Outrage Games (formerly Outrage Entertainment) was an American video game developer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in December 1997 by Matt Toschlog as part of the split-up of Parallax Software, the company developed Descent 3 (released in 1999) and Alter Echo (2003). The company was acquired by THQ in April 2002 and shut down in 2003.
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| Formerly | Outrage Entertainment (1997–2002) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | December 1, 1997 |
| Founder | Matt Toschlog |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | , US |
Key people | Matt Toschlog (studio director) |
| Products | Descent 3, Alter Echo |
| Parent | THQ (2002–2003) |
History
editOutrage was founded by Matt Toschlog after he and his business partner, Mike Kulas, decided to split up their venture Parallax Software into two separate companies.[1] The split was formally announced on December 1, 1997, in which Toschlog formed Outrage and Kulas established Volition.[1] Outrage first developed Descent 3, a successor to Parallax's Descent 2.[2] Descent 3 was released in June 1999 to a poor sales performance.[2][3]
On April 4, 2002, THQ announced that it had acquired Outrage to undisclosed terms.[4] Rubu Tribe, a game that had been in development at Outrage and was to be published by Interplay Entertainment, was subsequently canceled.[5] In 2003, Outrage developed the ports of Volition's Red Faction II for Microsoft Windows and Xbox.[6] The studio's next game, Alter Echo, was released the same year.[7] As a result of cost reduction measures taken by THQ, Outrage was shut down sometime during THQ's first fiscal quarter of 2003, which ended on June 30.[8][9]
Games developed
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Original release date: June 17, 1999 |
Release years by system: 1999 – PC (Windows, macOS, Linux) |
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Original release date: August 19, 2003 |
Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2, Xbox |
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Canceled
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Rubu Tribe Cancellation date: April 4, 2002 |
Proposed system release: N/A |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Parallax Software Reorganizes Into Two New Companies Announces Descent 3 and Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War". Outrage Entertainment. December 1, 1997. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Mason, Graeme (March 9, 2014). "The making of Red Faction". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Derrick, Craig; Leighton, Jason (October 8, 1999). "Postmortem: Outrage's Descent 3, Page 4 of 4". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "THQ Acquires Outrage, Launches New Studio In Seattle". Gamasutra. April 4, 2002. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ IGN Staff (April 4, 2002). "Outrage's Rubu Tribe Cancelled". IGN. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (January 13, 2003). "Xbox, Cube and PC see Red". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ IGN Staff (May 23, 2003). "Behind-the-Scenes: Alter Echo". IGN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ Klum, Marcel (July 16, 2004). "Outrage Closed Down". Neowin. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "10-Q". THQ. August 14, 2003. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.