Slant Six Games
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Key people | Brian Thalken (Managing Director) Dan Mcbride (Director of Development) Paul Martin (Director of Technology) Peter Doidge-Harrison (Producer & Technical Director) Alan Bucior (Technical Director) Scott Paterson (Art Director) |
| Parent | Independent |
| Website | slantsixgames |
Slant Six Games was a Canadian independent video game developer founded in 2005.[1] The company's name is derived from the 1959 Chrysler engine of the same name. Slant Six Games' studio was based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] They were voted the 7th best company to work for in British Columbia by BC Business 2011.[2]
Slant Six Games has released three games published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America: SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike which was named the best PSP multiplayer experience at E3 2007[2] and SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 for the PlayStation Portable as well as SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation for PlayStation 3.
In March 2012, Slant Six Games launched Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City as part of the Resident Evil franchise. The game has been called "a big success" by the publisher Capcom for shipping two million copies within two months of the release date. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is Capcom's 16th best selling title.[3]
In November 2012, Slant Six Games released their first original title The Bowling Dead for iOS devices.
In 2013, in collaboration with Microsoft, Slant Six Games released Galactic Reign. They also released Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure that same year.
In June 2013, Slant Six Games laid off the last of their employees and the studio closed down as a result.
Games
[edit]| Game title | Release date | Platform | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike | November 6, 2007 | PlayStation Portable | 72% (35 reviews)[4] |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation | October 14, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 63% (64 reviews)[5] |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 | February 16, 2010 | PlayStation Portable | 74% (51 reviews)[6] |
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | March 20, 2012 | PlayStation 3 | 52% (36 reviews)[7] |
| Xbox 360 | 52% (56 reviews)[8] | ||
| Microsoft Windows | 48% (8 reviews)[9] | ||
| The Bowling Dead | November 24, 2012 | iOS | 70% (6 reviews)[10] |
| Galactic Reign | March 13, 2013 | Windows Phone, Windows 8 | |
| Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure | April 25, 2013 | iOS, Android, Kindle Fire |
Hexane Engine
[edit]Hexane is a complete game engine developed by Slant Six Games for console, PC and mobile games.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Slant Six Games". IGN. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007.
- ^ a b "Slant Six Games Profile on T-Net".
- ^ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Ships 2 Million Copies Worldwide". Just Push Start. 10 May 2012.
- ^ "SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike". Metacritic.
- ^ "SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation". Metacritic.
- ^ "SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3". Metacritic.
- ^ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City". Metacritic.
- ^ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City". Metacritic.
- ^ "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Bowling Dead". Metacritic.
- Canadian companies established in 2005
- Canadian companies disestablished in 2013
- Video game companies established in 2005
- Video game companies disestablished in 2013
- Defunct video game companies of Canada
- Companies based in Vancouver
- Defunct companies of British Columbia
- Video game development companies
- 2005 establishments in British Columbia
- 2013 disestablishments in British Columbia