Ratbag Games
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1993 in Adelaide, Australia |
| Founder | Richard Harrison Greg Siegele |
| Defunct | 15 December 2005 |
| Fate | Acquired and shut down by Midway Games[1][2] |
Number of employees | 60 (2001)[3] |
Ratbag Games Pty Ltd was a video game developer based in Australia.
History
[edit]Ratbag was founded in 1993 in Adelaide, South Australia, by Richard Harrison and Greg Siegele. Known initially as "Emergent Games", the company took three years to prototype their first title Powerslide. Following its acquisition by Midway Games on 4 August 2005, the company was known as "Midway Studios - Australia".[4][5]
Games
[edit]- Powerslide – Windows
- Dirt Track Racing – Windows
- Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars – Windows
- Dirt Track Racing 2 – Windows
- Leadfoot – Windows
- Dirt Track Racing: Australia – Windows
- World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002 – PS2, Windows
- Saturday Night Speedway – PS2, Windows
- The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee – PS2, Xbox
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wallis, Alistair (2 November 2006). "Q&A: Krome Studio's Robert Walsh on Melbourne House Acquisition". www.gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Dominguez, James 'DexX' (24 April 2015). "The fall of the great Australian video games studio". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Infogrames, Inc. Unleashes 'World of Outlaws(R) Sprint Cars 2002' For PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. 20 August 2001. Archived from the original on 4 October 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
- ^ "Midway Acquires Australian Developer Ratbag". Business Wire. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024 – via Gale Research.
- ^ Jenkins, David (4 August 2005). "Midway Acquires Australian Developer Ratbag". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ratbag Games Last version of Ratbag Games official website reproduced by Australian video game website Sumea for archive purposes.
- Midway shafts Ratbag Studios Employee's account of company closure
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