Frozen Codebase
{{Short description|Video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Frozen Codebase
| logo = Frozen Codebase Logo
| type = Video game developer
| slogan =
| foundation = 2006
| defunct = {{End date|2012|01|01}}
| location = Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
| key_people = Ben Geisler, Norb Rozek, Adam Larson, James Lupiani, Jesse Rahikainen, Justin Kovac, Billy Sweetman
| num_employees = 24
| industry = Video games
| revenue =
| homepage = http://www.frozencodebase.com/
| products =
| owner =
| parent =
}}
Frozen Codebase was an American independent video game developer founded in 2006 by Ben Geisler. The company developed games for Xbox 360,{{cite web| author=|publisher=Frozen Codebase|work=frozencodebase.com|access-date=2008-06-14|title=Frozen Codebase :: Punk Rock Game Development :: About|url=http://www.frozencodebase.com/about.php }} Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii and WiiWare.
History
On May 16, 2008,{{cite web |author= |publisher=WFTDA |title=WFTDA Partners with Frozen Codebase to Produce Roller Derby Video Game |date=16 May 2008 |work=wftda |url=http://www.wftda.com/2008/05/16/wftda-partners-with-frozen-codebase-to-produce-roller-derby-video-game/ |access-date=22 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120213538/http://www.wftda.com/2008/05/16/wftda-partners-with-frozen-codebase-to-produce-roller-derby-video-game/ |archive-date=20 November 2008 |url-status=dead }} Frozen Codebase and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), announced a license agreement for Frozen Codebase to produce a video game based upon the sport of Roller Derby.{{cite web |author=Shiply, Zac|publisher=Isthmus|title=Frozen Codebase Discusses New WFTDA Roller Derby Video Game|date=17 July 2008 |work=dailypage |url=http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=23248 |access-date=22 August 2009 }}
On July 22, 2009,{{cite web |author=|publisher=Gamezone |title=Konami and Adult Swim Announce Metalocalypse:Dethgame for XBLA and PSN |date=22 July 2009 |work=gamezone |url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/07_22_09_01_07PM.htm/ |access-date=4 August 2009 }} Konami and Adult Swim announced that Frozen Codebase is the developer of the Metalocalypse video game Metalocalypse: Dethgame, a PS3 and Xbox 360 downloadable game. Dethgame was previewed at Comic Con 2009.{{cite web |author=Keel, Jonah|publisher=Collider.com|title=Jonah Plays Adult Swim's METALOCALYPSE DETHGAME at Comic-Con|date=3 August 2009 |work=collider |url=http://www.collider.com/2009/08/03/jonah-plays-adult-swims-metalocalypse-dethgame-at-comic-con/ |access-date=4 August 2009 }}{{cite web |author=North, Dale|publisher=Destructoid|title=SDCC: Our f'n metal preview of Metalocalypse|date=25 July 2009 |work=destructoid |url=http://www.destructoid.com/sdcc-our-f-n-metal-preview-of-metalocalypse-141363.phtml |access-date=4 August 2009 }} But in July 2010, the game was confirmed to be cancelled by publisher Konami Digital Entertainment "in light of creative differences".{{Cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1109242p1.html|title = Metalocalypse Game Cancelled|date = 29 July 2010}}
In early 2012, Frozen Codebase was liquidated by ZyQuest, and quickly reformed as Zymo Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZyQuest Inc.{{cite web |author=|publisher=TheNorthwestern |title=ZyMo Taps Booming Mobile Gaming Market |date=23 October 2012 |work=thenorthwestern |url=http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20121023/APC03/310230176/ZyMo-taps-booming-mobile-gaming-market |access-date=23 December 2013 }}
As of early 2015, a handful of Frozen Codebase veterans have formed a game consulting company known as Thawed Codebase.{{cite web |author=|publisher=ThawedCodebase |title=Thawed Codebase |date=20 March 2016 |work=thawedcodebase |url=http://www.thawedcodebase.com |access-date=20 March 2016 }} Among Thawed Codebase's credited contract work includes Batman: Arkham Origins.
Games
- Screwjumper! — Xbox Live Arcade (2007)
- Elements of Destruction — Xbox Live Arcade, PC (2008)
- Sandy Beach - WiiWare (2009)
- Zombie Wranglers — Xbox Live Arcade (2009)
- Cruise Ship Vacation Games / Cruise Ship Resort — Wii (2009 / 2010)
- Kick-Ass: The Game — iPhone, PlayStation Network (2010)
- BurgerTime World Tour — WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PSN (2011)
- Scarygirl — PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade (2012)
- Metalocalypse: Dethgame - Xbox Live Arcade, PSN (Cancelled)
References
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Category:Defunct companies based in Wisconsin