- Red Storm Entertainment
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company_name = Red Storm Entertainment
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foundation =1996
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location =Morrisville, North Carolina
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key_people = Tom Clancy, Doug Littlejohns, Steve Reid
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industry =Computer and video game industry
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num_employees = 130+ [ [http://www.redstorm.com/corporate/background.php Red Storm corporate background] ]
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owner =Ubisoft
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homepage = [http://www.redstorm.com Red Storm Entertainments official website]
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footnotes =Red Storm Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ubisoft Entertainment, specializing in PC games, console games, and related merchandise mainly based on the works of the writerTom Clancy . The headquarters for Red Storm is located inMorrisville, North Carolina .History
In
1985 , shortly afterTom Clancy found success with his book, "The Hunt for Red October ", he met a BritishRoyal Navy captain namedDoug Littlejohns and used Littlejohns' technical advice for his next novel, "Red Storm Rising ".In
1996 Clancy decided to start a multimedia entertainment company, once again going to Littlejohns for advice. Littlejohns became the president and CEO of the company.At this time the company was co-owned by
Virtus Corporation . After partnering withPearson PLC , Red Storm released its first title, "Tom Clancy's Politika ", in November1997 . A novel of the same name was packaged with the game.Red Storm Entertainment’s second game was the beginning of their Rainbow Six franchise, "
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six ". Weeks after the game was released Clancy released a novel of the same name.In
2000 ,Ubisoft purchased Red Storm Entertainment, and it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ubisoft. Since the departure of Littlejohns, Steve Reid has been managing director.Games developed by Red Storm Entertainment
PC Games
*"
Tom Clancy's Politika " — (1997)
*"Dominant Species " — (1998)
*"Tom Clancy's ruthless.com " — (1998)
*"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six " — (1998)
**"Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch" — (expansion; 1999)
*"" — (1999)
**"Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Urban Operations" — (expansion; 2000)
**"Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Covert Ops" — (expansion; 2000)
**"Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn" — (expansion; 2001)
*"Force 21 " — (1999)
*"Bang! Gunship Elite " — (2000)
*"Shadow Watch " — (2000)
*"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon " — (2001)
**"" — (expansion; 2002)
**"" — (expansion; 2002)
*"The Sum of All Fears (game) " — (2002)
*"" — (2003)
**"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword" — (expansion; 2004)
*"" — (2005)Console Games
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six " — (N64 ,PlayStation 1999), (Dreamcast 2000)
*"" — (Dreamcast 2000), (PlayStation 2001)
*"The Sum of All Fears" — (GameBoy Advance, GameCube 2002)
*"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon " — (PlayStation,Xbox 2002), (GameCube 2003)
*"" — (Xbox 2003)
*"" — (PlayStation 2 2004)
*"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 " — (PlayStation 2, Xbox 2004) (GameCube 2005)
*"" — (Xbox 2005)
*"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter " — (Xbox 360, 2006)
*"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 " — (Xbox, Playstation 2, GameCube 2003)
*"" — (Xbox 2004)
*"" — (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube 2005)
*"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 " — (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2007)
*"" — (Xbox 360 2007)
*"" — (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2007)
*"" —(PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2008)References
External links
* [http://www.redstorm.com Red Storm Entertainments official website]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/red-storm-entertainment-inc Red Storm Entertainment] entry atMobyGames
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