Company:Metro3D
| Type | Private[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Closed |
| Defunct | 2004[2] |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California[1] |
Key people | Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)[3] |
| Website | metro3d.com (archived) |
Metro3D, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998 , the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) and Xbox consoles.[1]
History
The formation of Metro3D was announced in April 1999, headed by the ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.[4] The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million.[2] In June 2005, the European branch was sold off to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), who reestablished the publisher as Metro3D Europe Ltd.[5][3] In July 2005, Metro3D Europe announced that they had secured a deal with Data Design Interactive to publish their budget titles for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.[6][7] The company continued releasing titles throughout the year and into 2006.[8][9] By 2007, Green Solutions folded Metro3D into Data Design Interactive.
Games
- Aero the Acro-Bat (GBA, 2002)[10]
- Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (GBA, unpublished)[11]
- Armada (Dreamcast, 1999)[12]
- Armada II (Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, unpublished)[13][14]
- Armada F/X Racers (GBC, 2000)[13]
- Software:Armored Core 2: Another Age (PS2, 2002) (European distribution only)
- Armored Core 3 (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
- Software:Chase H.Q.: Secret Police (GBC, 1999)[15]
- Classic Bubble Bobble (GBC, 1999)[15]
- The Cage (GBC, unpublished)
- Software:Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse (PS2, 2001)[14]
- Dark Angel II (PS2, unpublished)[13]
- Dark Angel: Anna's Quest (GBC, unpublished)
- Defender of the Crown (GBA, 2002)[10]
- Dinosaur Hunting (released in Japan, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[16]
- DroneZ (Xbox, 2004, released in Japan as Dennou Taisen ~ DroneZ ~, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[17]
- Dual Blades (GBA, 2002)[12]
- Gem Smashers (GBA, 2003)[16]
- Maxxis Ultimate ATV (Xbox, unpublished)[18]
- Pumpkin Man (Xbox, unpublished)[19]
- Puzzle Master (GBC, 1999)[15]
- Ninja (GBC, unpublished)
- Shayde: Monsters vs. Humans (Xbox, unpublished)[20]
- Smash Cars (PS2, 2003)[16]
- Software:Stake: Fortune Fighters (Xbox, 2003)[10]
- Sub Rebellion (PS2, 2002)[10]
- The Three Stooges (GBA, 2002)[12]
- Threat Con Delta (PS2, 2004, released in Japan as Kyoushuu Kidou Butai: Kougeki Helicopter Senki, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[21]
- Urban Extreme (PS2, 2006)
- Wings (GBA, 2003)[12]
- King's Field IV (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
- Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (GBA, unpublished)[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Corporate Info". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/corporate.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Simonson, Sharon (May 9, 2004). "Landmark in court". San Jose Business Journal (Advance Publications). http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/05/10/story2.html?page=all.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andersen, John (January 31, 2006). "Metro3D Resurrected As European Branch". Gamasutra. UBM plc. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/metro3d-resurrected-as-european-branch. "[The publisher is] under the management of CEO Dr. Stephen C.H. Lin [..] Metro3D Inc shareholders sold off its European division in June of 2005 to Stewart Green. Green has now re-established Metro3D Europe (M3DE), as a separate UK registered company, and will be unaffected by the on-going chapter 11 status of its former U.S. parent company. [..] [Green's own company] has three separate divisions related to gaming under its operation: Artworld Studios, Data Design Solutions, and All-Star Gaming."
- ↑ "Introducing Metro3D". IGN. April 27, 1999. http://ign64.ign.com/articles/067/067851p1.html.
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro3d-alive-and-well-in-europe
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/august-12th-gets-9-of-the-best
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-games-turns-to-the-games-market-europe-show-with-a-with-a-bag-full-of-games
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-reveals-new-media-and-distributor-extranet-website
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-goes-large-in-2006
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Games (page 2)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main2.html.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 IGN staff (June 21, 2002). "Aero Swings to Shelves". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/363/363029p1.html.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Games (page 3)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main3.html.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "In Development". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/products2.html.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 IGN staff (September 14, 2000). "Two from Metro3D Come to PS2". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/085/085022p1.html.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Products". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/products.html.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Games (page 1)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main1.html.
- ↑ IGN staff (April 27, 2004). "Now Playing in Japan". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/509/509628p1.html.
- ↑ "Metro3D, Inc. - Press Releases". 2003-08-11. http://www.metro3d.com/html/press/archived.php?pr=press_051403atv.
- ↑ jkdmedia (May 14, 2003). "Metro3D, Inc. Introduces Pumpkin Man for Microsoft Xbox". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/news/metro3d_inc_introduces_pumpkin_man_for_microsoft_xbox.
- ↑ IGN staff (January 8, 2002). "Shayde: Monsters V. Humans". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/137/137403p1.html.
- ↑ "Japanese Release Dates Update". IGN. June 15, 2005. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/624/624585p1.html.
External links
- Official website (archived)
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