Company:Slant Six Games
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Closed |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver , British Columbia |
Key people | Brian Thalken (Managing Director) Dan Mcbride (Director of Development) Paul Martin (Director of Technology) Peter Doidge-Harrison (Producer & Technical Director) Alan Bucior (Technical Director) Scott Paterson (Art Director) |
| Parent | Independent |
| Website | slantsixgames |
Slant Six Games was a Canadian independent video game developer founded in 2005.[1] The company's name is derived from the 1959 Chrysler engine of the same name. Slant Six Games' studio was based in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada .[1] They were voted the 7th best company to work for in British Columbia by BC Business 2011.[2]
Slant Six Games has released three games published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America: SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs which was named the best PSP multiplayer experience at E3 2007[2] and SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs for the PlayStation Portable as well as SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs for PlayStation 3.
In March 2012, Slant Six Games launched Resident Evil as part of the Resident Evil franchise. The game has been called "a big success" by the publisher Capcom for shipping two million copies within two months of the release date. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is Capcom's 16th best selling title.[3]
In November 2012, Slant Six Games released their first original title The Bowling Dead for iOS devices.
In 2013, in collaboration with Microsoft, Slant Six Games released Galactic Reign. They also released Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure that same year.
In June 2013, Slant Six Games laid off the last of their employees.
Games
| Game title | Release date | Platform | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | November 6, 2007 | PlayStation Portable | 72% (35 reviews)[4] |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | October 14, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 63% (64 reviews)[5] |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | February 16, 2010 | PlayStation Portable | 74% (51 reviews)[6] |
| Resident Evil | March 20, 2012 | PlayStation 3 | 52% (36 reviews)[7] |
| Xbox 360 | 52% (56 reviews)[8] | ||
| Microsoft Windows | 48% (8 reviews)[9] | ||
| The Bowling Dead | November 24, 2012 | iOS | 70% (6 reviews)[10] |
| Galactic Reign | March 13, 2013 | Windows Phone, Windows 8 | |
| Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure | April 25, 2013 | iOS, Android, Kindle Fire |
Hexane Engine
Hexane is a complete game engine developed by Slant Six Games for console, PC and mobile games.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Slant Six Games". IGN. http://games.ign.com/objects/906/906060.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Slant Six Games Profile on T-Net". http://www.bctechnology.com/companies/Slant-Six-Games.cfm.
- ↑ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Ships 2 Million Copies Worldwide". Just Push Start. 10 May 2012. http://www.justpushstart.com/2012/05/resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city-ships-2-million-copies-worldwide.
- ↑ "SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike". https://www.metacritic.com/game/socom-u-s-navy-seals-tactical-strike/critic-reviews/?platform=psp.
- ↑ "SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation". https://www.metacritic.com/game/socom-u-s-navy-seals-confrontation/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3.
- ↑ "SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3". https://www.metacritic.com/game/socom-u-s-navy-seals-fireteam-bravo-3/critic-reviews/?platform=psp.
- ↑ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City". https://www.metacritic.com/game/resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3.
- ↑ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City". https://www.metacritic.com/game/resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360.
- ↑ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City". https://www.metacritic.com/game/resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ "The Bowling Dead". https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bowling-dead/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad.
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