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American video game developer and publisher
TalonSoft, Inc. was an American
video game developer and
publisher based in
Baltimore .
History
TalonSoft was founded in March 1995, by
video game producers Jim Rose and John Davidson.[
citation needed ] On December 24, 1998,
Take-Two Interactive announced that it had acquired TalonSoft, stating that they planned to push their capabilities in the
personal computer video game market.
[1]
[2] The deal comprised 1,033,336 shares accounted as a
pooling-of-interest .
[3]
Bengur Bryan represented TalonSoft in the purchase.
[4] By early 1999, TalonSoft's most successful game was
East Front , with sales near 90,000 units.
[5] TalonSoft ceased all operations in 2002.
[6] In October 2005,
Matrix Games acquired the rights to publish all games developed by TalonSoft.
[7]
[8]
List of games
Title
Platform(s)
Release date
Developer
Ref.
Battleground: Ardennes
Microsoft Windows
1995
TalonSoft
[9]
Battleground 2: Gettysburg
Microsoft Windows
1995
TalonSoft
[10]
Battleground 4: Shiloh
Microsoft Windows
1996
TalonSoft
[11]
Battleground 3: Waterloo
Microsoft Windows
May 23, 1996
TalonSoft
[12]
Battleground 5: Antietam
Microsoft Windows
December 31, 1996
TalonSoft
[13]
Age of Sail
Microsoft Windows
November 30, 1996
TalonSoft
[14]
Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia
Microsoft Windows
April 30, 1997
TalonSoft
[15]
East Front
Microsoft Windows
November 30, 1997
TalonSoft
[16]
Battleground 7: Bull Run
Microsoft Windows
1997
TalonSoft
[17]
Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo
Microsoft Windows
1997
TalonSoft
[18]
Tribal Rage
Microsoft Windows
May 31, 1998
Disintegrator
[19]
West Front
Microsoft Windows
November 10, 1998
TalonSoft
[20]
Battleground 9: Chickamauga
Microsoft Windows
December 15, 1998
TalonSoft
[21]
East Front: Campaign CD 1
Microsoft Windows
1998
TalonSoft
[22]
The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955
Microsoft Windows
1998
TalonSoft
[23]
The Operational Art of War Vol. 1: 1939–1955 – Battle Pack I Scenario Add-on Disk
Microsoft Windows
January 14, 1999
TalonSoft
[24]
West Front: Battle Pack 1
Microsoft Windows
February 24, 1999
TalonSoft
[25]
Battle of Britain
Microsoft Windows
February 28, 1999
TalonSoft
[26]
East Front II
Microsoft Windows
March 31, 1999
TalonSoft
[27]
The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956–2000
Microsoft Windows
April 30, 1999
TalonSoft
[28]
Jagged Alliance 2
Microsoft Windows
June 30, 1999
Sirtech Canada
[29]
Hidden & Dangerous
Microsoft Windows
July 31, 1999
Illusion Softworks
[30]
West Front: Operation Sea Lion
Microsoft Windows
October 29, 1999
TalonSoft
[31]
The Operational Art of War II: Flashpoint Kosovo
Microsoft Windows
October 30, 1999
TalonSoft
[32]
JetFighter IV: Fortress America
Microsoft Windows
November 4, 1999
Mission Studios
[33]
12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich
Microsoft Windows
November 30, 1999
TalonSoft
[34]
Rising Sun
Microsoft Windows
February 6, 2000
TalonSoft
[35]
Hidden & Dangerous: Devil's Bridge
Microsoft Windows
February 7, 2000
Illusion Softworks
[36]
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
Microsoft Windows
March 29, 2000
Haemimont Games
[37]
Codename Eagle
Microsoft Windows
March 31, 2000
Refraction Games
[38]
Martian Gothic: Unification
Microsoft Windows
April 30, 2000
Creative Reality
[39]
Dogs of War
Microsoft Windows
June 30, 2000
Silicon Dreams Studio
[40]
Hidden & Dangerous
Dreamcast
July 10, 2000
Illusion Softworks
[41]
Rising Sun: Imperial Strike
Microsoft Windows
July 18, 2000
Mission Studios
[42]
Metal Fatigue
Microsoft Windows
July 31, 2000
Zono
[43]
Age of Sail II
Microsoft Windows
February 1, 2001
Akella
[44]
East Front II: Fall of the Reich
Microsoft Windows
March 15, 2001
TalonSoft
[45]
Merchant Prince II
Microsoft Windows
May 1, 2001
Holistic Design
[46]
Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948–1973
Microsoft Windows
August 1, 2001
TalonSoft
[47]
References
^ Dunkin, Alan (December 24, 1998).
"Take-Two Buys TalonSoft" .
GameSpot .
Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
^ Ocampo, Jason (December 28, 1998).
"Take 2 Takes TalonSoft" .
CNET Gamecenter . Archived from
the original on October 8, 1999.
^ Rogers, Dan Lee (March 3, 2004).
"The End Game: How Top Developers Sold Their Studios – Part One" .
Gamasutra .
Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
^
"Bengur Bryan & Co., Inc" .
The Baltimore Sun . March 18, 1999. p. 40. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Staff (1999).
"TGN Interview with Talonsoft's Jim Rose" . The Gamers Net . Archived from
the original on September 13, 1999.
^ Carless, Simon (October 6, 2005).
"Matrix Games Acquires Rights To Talonsoft Titles" .
Gamasutra .
Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
^ Parrino, Scott (October 7, 2005).
"Matrix Acquires Talonsoft License" .
Wargamer .
Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
^ Carless, Simon (October 6, 2005).
"Matrix Games Acquires Rights To Talonsoft Titles" .
Gamasutra .
Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
^
"Battleground: Ardennes (1995) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 2: Gettysburg (1996) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 4: Shiloh (1996) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 3: Waterloo (1996) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on May 13, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 5: Antietam (1996) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .
^
"Age of Sail (1996) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia (1997) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"TalonSoft's East Front (1997) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 7: Bull Run (1997) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo (1997) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Tribal Rage (1998) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"TalonSoft's West Front (1998) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Battleground 9: Chickamauga (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"TalonSoft's East Front: Campaign CD 1 (1998) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955 (1998) Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939–1955 – Battle Pack I Scenario Add-on Disk (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"TalonSoft's West Front: Battle Pack 1 (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Battle of Britain (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"TalonSoft's East Front 2 (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956–2000 (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Jagged Alliance 2 (2000) Linux release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on November 26, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Hidden & Dangerous (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"TalonSoft's West Front: Operation Sea Lion (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"The Operational Art of War II: Flashpoint Kosovo (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates – MobyGames" .
Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^
"JetFighter IV: Fortress America (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Talonsoft's 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"TalonSoft's Rising Sun (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Hidden & Dangerous: Devil's Bridge (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Tzar: The Burden of the Crown (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Codename: Eagle (1999) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Martian Gothic: Unification (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Dogs of War (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Hidden & Dangerous (2000) Dreamcast release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"TalonSoft's Rising Sun: Imperial Strike (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Metal Fatigue (2000) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Age of Sail II (2001) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^ Walker, Trey (May 17, 2006).
"TalonSoft announces Fall of the Reich" . GameSpot .
Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"Merchant Prince II (2001) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
^
"TalonSoft's Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948–1973 (2001) Microsoft Windows release dates" . MobyGames .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .