Company:Green Throttle Games
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Charles Huang, Matt Crowley, Karl Townsend |
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Green Throttle Games is a video game and video game peripheral developer.
History
The company was founded by RedOctane founder Charles Huang, Palm, Inc.'s Matt Crowley, and Karl Townsend, the original Palm Pilot's lead engineer.[1] They started the company with $6 million in venture capital with the intention to "develop internal games, support external development, and advance software services".[1] Their first project is software that lets players connect the company's controller to their Android device, which can connect to a television.[2] VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi called their late entry to the market a weakness.[3]
The company launched an affiliate program for Android game developers who helped sell their controllers.[4] Green Throttle Games was purchased by Google in 2014.[5]
Products
The company's first device was the Atlas controller, styled similarly to the Xbox 360 controller.[4] The controller will be compatible with the GameStick.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sarkar, Samit (December 4, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator's team brings in $6 million of venture capital for mobile-to-TV controller and app". Polygon. Vox Media. http://www.polygon.com/2012/12/4/3728270/guitar-hero-co-creator-team-venture-capital-mobile-to-tv-controller-app. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ McElroy, Griffin (November 6, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator developing virtual gaming console for smartphones and TVs". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111024438/http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/6/3609562/guitar-hero-co-creator-developing-virtual-gaming-console-for. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (November 6, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator unveils startup with a plan to mobilize the living room (exclusive interview)". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2012/11/06/guitar-hero-co-creator-unveils-startup-with-a-plan-to-mobilize-the-living-room-exclusive-interview/. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Campbell, Colin (June 4, 2013). "Android developers offered cut to sell controllers". Polygon. Vox Media. http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/4/4395168/android-developers-offered-cut-to-sell-controllers. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ Etherington, Darrell (12 March 2014). "Google's Acquisition of Green Throttle Games Could Signal Better Native Android Gaming". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/12/googles-acquisition-of-green-throttle-games-could-signal-better-native-android-gaming/. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ↑ Grant, Christopher (January 10, 2013). "GameStick will support Green Throttle Gaming controller, adding 'full analog' option for Kickstarter project". Polygon. Vox Media. http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/10/3859074/gamestick-green-throttle-gaming. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
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