Website - http://www.bluefang.com/index.htm
Founded – 1998
Headquarters – Waltham, MA
Interesting Facts:
- Company is mostly producing Zoo Tycoon games, with non-Tycoon related title in works
- In 2007 Steve Meretzky (Planetfall, The Hitchiker’s Guide to Galaxy) joined the company as a studio designer and as the company puts it, he is responsible for “continually ensuring the quality of the game’s design throughout development.”
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fang_Games
Website – http://www.38studios.com/
Founded – 2006
Founder – Curt Schilling
Games: Copernicus (planned for release in 2010)
Interesting Facts
- In the beginning, company was called Green Monster Games
- It was created by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling
- Munch (see above) is a symbol of the company and in 2007, 38 Studios offered up to $18,000 in prizes to students in New England area who would come up with companions for Munch and develop original games based on them.
- In may of 2008, three students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Morgan Quirk, Andrew Tremblay and Adrian Meija – each won $1,000 for their game called “Super Munch Turbo 2″.
- Todd Macfarlane and R.A. Salvatore are work on 38 Studios first game entitled “Copernicus”, which is slated for release in 2010.
Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/09/schilling.game/index.html
http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/12/17/38-studios-to-boston-game-developers-munch-on-this/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166072.html
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2006/10/schillings_game_1.html
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=41170&mode=thread&order=0
http://www.wpi.edu/News/Releases/20078/massgamechallenge.html
