Formerly | Beyond Software (1988–1993) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | December 28, 1988 |
Founder | Don Daglow |
Defunct | March 31, 2008 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Don Daglow ( President & CEO) |
Number of employees | 33 (2008) |
Stormfront Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer based in San Rafael, California. In 2007, the company had over 50 developers working on two teams, and owned all its proprietary engines, tools, and technology. As of the end of 2007, over fourteen million copies of Stormfront-developed games had been sold. Stormfront closed on March 31, 2008, due to the closure of their publisher at the time, Sierra Entertainment. [1] [2]
The company received major awards and award nominations from The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, G4 Television, BAFTA, The IGDA Game Developers Choice Awards, The EMMA Awards, SCEA, the Software Publishers Association and many magazines and websites.
In 2008, Neverwinter Nights was honored (along with EverQuest and World of Warcraft) at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for advancing the art form of MMORPG games. Don Daglow accepted the award for project partners Stormfront Studios, AOL and Wizards of the Coast.
Stormfront was founded in 1988 by Don Daglow, who had worked as a game programmer and then as Director of Game Development at Mattel Intellivision, as a producer at Electronic Arts, and as a production executive at Broderbund. Stormfront's management includes veterans of Disney, Electronic Arts, Ensemble Studios, LucasArts, Origin Systems, THX, Vivendi Universal and Warner Bros.
Stormfront was founded as Beyond Software, but changed its name in 1993 when the trademark for Beyond proved difficult to enforce.
Stormfront had an ongoing involvement in the development of games for Interactive television since its first experiments on Florida cable systems in 1990, and produced demos for companies including OpenTV.
Year | Title | Publisher | Platform(s) |
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1996 | Andretti Racing | EA Sports | PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn |
1997 | Andretti Racing '98 | EA Sports | PC |
2001 | Blood Wake | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox |
1997 | Byzantine: The Betrayal | Discovery Channel | PC |
1994 | Eagle Eye Mysteries in London | Creative Wonders (EA Kids) | PC and Mac |
1993 | Eagle Eye Mysteries | Creative Wonders (EA Kids) | PC and Mac |
2006 | Eragon | Vivendi Universal Games | Xbox 360, Xbox, PC and PS2 |
1994 | ESPN Baseball Tonight | Sony | PC |
1995 | ESPN National Hockey Night | Sony | PC |
2004 | Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone | Atari | Xbox, PC and PS2 |
1991 | Gateway to the Savage Frontier | SSI | PC, C64 and Amiga |
1999 | Hot Wheels Turbo Racing | EA | PlayStation and Nintendo 64 |
2001 | Legend of Alon D'ar | UbiSoft | PS2 |
2000 | Lego My Style: Kindergarten | Lego Media | PC and Mac |
2000 | Lego My Style: Preschool | Lego Media | PC and Mac |
1996 | Madden NFL '97 | EA Sports | PC |
1997 | Madden NFL '98 | EA Sports | PC |
1994 | Mario Andretti Racing | EA Sports | Sega Genesis |
1997 | NASCAR 98 | EA Sports | PlayStation and Sega Saturn |
1998 | NASCAR 99 | EA Sports | PlayStation and Nintendo 64 |
1999 | NASCAR 2000 | EA Sports | PC, PlayStation and Nintendo 64 |
1991 | Neverwinter Nights | AOL, SSI | PC |
1995 | Old Time Baseball | Self-published | PC |
2001 | Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor | Ubisoft | PC |
1993 | Rebel Space | Prodigy | PC and Mac |
1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Harbinger | Viacom New Media | PC and Mac |
1998 | Starfire Soccer Challenge | Purple Moon | PC and Mac |
1993 | Stronghold | SSI | PC |
2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | EA | PS2, Xbox, GBA [3] |
2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Sierra | Wii, Xbox 360 and PC |
2000 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2001 | EA Sports | PlayStation |
1991 | Tony La Russa Ultimate Baseball | SSI | PC |
1993 | Tony La Russa Ultimate Baseball | EA Sports | Sega Genesis |
1994 | Tony La Russa Baseball '95 | EA Sports | Sega Genesis |
1994 | Tony La Russa Baseball II | SSI | PC |
1995 | Tony La Russa Baseball 3 | Self-published | PC |
1996 | Tony La Russa Baseball 3: 1996 Edition | Self-published | PC |
1997 | Tony La Russa Baseball 4 | Maxis | PC |
1992 | Treasures of the Savage Frontier | SSI | PC and Amiga |
1989 | Quantum Space | AOL | PC, Mac, Apple II and C64 |
1988 | The QuantumLink Serial | AOL | PC, Mac, Apple II and C64 |