-on to upload/download saved games
to/from a N64 Memory Pak), controllers, joysticks, memory cards and game
enhancers (Game Shark, SharkWire) for the N64, Psx and Saturn consoles.
also Internet nav and telephony devices, multimedia speaker systems (Acoustic
Research, Advent & Jensen brands) |
| Interactive
Associates, Ltd. |
addr
email |
| pub
Dawn of Darkness Q2 TC from Ward Six |
| Interactive
Entertainment Ltd. (IEL) |
854
Crossover Lane, Suite D-215
Memphis,
TN 38117
901-537-3800
email |
NASDAQ:IELSF
inflight
gaming systems "Sky Play", casino style games became operational on Singapore
Airlines 6/98
American
Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Egypt Air, Lauda Air, Malaysia Airlines, Saudi
Arabian Airlines and Virgin Atlantic. |
| Interactive
Imagination |
81
South Main Street
Seattle,
WA. 98104
ph:
(206) 264-7598
jobs@activecomics.com |
| children's
entertainment products, GameBoy Color RPG |
| Interactive
Light |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Interactive
Studio Management LLC |
510-865-9464
email |
| Clyde
Grossman, Senior Partner. Represents inde
game dev cos (n-Space Inc., Left Field Productions, Inc.), offers clients
advice and counsel, seeks development and licensing opportunities, and
negotiates agreements. Developers forming alliances with property holders
for the creation of interactive products and presenting a 'package' to
potential publishers. |
| Interactive
Visuals Systems Corp (IVS) |
addr
email |
| (see
Dwango) |
| Interactivity
magazine / Miller Freeman, Inc. |
411
Borel Avenue, Suite 100
San
Mateo, CA. 94402
T:
415-358-9500
F:
415-655-4360
interactivity@mfi.com |
| technical
publication edited for professional interactive media developers, content
creation hardware and software including workstations, storage, graphics
accelerators, authoring tools, 2D & 3D graphics software, digital video
systems, and audio tools. |
| Intergraph
Computer Systems |
One
Madison Industrial Park
Huntsville,
AL. 35894
T:
800-763-0242
F:
205-730-6188
email |
| Intel-based
3D PCs and 3D graphics workstations, Intergraph TDZ(TM) 2000 |
| InterMedia |
3624
Market St., Suite 302
Philadelphia
PA. 19104
(215)
387-0448
email |
| comments |
| Intermetrics
Inc. |
23
Fourth Avenue
Burlington,
MA. 01803
ph:
781-221-6990
Fax:
781-221-6991
erik@intermetrics.com |
Wyndhaven
java MUD R and D contract awarded by DARPA - http://www.wyndhaven.com/
Government
(dod/nasa), business, tools and entertainment software (Looking Glass Studios
is a div), mission-critical software.
IE
div: Our goal is to ensure that our products are the first, or the best,
in the market. To introduce time-critical development in an industry
too familiar with delays and lost marketing windows. |
| Interplay
Productions Inc. |
16815
Von Karman Ave
Irvine,
CA. 92714
resumes@interplay.com |
Nasdaq:
IPLY
07-26-99
Interplay OEM will distribute selected PC titles from G.o.D. over the next
2 years
no
longer affiliated w/ VB Designs
05-13-99
Titus invests 25M (57%) in co., Herve Caen becomes Pres, Fargo still chairman/CEO
10-28-98
adventure div Tribal Dreams shut down,
9/98
Interplay OEM, Inc. 2 yr exclusive distribution agreement with Fox Interactive
Icewind
Dale, Starfleet Command, Wizardry 1-7 compilation, Giants: Citizen Kabuto
(sci-fi action dev Planet Moon), Baldur's Gate (dev Bioware), Galleon (dev
Confounding Factor), Star Trek New Worlds rts, Wild 9 (psx/Shiny), Descent:
Freespace, Fallout 2 (dev Black Isle Studios rpg div w/Infinite Worlds),
M.A.X.2: Mechanized Assault & eXploration (dev Flat Cat rts div), Starfleet
Academy |
| Intertainer,
Inc. |
Santa
Monica, CA.
email |
| interactive
broadband service, on-demand home entertainment services via cable modems,
digital set-top boxes, or DSL, carries Pseudo AGN (all games network) shows |
| Intrinsic
Graphics Inc. |
707
California Street
Mountain
View, CA. 94041
Ph:
(650) 210 9933
Fax:
(650) 210 9340
email |
02-29-2000
former Sega pres and CEO Bernard Stolar joins board of directors
Alchemy
engine/GDP(game dev platform) - platform/OS/API-independent dev and
run-time environment, it replaces the management role of the application
program with an Application Graph (scene graph) expressing the identity
of processing blocks and data connectivity between them. Alchemy
traverses this Application Graph at run-time and executes processing blocks
by invoking a developer's compiled C and C++ functions. Alchemy based
games will be able to fully utilize next generation features of emerging
hardware, even if the software was not written to specifically support
those advanced features. |
| InWorld
VR, Inc. |
10
Liberty Ship Way, Loft #266
Sausalito,
CA. 94965
T:
1-415-331-5004
F:
1-415-331-5010
email |
| J3D
SpaceCrafter 3D Java API |
| IO
Interactive |
addr
email |
| dev
Hitman: Codename 47, 3rd person action, pub Eidos |
| Iomega |
addr
email |
| Zip
Drives, Jazz Drives, Ditto Drives |
| Ion
Storm |
2200
Ross Avenue, 54th Floor
Dallas,
TX. 75201
1-214-953-0101
email |
08-03-99
Daikatana lead programmer Steve Ash leaves.
05-26-99
Porter and O'Flaherty were indeed escorted out yesterday. John did fire
them himself
E3
1999 UGO Best RPG runner up Deus Ex (PC) - Ion Storm/Eidos - shipped 06-27-2000
11-19-98
departure of 10 employees (Director of Technology, eight from Daikatana,
one from Anachronox) with the apparent intention of forming their own company.
John
Romero, Todd Porter
(ceo, Dominion purchased from 7th Level, Doppelganger), Warren Spector/Deus
Ex spies rpg using Unreal, Daikatana, Anachronox sci-fi rpg (influednced
by FFVII and Chrono Trigger, Q2 engine) |
| Ionos
Software |
7944
E. Beck Lane
Scottsdale,
AZ. 85260
1-602-607-3785
Fax:
1-602-607-3784
email |
| A
relatively low-budget upstart out of Arizona named Ionos had a similar
concept (to G.o.D.) of splitting profits with developers on a 50/50 basis,
but "had no product," says Wilson. "They didn't have enough money to do
proper marketing, and they didn't launch with the caliber of teams we have
lined up. |
| iPlay,
Inc./ iPlay Inc. |
2201
Broadway, 2nd Floor,
Oakland,
CA. 94612
F:
510.291.2209
jobs@iPlay.com |
| Bompers
(Q4 99, balloon avatars bomp each other in various fun games), start-up
founded 8/97, develops entertaining shared internet "places" that blend
massively fun multiplayer games with communications, community and cool
music. Uses the RTIME engine. |
| Iridon
Interactive |
Sweden
email |
| Sweden-based
publishing house, pub Excessive Speed (top-down shooter racer dev Chaos
Works) |
| Island
Graphics |
addr
email |
| comments |
| ITU
Research, Inc. |
10455
Dempster Ave.
Cupertino,
CA. 95014
T:
408-446-4597
F:
408-446-1493
email |
| 3-D
input device TouchCube, permits multiple finger gesture based manipulation
of objects in 3-D graphics. |
| IVI
Publishing |
7500
Flying Cloud Drive
Minneapolis,
MN. 55344
(800)-432-1332
email |
| comments |
| iXL |
addr
email |
| internet
design services, multimedia developer |
| IXR |
Sandy,
UT.
801-947-9607
Bruce
Ewert, Pres. |
| independent
dev, EXERscape exercise utilizing physio-interactive video, Internet |
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