Stainless Games

"Stainless Games" is a video game developer based on the Isle of Wight that specialises in developing downloadable games for Microsoft Windows and the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade. They are most well known for developing the multimillion-selling "Carmageddon" franchise.

Originally named "Stainless Software", the company was founded in 1993 by industry veteran Patrick Buckland, and Neil Bardon, previously a senior designer at Conran and The Body Shop. Starting out with sub-contracted 3D engine work for Argonaut Games, and developing medical multimedia titles for the Times Mirror Group, the company then went on to develop what later became "Carmageddon" for SCi. This was launched amidst much controversy over its violent content in 1997 but garnered high review scores thanks to its compelling gameplay and many ground-breaking features (including a fully-featured physics engine - a world-first for video games). Stainless released a sequel, Carmageddon II in 1998. Subsequent versions of the franchise (including TDR2000) were contracted by SCi to other developers.

The company has subsequently become experts in the console download field, having eleven titles released or soon to be released on XBLA, plus two titles on PSN (PS3).

These include a range of Atari classic titles which feature both the original version running under an emulator, and a completely re-written evolved verison. These have also been released on PSP as a single product in December 1997.

Stainless has also licensed Buckland's 80's Mac classic Crystal Quest and has produced versions for XBLA and Vista.

Games

*Unannounced multi-platform TV license (2009, upcoming)
*Unannounced iPhone products (2008, upcoming)
*Magic the Gathering (Wizards of the Coast) (2008, upcoming)
*"" (2008)
*Red Baron PS3 (2008, upcoming)
*Red Baron XBLA (2008, upcoming)
*Red Baron PC (2008)
*"Warlords" (2008)
*"Battlezone" (2008)
*Ataru Classics Evolved PSP (2007)
*"Tempest" (2007)
*"Asteroids"/"Asteroids Deluxe" (2007)
*"Missile Command" (2007)
*"Centipede"/"Millipede" (2007)
*"Crystal Quest" (2006)
*"Novadrome" (2006)
*"" (1998)
*"Carmageddon" (1997)

External links

* [http://www.stainlessgames.com/ Stainless Games Official Website]
* [http://www.stainlessgames.com/corporate/go/3 Stainless Games History]