TKO Software was a

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founded in 2002 in

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by Jacob Hawley and Michael Songy. TKO Software created '' Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough'' (2003) and the multiplayer portion of '' Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault'' (2004), both for

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. The company created content for EA's '' GoldenEye: Rogue Agent'', and multiple mobile and handheld titles, including '' The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey'' for Nokia's N-Gage and mobile versions of ''

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'', '' X-Men 2: Battle'', ''

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'' and an adventure game based on the movie ''

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''. The company was working on video games based upon the 2005 film ''

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'', and upon ''

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''. In 2004, TKO Software sold back the multiplayer rights of ''

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'' to refocus on its core business. In January 2005 TKO Software shut down its PC and

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s development studio, located in Santa Cruz, leading to the loss of around 60 jobs. The rest of the company's studios closed down shortly afterwards in August 2005.

Titles

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'' * '' Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough'' * '' Leisure Suit Larry: Pocket Party'' * '' The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey'' * '' Gauntlet (mobile version)'' * ''Knuckle-Up!'' * ''Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven'' * '' X-Men 2: Battle''

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{{Authority control Defunct video game companies of the United States Video game companies established in 2002 Video game companies disestablished in 2005 2002 establishments in California 2005 disestablishments in California