Company:Gray Matter Interactive

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Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc.
FormerlyXatrix Entertainment, Inc. (1993–1999)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FateMerged into Treyarch
Founded1993; 32 years ago (1993)
Founders
  • Drew Markham
  • Barry Dempsey
Defunct2005 (2005)
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
US
ParentActivision (2002–2005)

Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc. (formerly Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.) was an American video game developer based in Los Angeles .

History

Gray Matter Interactive was founded as Xatrix Entertainment in 1993 by Drew Markham and Barry Dempsey.[citation needed] The company was renamed Gray Matter Interactive on June 17, 1999,[citation needed] and was acquired by Activision on January 14, 2002.[1][2][3] In 2005, the studio was merged into Treyarch, another California-based Activision studio.[4][5]

Games developed

As Xatrix Entertainment

Year Title
1994 Cyberia
1995 Cyberia 2: Resurrection
1997 Redneck Rampage
1998 Redneck Rampage Rides Again
Redneck Deer Huntin'
Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
1999 Kingpin

As Gray Matter Interactive

Year Title
2001 Return to Castle Wolfenstein
2004 Call of Duty
Canceled Trinity: The Shatter Effect[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Activision Acquires Rest Of Gray Matter Interactive". January 14, 2002. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1011018184632447240. 
  2. ↑ Walker, Trey (January 14, 2002). "Activision grabs Gray Matter". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-grabs-gray-matter/1100-2838783/. 
  3. ↑ Becker, David (January 14, 2002). "Activision buys game developer". https://www.cnet.com/news/activision-buys-game-developer/. 
  4. ↑ "Gray Matter Studios Games". http://www.ign.com/companies/gray-matter-studios. 
  5. ↑ Peel, Jeremy (15 February 2021). "How Treyarch escaped Infinity Ward's shadow" (in en). https://www.pcgamer.com/how-treyarch-escaped-infinity-wards-shadow/. 
  6. ↑ Adams, Dan (May 9, 2003). "Trinity Interview". http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/10/trinity-interview. 





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