Parallax Software

Parallax Software

Infobox Defunct company
name = Parallax Software

type =
fate = Defunct (split into Volition, Inc. and Outrage Entertainment)
Predecessor =
successor =
foundation = Start date|1993
defunct = End date|1997
location = Ann Arbor, Michigan
Champaign, Illinois
industry = Video games
products = "Descent"
"Descent II"
key_people = Matt Toschlog
Mike Kulas
num_employees =
parent =
subsid =

Parallax Software was a video game developer best known for creating the "Descent" series of computer games. Parallax Software was started in 1993 by Matt Toschlog and Mike Kulas. After the release of "Descent II" in 1997, the company was split to form Volition, Inc. (Mike Kulas) in Champaign, Illinois, and Outrage Entertainment (Matt Toschlog) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Both companies were later bought by the publisher THQ. In July 2003, Outrage was shut down, but Volition Inc. continues to develop console games.

External links

* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/parallax-software-corp "Parallax Software"] profile on MobyGames
* [http://www.volition-inc.com/ "Volition Inc."] official site


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