| 3DO |
| The 3DO Company develops, publishes and markets
interactive entertainment for multiple platforms including the PC, PlayStation®,
Nintendo® 64, and the Internet. Where? 600 Galveston Drive Redwood City, CA 94063
650-261-3000 For more information: http://www.3do.com |
| 989 Studios |
| 989 Studios, a Sony Computer Entertainment Group Company,
is the third-largest PlayStation® software publisher in North America. It's
headquarters are in Foster City, CA and has offices in San Diego and Santa Monica. They
develop console, pc, and online games. Some 989 Studios games are: NFL GameDay™,
Twisted Metal®, Jet Moto®and Cool Boarders®. For more information: http://www.989studios.com |
| Acclaim |
| Acclaim Entertainment develops & publishes software
for Nintendo, Sony, Sega and PCs. They have offices in Austin, Texas, Salt Lake City,
Utah, Glen Cove, New York, and the U.K. Some of their personal computer games are:
Turok:Dinosaur, Hunter, Forsaken. One of Acclaim's major focuses is now on-line
gaming and multiplayer environments. Acclaim distributes its software mainly through Acclaim subsidiaries but in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, and Japan sells and distributes software directly. Acclaim also publishes comic books, operates motion caputure studios, and distributes software from other companies. For more information: www.acclaim.net |
| Accolade |
| Accolade develops and publishes console and PC video
games, including 3D games. Its games are distributed by Electronic Arts. They have
published over 150 titles such as: Test Drive , Test Drive Off-Road, and HardBall .
Accolade's games support all major 3D accelerator cards and most actually require one. In
addition, most games offer multiplayer options over LANs or the Internet. For more information: www.accolade.com |
| Activision |
| Activision, Inc. publishes, distributes, and develops
computer and console games. Some of their PC games are: MechWarrior 2, Quake II, Hexen II,
Dark Reign, Zork: Nemesis, Cabela's Big Game Hunter and Shanghai. Some of their console
games are: Tenchu, Vigilante 8, Nightmare Creatures and Blood Omen for PlayStation. They
are also developing games for Nintendo. For more information: www.activision.com |
| Bungie Software |
| Bungie Software is a developer of computer games for the
MacOS and PCs. Some of their games utilize multiplayer capabilities, 3D, and
Marathon Infinity even allows gamers to create their own worlds. Their games are
distributed in many different languages. Their Mac games include: Minotaur: The
Labyrinths of Crete, Pathways Into Darkness, Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal, Marathon
Infinity, Weekend Warrior, Marathon Trilogy Box Set, Myth: The Fallen Lords. Their PC
games include: Marathon 2: Durandal and Myth: The Fallen Lords. For more information: www.bungie.com |
| Capcom |
| Capcom is a manufacturer and distributor of electronic
game machines for both the home and arcades.Capcom has offices in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan;
Sunnyvale, California; London, England; and Hong Kong, China. Some of the games they've
produces are: Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Breath of Fire and the Mega Man series. For more information: www.capcom.com |
| Cognitoy |
| Cognitoy is the manufacturer of indie game, MindRover.
Based in Massachusetts, Cognitoy's innovative title has been recognized by the Independent
Games Festival and as 3Dfx Game of the Week. For more information: www.cognitoy.com |
| Hasbro |
| Hasbro designs, manufactures and markets toys, games,
interactive software, puzzles and infant products. Its brand names include: Playskool ®,
Kenner®, Tonka®, OddzOn®, Super Soaker®, Milton Bradley®, Parker Brothers®,
Tiger™, Hasbro InteractiveTM, and Galoob®. They have created computer game versions
of their famous board games such as: Monopoly and Scrabble, among many others. You
can play many of their games online from their web site. For more information: www.hasbro.com |
| Id Software |
| Id Software is the creator of some very famous games such
as: Wolfenstein 3-D, DOOM, DOOM II, QUAKE, and QUAKE II. Id’s advanced QUAKE II
engine allows the creation of 3-D interactive games with single and multiplayer
technology. They are currently developing the next sequel to Quake, QUAKE III. Where?
Mesquite, Texas. For more information: www.idsoftware.com |
| Interplay |
| Interplay produces titles for many of the most popular
entertainment software platforms. Interplay currently balances its development efforts by
publishing interactive entertainment software for personal computers and current
generation video game consoles, such as the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64. Interplay
Productions is a world-wide software developer and publisher of award-winning
entertainment and educational software for IBM, Windows 95®, and 100% compatible
computers as well as Sony PlaystationTM and Nintendo 64®. Through the company philosophy "By gamers. For gamers.", Interplay maintains a commitment to consumers as a leading provider of entertainment and educational multimedia products. Interplay has a staff of creative professionals who bring their unique talents to bear on this firm commitment to excellence. Interplay and its individual companies, affiliates and divisions distribute products world-wide through major distributors and retailers. For more information: www.interplay.com |
| Jellyvision |
| Jellyvision is the maker of the game You Don't Know Jack.
We had an opportunity to interview them, so check out that interview
for an inside look at Jellyvision and their game. For more information: www.jellyvision.com |
| Konami |
| Konami was first established as an amusement machine
manufacturer. Since then, it has evolved to a total computer entertainment enterprise.
Konami supplies high quality electronic entertainment products for both the home and coin
operated markets, and has offices in North and South America, Europe and Asia as well as
Japan. They have produced titles such as: Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, International
Superstar Soccer. Their headquarters is located right here in Chicago. For more information: www.konami.com |
| Other Companies of Interest |
| Sound Engineers, Byte-Size Sound |