Stainless Steel Studios

Infobox Company
company_name = Stainless Steel Studios
company_
company_type = Private (Defunct)
foundation = January 1998
location = Cambridge, Massachusetts
key_people = Rick Goodman, Founder
Dara-Lynn Pelechatz, Director of Operations
industry = Software and programming, computer and video games
products = Empire Earth

Titan game engine
Titan 2.0 game engine
(completed by Midway Games)
revenue =
num_employees =
homepage = [http://www.stainlesssteelstudios.com stainlesssteelstudios.com]
(now closed)|

Stainless Steel Studios (SSSI) was a computer game development company, it was started in 1997 by Rick Goodman and Dara-Lynn Pelechatz,cite web | url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/november00/logos3/ | title=Gamespy articles | publisher=Gamespy | accessdate=2007-04-27] the company was based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and focused on the development of real-time strategy software titles.

History

Stainless Steel was started in October 1997 by Rick Goodman and Dara-Lynn Pelechatz (Director of Operations).

The name "Stainless Steel" was thought up by Rick Goodman on a returning flight from California. Dara-Lynn Pelechatz the Director of Operations said in an interview with Gamespy:

While returning on a flight from California, Rick saw the Sky Mall catalog. Well he decided he was going to open the book and put his finger on the first item he saw, hence that would be the name of his new company. The item Rick located was a stainless steel Shower head.

The logo was designed by Stainless Steel with Jam Design, it is a Silver ball with a Salamander on top of it.

On November 25, 2005, Gamasutra reported that Stainless Steel Studios quietly ceased operations and laid off its employees.cite web | url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7299 | title=Report: Stainless Steel Studios Closes Doors | publisher=Gamasutra | accessdate=2007-04-28] cite web | url=http://games.ign.com/objects/027/027182.html | title=IGN: Stainless Steel Studios | publisher=IGN | accessdate=2007-08-05] The content of the official website was removed on November. Former SSSI employees Bob Scott and Daniel Higgins confirmed rumors appearing on the "HeavenGames" "Rise & Fall" fan site forum.cite web | url=http://raf.heavengames.com/archives/arc10-2005.shtml | title=News Archives - November 2005, Stainless Steel Studios has Broken Up | publisher=HeavenGames LLC | accessdate=2007-04-28]

Higgins wrote in reply to questions about the credibility of the rumors:

This is true, SSSI is no more. I can't give details as to why, but I can tell you the product is in excellent shape, the team was in high morale and plowing ahead at full steam, and we were just weeks from gold disk.

The game was later completed by Midway Games and release on 12 June 2006.

Shortly after, it was learned that the reason why Stainless Steel closed shop was because of cuts in funding from its most important client: publisher Midway Games.cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/risefallcivilizationsatwar/news.html?sid=6140487 | title="Rise and Fall" developer closes | date=2005-11-28 | accessdate=2007-02-19 | publisher=GameSpot]

Notes

The company is sometimes confused with [http://www.stainlesssteelproductions.com Stainless Steel Productions] , an independent motion picture production company based out of Canada.

Portfolio

References

ee also

*Rick Goodman
*Ensemble Studios
*Microsoft Game Studios
*Sierra Entertainment

External links

* [http://www.stainlesssteelstudios.com/ StainlessSteelStudios.com Official Site] , now closed
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/stainless-steel-studios-inc Stainless Steel Studios] profile on MobyGames
* [http://games.ign.com/objects/027/027182.html Stainless Steel Studios] profile on IGN
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/42478.html Stainless Steel Studios] profile on GameFAQs