Aces Game Studio (ACES) was an American
video game developer
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based in
Redmond, Washington
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census, up from 54,144 in 2010.
Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America.
With an a ...
, owned by
Microsoft Game Studios
Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher and part of the Microsoft Gaming division based in Redmond, Washington. It was established in March 2000, ...
. It was founded in 1988 under the name Bruce Artwick Organization Limited (BAO Ltd.) at
Champaign, Illinois
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, by
Bruce Artwick
Bruce Arthur Artwick (born January 1, 1953) is an American software engineer. He is the creator of the first consumer flight simulator software. He founded Sublogic after graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1977, ...
, creator of ''
Microsoft Flight Simulator
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'', ''
Microsoft Space Simulator
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'' and also co-founder of
Sublogic
Sublogic Corporation (stylized as subLOGIC) is an American software development company. It was formed in 1977 by Bruce Artwick, and incorporated in 1978 by Artwick's partner Stu Moment as Sublogic Communications Corporation. Sublogic is best kn ...
.
Following the purchase of BAO Ltd. in December 1995,