Boss Game Studios
{{short description|American video game developer (1994–2002)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Boss Game Studios
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation = c. 1994
| defunct = {{End date and age|2002|06|14}}
| fate =
| location = Redmond, Washington, United States
| industry = Video games
| products =
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20020531085240/http://www.bossgame.com Archived]
}}
Boss Game Studios was an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington. The company was founded in 1994 and closed in 2002. It specialized in Nintendo 64 racing games with releases such as Top Gear Rally and World Driver Championship.
History
Boss Game Studios was formed in Redmond, Washington as an independent offshoot of Boss Film Studios, a company that created special effects for feature films.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bossgame.com/Boss/Press/Release.htm |title=BMG Interactive and Boss Game Studios Unveil Spider |website=Boss Game Studios |date=February 25, 1997 |location=San Francisco, California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971007155539/http://www.bossgame.com/Boss/Press/Release.htm |archive-date=October 7, 1997 |url-status=dead}} Some members of its creative and development team had contributed to games such as The Lion King and Dune II. Barry Leitch was the company's music director.
Following the release of their first game in 1997, Spider: The Video Game,{{Cite magazine|date=February 1997|title=Spider: This Itsy-Bitsy Hero Ain't Cute|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b2/EGM_US_091.pdf|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=91|pages=122–6}} the company specialized in Nintendo 64 racing games with releases such as Top Gear Rally and World Driver Championship. In 2000, the company was approached by Microsoft, who offered them an opportunity to develop games for their Xbox console.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/08/boss-games-interview |title=Boss Games Interview |website=IGN |date=September 7, 2000 |first=Vincent |last=Lopez |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109021008/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/08/boss-games-interview |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=dead}} Boss Game Studios started work on an Xbox racing game, but were unable to find a publisher for the title. On June 14, 2002, the company disbanded.{{Cite web |url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/362/362328p1.html |title=Boss Game Calls it Quits |website=IGN |date=June 14, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125224918/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/362/362328p1.html |archive-date=November 25, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
Games
- Spider: The Video Game (PlayStation) (1997)
- Top Gear Rally (Nintendo 64) (1997)
- Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding (Nintendo 64) (1998)
- Boss Rally (Windows) (1999)
- World Driver Championship (Nintendo 64) (1999)
- Stunt Racer 64 (Nintendo 64) (2000)
=Unreleased=
- 3D Tank (Virtual Boy){{Cite web |url=https://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?u032g |title=3D Tank |website=Planetvb.com |accessdate=February 16, 2020}}
- Kill Team (PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows){{cite magazine |title=The Fall of BMG: Rest in Peace... |magazine=Next Generation|issue=41 |publisher=Imagine Media |date=May 1998|page=46-47}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.bossgame.com |title=Official website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020531085240/http://www.bossgame.com/ |archive-date=31 May 2002 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 March 2012 }}
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Category:Defunct companies based in Redmond, Washington
Category:Defunct companies based in Washington (state)
Category:Video game companies established in 1994
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2002
Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States
Category:Video game development companies
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