Frozen Codebase was an independent

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founded in 2006 by Ben Geisler. The company developed games for

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, Microsoft Windows,

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and

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History

On May 16, 2008, Frozen Codebase and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (

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), announced a license agreement for Frozen Codebase to produce a video game based upon the sport of Roller Derby. On July 22, 2009,

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and Adult Swim announced that Frozen Codebase is the developer of the ''

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'' video game ''Metalocalypse: Dethgame'', a PS3 and Xbox 360 downloadable game. ''Dethgame'' was previewed at Comic Con 2009. But in July 2010, the game was confirmed to be cancelled by publisher Konami Digital Entertainment "in light of creative differences". In early 2012, Frozen Codebase was liquidated by ZyQuest, and quickly reformed as Zymo Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZyQuest Inc. As of early 2015, a handful of Frozen Codebase veterans have formed a game consulting company known as Thawed Codebase. Among Thawed Codebase's credited contract work includes '' Batman: Arkham Origins''.

Games

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Screwjumper! ''Screwjumper!'' is an action video game for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Frozen Codebase and published by THQ. The game was released on November 14, 2007. The game was the 100th game released by THQ for the Xbox Live Arcade ser ...

'' — 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 ''BurgerTime World Tour'' is a platform game in the ''BurgerTime'' series, developed by Frozen Codebase and digitally published by MonkeyPaw Games for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii in 2011-2012. On April 30, 2014, the game was delisted from ...

'' — 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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