The Collective, Inc.

Infobox Defunct company
company_name = The Collective
company_
slogan =
company_type = Private
fate = Merger
Predecessor = Backbone Entertainment
successor = Double Helix Games
foundation = 1997
defunct = 2007
location = Newport Beach, California
industry = Computer and video game industry
products =
key_people = Douglas Hare
Gary Priest
Richard Hare
num_employees = 90
parent = Foundation 9 Entertainment
subsid =

The Collective, Inc. was a video game development company located in Newport Beach, California. The company has created several games based on movies and television shows since its founding in 1997.

History

It was founded by three former Virgin Interactive employees, Douglas Hare, Gary Priest, and Richard Hare, in 1997. The company's first projects were to port "Men in Black" and "The Game of Life" Windows games to the PlayStation game console.

The developer predominantly works on titles licensed from movies and TV. The Collective created their own game engine called Slayer that they used for Buffy, Indiana Jones, and other projects. As of 2004, the company has grown to 90 employees.

On March 29, 2005, it was announced that The Collective had merged with Backbone Entertainment to form a new company, Foundation 9 Entertainment.

As of 2007, Foundation 9 Entertainment merged The Collective with Shiny Entertainment to create Double Helix Games.

Games

*"Men in Black"
*:Ported from the PC
*"The Game of Life"
*:Ported from the PC
*"" (2000)
*"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (2002)
*"Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb" (2003)
*"Wrath Unleashed" (2004)
*:Their first non-licensed title
*"" (2005)
*"" (2006)
*"The Da Vinci Code" (2006)
*"Dirty Harry" (2007)
*:Cancelled
*"Harker" (2008)
*:cancelled
*:Game was transferred to Double Helix Games before cancellation.
*"" (2008)
*:Development transferred to Double Helix Games.