- Gas Powered Games
Infobox Company
company_name = Gas Powered Games
company_
company_type =
foundation = May, 1998
location =Redmond , WA
key_people = Chris Taylor
industry =Computer and video game industry
products =Dungeon Siege ,Dungeon Siege II ,Supreme Commander
revenue =
num_employees = 100+
homepage = [http://www.gaspowered.com/ www.gaspowered.com/]Gas Powered Games is a
video game developer located inRedmond, Washington . The development studio was started in May 1998 by Chris Taylor, creator of "Total Annihilation ", and several other ex-Cavedog Entertainment employees.Gas Powered Games' launch title was the 2002 3D role-playing game (RPG) "
Dungeon Siege ", published byMicrosoft Game Studios . Apart from its custom graphics engine, it also featured simple and innovative RPG rules and mechanics that made it stand out from a market already crowded with sword & sorcery/fantasy role-playing games. Due to its cutting-edge engine, "Dungeon Siege" was three years in the making.In 2003 Gas Powered released a stand-alone
expansion pack for the game, "". The expansion was co-developed byMad Doc Software and again published byMicrosoft Game Studios . In August 2005, Gas Powered released its sequel to "Dungeon Siege", "Dungeon Siege II ".In March 2006,
Take-Two Interactive purchased the full publishing rights of the Dungeon Siege series [http://www.fragland.net/news.php?id=13047] [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6145979.html] ending the four-year Microsoft partnership with Gas Powered Games.GPG released "
Supreme Commander " ("SupCom"), areal-time strategy game in February 2007, published byTHQ . Announced in the August 2005 issue ofPC Gamer magazine, Chris Taylor touted "SupCom" as the spiritual successor to "Total Annihilation " as "TA" remains theintellectual property ofAtari . As a "stand alone expansion", was announced in June 2007, for a November release. [http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1020470&highlight=]In May 2007, Gas Powered Games announced a partnership with "
SEGA " to work on an original RPG. OnJuly 6 ,2007 , the original RPG was announced as "Space Siege ".In January 2008, GPG announced their latest project, "Demigod", to be released sometime in early 2009.cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165208 |title=Demigod Revealed |date=2008-01-03 |accessdate=2008-01-04 |publisher= ] It will be an Action RPG / RTS hybrid inspired by the "" mod
Defense of the Ancients .Titles
* "
Dungeon Siege " - 2002
* "Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna" (expansion pack for "Dungeon Siege") - 2003
* "Dungeon Siege II " - 2005
* "" (expansion Pack for "Dungeon Siege 2") - 2006
* "" (for the "Sony PSP") - 2006
* "Supreme Commander " - 2007
* "" - 2007
* "Space Siege " - 2008
* "Demigod" - 2009References
External links
* [http://www.gaspowered.com/ Gas Powered Games' official website]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/gas-powered-games/ MobyGames' entry on Gas Powered Games]
* [http://garage.gaspowered.com/ Gas Powered Games' official community support site]
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