- Remedy Entertainment
Infobox Company
company_name = Remedy Entertainment
company_
company_type = Private
foundation =1995
founder =
location = flagicon|FINEspoo ,Finland
key_people =
revenue =
num_employees =
industry = Video games
products = "Death Rally "
"Max Payne "
""
"Alan Wake "
owner =
homepage = [http://www.remedygames.com/ www.remedygames.com]Remedy Entertainment is a Finnish
computer game developer founded in1995 and based in Espoo, Finland. The company is best known for itsMax Payne series of video games.In
1997 Remedy created a program called "Final Reality", a 3D benchmark program. In November 1997, Remedy created a new company that would handle its 3D benchmark program calledFuturemark . That program would turn into3DMark , a popular 3D benchmark program that determines the performance of your video card with the latest graphics.Before forming Remedy, four of the founding members were in the
demoscene groupFuture Crew . Originally there was some industry speculation that Remedy was comprised entirely of Future Crew members, but this was dismissed by an employee of partner-company3D Realms . [ [http://www.3drealms.com/news/1998/08/remedy_entertai_1.html 3D Realms News – Remedy Entertainment & Future Crew] ]The
Max Payne series of games are based on the character Max Payne and his living nightmare through New York City. Payne is a fugitive undercover cop who is framed for murder and hunted by the NYPD and the mob. The Max Payne series is best known for popularizingbullet-time in a video game as well as being afilm noir .Remedy's current project, "
Alan Wake ", is being developed forWindows Vista andXbox 360 .Games by Remedy
*"
Death Rally " – PC (1996)
*"Max Payne " – PC,PlayStation 2 ,Xbox ,Mac OS ,Game Boy Advance (2001)
*"" – PC,PlayStation 2 ,Xbox (2003)
*"Alan Wake " – PC,Xbox 360 (TBD)References
External links
* [http://www.remedygames.com/ Remedy's Official Website]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/remedy-entertainment-ltd MobyGames' profile for Remedy]
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