Company:Metro3D

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Metro3D, Inc.
TypePrivate[1]
IndustryVideo games
FateClosed
Founded1998[1]
Defunct2004[2]
HeadquartersSan Jose, California[1]
Key people
Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)[3]
Websitemetro3d.com (archived)

Metro3D, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998,[1] 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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Corporate Info". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/corporate.html. 
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 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." 
  4. ↑ "Introducing Metro3D". IGN. April 27, 1999. http://ign64.ign.com/articles/067/067851p1.html. 
  5. ↑ Loughrey, Paul (2006-02-01). "Metro3D alive and well in Europe" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro3d-alive-and-well-in-europe. 
  6. ↑ "August 12th Gets 9 of the Best..." (in en). 2005-07-25. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/august-12th-gets-9-of-the-best. 
  7. ↑ "Metro 3D Games turns to the Games Market Europe Show with a with a bag full of games..." (in en). 2005-08-27. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-games-turns-to-the-games-market-europe-show-with-a-with-a-bag-full-of-games. 
  8. ↑ "METRO 3D REVEALS NEW MEDIA AND DISTRIBUTOR EXTRANET WEBSITE" (in en). 2005-10-05. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-reveals-new-media-and-distributor-extranet-website. 
  9. ↑ "Metro 3D goes large in 2006" (in en). 2006-02-14. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-goes-large-in-2006. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Games (page 2)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main2.html. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Aero Swings to Shelves". IGN. June 21, 2002. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/363/363029p1.html. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Games (page 3)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main3.html. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "In Development". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/products2.html. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Two from Metro3D Come to PS2". IGN. September 14, 2000. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/085/085022p1.html. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Products". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/products.html. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Games (page 1)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main1.html. 
  17. ↑ "Now Playing in Japan". IGN. April 27, 2004. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/509/509628p1.html. 
  18. ↑ "Metro3D, Inc. - Press Releases". 2003-08-11. http://www.metro3d.com/html/press/archived.php?pr=press_051403atv. 
  19. ↑ 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. 
  20. ↑ "Shayde: Monsters V. Humans". IGN. January 8, 2002. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/137/137403p1.html. 
  21. ↑ "Japanese Release Dates Update". IGN. June 15, 2005. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/624/624585p1.html. 



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