Gathering of Developers

Infobox Company
company_name = Gathering of Developers
company_
company_type = Computer and Videogame Publishing
foundation = January, 1998
location_city = Texas
location_country = United States
key_people = Mike Wilson
Harry Miller
Rick Stults
Doug Myres
Jim Bloom
industry = Interactive entertainment
products = "Max Payne", "", "Age of Wonders", more
revenue = acquired by Take Two Interactive (TTWO) May, 2000
operating_income =
net_income =
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Gathering of Developers (aka God Games and Gathering) was a Texas-based PC and video games publishing company, founded in January 1998 with the mission to bridge the gap between publishers and independent game developers, allowing independent developers creative control over their projects, ownership of their IP, and participation in the publishing and marketing decisions. Fueled by past publishing experiences and frustrations, several experienced development companies bound together to form a relationship-based publisher. The company later became a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. Gathering's first wave of releases included "Railroad Tycoon II", "Nocturne", "Darkstone", "Age of Wonders" and "Fly!". The company later expanded to the console market.

Take Two acquired the company outright in May of 2000, and attempted unsuccessfully to manage the Texas based group from its New York HQ. The founders and employees of G.O.D. were unhappy with the lack of freedom the company allowed for following through on its principles of fair treatment of developers and IP ownership. Founder Doug Myres passed away unexpectedly in May of 2001, prompting the other partners to negotiate a separation with the company shortly thereafter.Eventually Take-Two took over all operations and rebranded the label simply Gathering, and have since folded it into the label 2K Games.

During the gaming trade event E3, Gathering was known for being extremely extravagant, offering free barbecue, live music, and beer to the nearly 10,000 E3 attendees that would cross the street into their "Promised Lot" each day; they were also famous for their Catholic Schoolgirl 'booth babes'. [cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061212/brathwaite_11.shtml |title=Sex in Video Games |accessdate=2008-01-23 |format= |work= ]

Founding developers

*Ritual Entertainment
*Epic Games
*3D Realms
*PopTop Software
*Terminal Reality
*Edge of Reality

Founding Individuals

*Mike Wilson
*Harry A. Miller IV
*Rick Stults
*Doug Myres
*Jim Bloom
*Binu Philip
*J. Holt Foster, III

Notable games published

*"Age of Wonders" series
*"Fly!" series
*""
*"Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe"
*"Hidden & Dangerous 2"
*"Jazz Jackrabbit 2"
*""
*""
*"Max Payne"
*" Nocturne"
*"Oni"
*"Railroad Tycoon II" and "III"
*"Rune"
*"Serious Sam"
*"Space Colony"
*"Stronghold"
*""
*"The Blair Witch Project" trilogy
*"Tropico"
*""
*"Vietcong"

Notes

External links

* [http://www.take2games.com/?p=games&publisher=Gathering Games published by GoD (page at Take 2)]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/gathering "Gathering of Developers"] profile on MobyGames