- InterServ
Infobox Company
company_name = InterServ International
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company_type = Public
foundation =1989
location =Taipei ,Taiwan
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industry = Video Game Industry
products = Mage Knight: Apocalypse
Iron Phoenix
M2 Online
Meteor Blade
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operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees = 320
homepage = http://www.is-games.com/InterServ International is a leading provider of full game development and art outsourcing services in Asia. Based in Taipei, InterServ caters to large international developers and publishers and provides development and art production services for PC, current consoles, next-gen consoles,
online games andMMOG game platforms. Since 1989, InterServ has grown to over 300 employees and 3 international locations in Asia and the United States. InterServ is a publicly traded company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.History
InterServ was founded by Sheree Tsao in 1989 after she left Hewlett-Packard Taiwan. InterServ began as a CD-ROM and software developer, specializing in educational software including English, Mathematics, and Chinese language games. In 1995, InterServ releases their first game "Takalamagan - the Legend of Dunhuang", across PC, Saturn, and
Playstation platforms. In 1998, InterServ releases "Yamaraja - The Magic Dungeon," the first domestically produced 3D game in Taiwan.In 2000, InterServ expanded its operations into to China by opening a full production studio in Shanghai. This expansion led to more growth in size and capability, adding more artists and increasing the capability in game development and art asset production. In 2001, InterServ released "Swordman Online,"the 1st locally developed
MMOG which had a registered base of 1.5 million users in Asia.In 2002, InterServ continued its expansion by opening an office in Irvine, California. InterServ also went public on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, making it one of the largest public game development companies in the world. Since then, InterServ has released 6 game titles for PC, consoles, and
MMOG . The most notable releases were "Iron Phoenix", winner of the "Most Innovative Game ofE3 " in 2004 and "" in 2006. Their first game forXbox Live Arcade , "Word Puzzle", was released onNovember 7 ,2007 .Comprehensive Services
InterServ is unique in the
game development services segment in Asia as it offers many in-house services. InterServ offers fullgame development capability, art asset production for current and next-gent, development foronline games andMMOG platforms, programming services, and in-house QA services. Their versatility also includes the capability to produce games and assets for any number of platforms including PC, current and next-gen consoles, online,MMOG , and cross-platform systems. They are also experience in producing games and assets for all market segments including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, the UK, and the US.External links
* [http://www.is-games.com/ Official Site for InterServ International]
* [http://www.gamespot.com/pages/company/index.php?company=72409/ Developer Page at GameSpot]
* [http://www.360-hq.com/xbox360-developers-201.html/ Xbox 360 Developer Profile]
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