Company:Wolfire Games
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | David Rosen |
| Headquarters | San Francisco Bay Area, California , US |
Key people | David Rosen (CEO and lead programmer) Jeffrey Rosen (president) John Graham (COO) Aubrey Serr (lead artist) |
| Products | Lugaru Black Shades Overgrowth Receiver |
Number of employees | 4[1] |
| Website | wolfire |
Wolfire Games is an American independent video game development company founded by David Rosen. Wolfire Games develops video games for macOS, Windows, and Linux.[2]
History
David Rosen founded Wolfire Games in 2003 to organize his open source video game contest entries.[3] After graduating from Swarthmore College in 2008, he was joined by his twin brother, Jeff, and two friends. In 2010, Wolfire ran the first Humble Bundle, later spun off as a separate company.[citation needed]
The company was awarded 5th Best Indie Game for their game Overgrowth by ModDB during the 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards.[4]
The company operates a YouTube channel on which it releases game footage and highlights new features.[5]
The company name was inspired by "Wolfenstein", a stray dog the Rosen brothers adopted in 1996 and named for the video game series.[6]
In 2021, Wolfire Games filed a lawsuit against Valve Corporation alleging that Valve's video game storefront, Steam, uses its large market share to stifle competition and inflate the prices of games.[7]
Games
- GLFighters – 2001 – Mac OS 9[8]
- Black Shades
- Lightning's Shadow – 2003 – Mac OS 9[11]
- Lugaru – 2005 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows[12]
- The Broadside Express – 2012 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the Humble Bundle Mojam using the Unity game engine)
- Receiver – 2012 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the 2012 7dfps challenge using the Unity game engine)
- Desperate Gods – 2012 – Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the 2012 Fuck This Jam challenge using the Unity game engine. Updates will continue after the challenge)
- Low-light Combat – 2013 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the Humble Bundle Mojam 2 using the Unity game engine)
- Overgrowth – 2017 – Windows, macOS, Linux[1]
- Receiver II – 2020 – Windows, macOS, Linux
See also
- Humble Indie Bundle
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Overgrowth – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth.
- ↑ "Independent Video Games – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. http://www.wolfire.com/.
- ↑ "College Corner: Interview with David Rosen, computer game-creator extraordinaire | Daily Gazette". Daily.swarthmore.edu. February 6, 2006. http://daily.swarthmore.edu/2006/02/06/college-corner-interview-with-david-rosen-computer-game-creator-extraordinaire/.
- ↑ "Overgrowth Voted 5th Best Indie Game on ModDB – Wolfire Games Blog". Blog.wolfire.com. March 1, 2009. http://blog.wolfire.com/2009/03/overgrowth-voted-5th-best-indie-game-on-moddb/.
- ↑ "WolfireGames Youtube". https://youtube.com/c/WolfireGames.
- ↑ "The origin of Wolfire – Wolfire Games Blog". Blog.wolfire.com. April 15, 2009. http://blog.wolfire.com/2009/04/the-origin-of-wolfire/.
- ↑ Andy Chalk (2021-04-29). "Overgrowth developer Wolfire Games files antitrust lawsuit against Valve" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/overgrowth-developer-wolfire-games-files-antitrust-lawsuit-against-valve/.
- ↑ "GLFighters – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. http://www.wolfire.com/glfighters.
- ↑ "Black Shades – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. http://www.wolfire.com/black-shades.
- ↑ "Black Shades iPhone – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. http://www.wolfire.com/black-shades-iphone.
- ↑ "Lightning's Shadow – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. http://www.wolfire.com/lightnings-shadow.
- ↑ "Lugaru HD – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. http://www.wolfire.com/lugaru.
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