3d6 Games

{{Short description|American video game developer}}

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| foundation = 1999

| defunct = 2013-2015

| location = San Mateo, California
Westlake Village, California

| key_people = William S. Schmitt, Troy Sheets

| industry = Video games

| products = Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2
Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The Revenge of Shinobi GBA
Tetris Worlds GBA

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| homepage = http://www.3d6games.com/

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3d6 Games was an American video game developer founded by ex-Digital Eclipse programmers William S. Schmitt{{cite web|url=http://www.companies-nevada.com/3d6-games-inc-tjrl/|title=3D6 GAMES, INC.|publisher=Companies-nevada.com|access-date=14 December 2014}} and Troy Sheets.

The studio was initially active between 1999 and 2002, during which period it created games exclusively for the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance.{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/company/3d6-games-inc|title=3d6 Games, Inc. - MobyGames|work=MobyGames|access-date=14 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/companies/3d6-games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214164626/http://www.ign.com/companies/3d6-games|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 14, 2014|title=3d6 Games|work=IGN|access-date=14 December 2014}} The company developed original games based on properties such as Tetris Worlds (IP by Blue Planet Software), The Revenge of Shinobi (IP by Sega){{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shinobi/shinobi5.htm|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Shinobi|publisher=Hardcoregaming101.net|access-date=14 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=355836&highlight=|title=THQ - Investor Relations - News Release|publisher=Investor.thq.com|access-date=14 December 2014}} and Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms (also original IP by Sega).{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/alteredbeast/alteredbeast.htm|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Altered Beast|publisher=Hardcoregaming101.net|access-date=14 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=359684&highlight=|title=THQ - Investor Relations - News Release|publisher=Investor.thq.com|access-date=14 December 2014}}

Two internal projects from the studio, Rocket Dog! and Slider, were never completed.{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/company/3d6-games-inc|title=3d6 Games, Inc. - MobyGames|work=MobyGames|access-date=14 December 2014}} In 2012, 3d6 Games was relaunched as a developer for mobile games for iOS, Android and Windows 8. However, the company only released one game (Sums Academy for iOS){{cite web|url=http://3d6games.com/?p=74|title=Sums Academy!|publisher=3d6games.com|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231359/http://3d6games.com/?p=74|archive-date=18 October 2015|url-status=dead}} after the relaunch, and has not been active since 2013.{{cite web|url=http://3d6games.com/?page_id=7|title=About|publisher=3d6games.com|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019005613/http://3d6games.com/?page_id=7|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=dead}}