Company:Rage Games
| Type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Bankrupt |
| Founded | 1992[1][2] |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Liverpool, England, UK |
Rage Games (formerly Rage Software) was a British video game developer. Formed in Liverpool in 1992, its video games were marked by an emphasis on graphical effects with arcade gameplay.
Rage's first title Striker sold more than one million copies throughout its two-year life cycle and established Rage as a major creative force in the interactive entertainment industry. The company went through rapid expansion in the 1990s and partnered with multiple third party software publishers for distribution of its titles.
Rage Games Limited was floated on the stock exchange in 1996 as Rage Software plc. Rage continued to form commercial partnerships with major publishing houses, including Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Compaq, Nintendo, Sony and Sega, and re-registered as a private company as Rage Software Limited in 1999.
In 2000, Rage began to expand into publishing. However, the costs of publishing and a run of games that did not sell as expected (most notably the David Beckham franchise) eventually led to the company closing in January 2003 due to bankruptcy. At its peak, it had offices in Liverpool, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Bristol, Dundee and Warrington.
Some of the former development staff have formed other game development companies such as Realtime Worlds in Dundee, Swordfish Studios in Birmingham, Juice Games in Warrington and Venom Games in Newcastle.
Games developed
1992
1993
- Ultimate Soccer (Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear)
- World Soccer '94 (SNES)
1994
- Elite Soccer (Game Boy)
- Power Drive (MS-DOS, Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES, Game Gear, Amiga, CD32)
- Striker Pro (CD-i)
- World Cup Striker (SNES)
1995
- Power Drive Rally (Jaguar)
- Revolution X (MS-DOS, Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES, Saturn, PlayStation)
- Striker 95 (MS-DOS)
- Striker – World Cup Special (3DO)
1996
1997
- AYSO Soccer '97 (Windows)
- Darklight Conflict (MS-DOS, Windows, Saturn, PlayStation)
- Doom port to Saturn
- Jonah Lomu Rugby (Saturn, PlayStation)
- Trash It (MS-DOS, Saturn, PlayStation)
1998
- Dead Ball Zone (PlayStation)
- Incoming (Windows, Dreamcast)
- Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds (Windows)
1999
- Microsoft International Football 2000 (Windows)
- Millennium Soldier (Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast)
- UEFA Striker (PlayStation, Dreamcast)
2000
- Space Debris (PlayStation))
- Wild Wild Racing (PlayStation 2)
- Rage Rally (Windows)
2001
- David Beckham Soccer (PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color)
- Denki Blocks (Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance)
- E-racer (Windows)
- Eurofighter Typhoon (Windows)
- Global Touring Challenge (PlayStation 2)
- Hostile Waters (Windows)
- Off-Road Redneck Racing (Windows)
- Pocket Music (Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance)
2002
- Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island (Game Boy Advance)
- Gun Metal, (Windows, Xbox)
- Incoming Forces (Windows)
- Midnight GT (Windows)
- Mobile Forces (Windows)
- Rocky (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, GameCube)
- Totaled! (PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- Twin Caliber (PlayStation 2)
2003
See also
- Network 23 (company)
References
- ↑ "Majesco Signs Exclusive North American Publishing and Distribution Agreement With Rage Software". Berkshire Hathaway. December 10, 2001. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/011210/102526_1.html.
- ↑ Lafferty, Michael. "Get ready for smash ‘em-up fun with Rage Software’s Totaled!! - a GZ Interview". Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050310072308/http://xbox.gamezone.com/news/04_25_02_09_44AM.htm. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
External links
- Football in the New Media Age, Raymond Boyle, Richard Haynes, 2004. ISBN:0-415-31790-8
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