Stormfront Studios
Defunct American software company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Stormfront Studios?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Stormfront Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer based in San Rafael, California. In 2007, the company had over 50 developers working on two teams, and owned all its proprietary engines, tools, and technology. As of the end of 2007, over fourteen million copies of Stormfront-developed games had been sold. Stormfront closed on March 31, 2008, due to the closure of their publisher at the time, Sierra Entertainment.[1][2]
Formerly | Beyond Software (1988–1993) |
---|---|
Company type | Private |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | December 28, 1988; 35 years ago (1988-12-28) |
Founder | Don Daglow |
Defunct | March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31) |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Don Daglow (President & CEO) |
Number of employees | 33 (2008) |
The company received major awards and award nominations from The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, G4 Television, BAFTA, The IGDA Game Developers Choice Awards, The EMMA Awards, SCEA, the Software Publishers Association and many magazines and websites.
In 2008, Neverwinter Nights was honored (along with EverQuest and World of Warcraft) at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for advancing the art form of MMORPG games. Don Daglow accepted the award for project partners Stormfront Studios, AOL and Wizards of the Coast.