Forgotten Empires

	Forgotten Empires Forgotten Empires is an American video game developer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded by Bert Beeckman and Ryan Shepherd in 2013. It specializes in creating real-time strategy (RTS) games, particularly within the historical genre. Their contributions include the development of expansions and remastering of ''Age of Empires'' titles. In June 2022, Forgotten Empires was acquired by Keywords Studios. History Forgotten Empires originated as a group of gamers who began working on a modification for ''Age of Empires II'' in 2012. Around the same time, Microsoft was in the process of creating a remastered HD edition of ''Age of Empires II''. The mod was successful, prompting Microsoft to collaborate with the group to transform their project into an official expansion. This collaboration was announced in June 2013, with Microsoft revealing Forgotten Empires' involvement in the ongoing development of '' Age of Empires II: HD Edition''. Subsequently, in collaboration with SkyB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Subsidiary A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Relic Entertainment Relic Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as THQ Canada Inc.) is a Canadian video game developer based in Vancouver, founded in 1997. The studio specializes in real-time strategy games and is known for series such as '' Homeworld'', '' Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War'' and '' Company of Heroes''. Acquired by THQ in 2004, the company was sold to Sega on January 22, 2013, as part of THQ's bankruptcy and operated under its European division. By May 2024, Relic had secured a partnership with an external investment group, allowing it to split from Sega and operate independently. History Founding and ''Homeworld'' (1997–2004) Relic was founded in May 1997 by Alex Garden, Luke Moloney, Erin Daly, Aaron Kambeitz, Rob Cunningham, Gary Shaw, and Shane Alfreds. The name of the company was chosen because they liked the name and it was easy to pronounce. Their first title, '' Homeworld'', was released on September 28, 1999, to critical acclaim and successful sales. Though they did not immediat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Sultans Ascend ''Age of Empires IV'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment in partnership with World's Edge and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the fourth installment of the ''Age of Empires'' series, and the first installment not developed by Ensemble Studios. The game was released on October 28, 2021 for Windows, and on August 22, 2023 for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Gameplay Setting The developer team states that the game is set during the Early Middle Ages to the early Renaissance, with the earliest appearance of any civilization being in the year 750. Civilizations There are 16 civilizations available in the game, with ten being available with the purchase of the base game, known as ''Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition'', and six with ''The Sultans Ascend'' expansion, with four of the expansion civilizations being "variant civilizations" that are changed versions of other previously released civilizations. There were eight civilizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wicked Workshop Wicked Workshop (formerly Wicked Witch) is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori .... It was founded by Daniel Visser in 2001. Games References External links * {{Authority control 2021 mergers and acquisitions Australian companies established in 2001 Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies Companies based in Melbourne Keywords Studios Video game companies established in 2001 Video game companies of Australia Video game development companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tantalus Media Tantalus Media (formerly Tantalus Entertainment and Tantalus Interactive) is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. It was founded in 1994 by programmers Andrew Bailey and Trevor Nuridin. Since its inception, Tantalus has developed almost 100 games and has won multiple game awards. In March 2021, Keywords Studios acquired 85% of Tantalus Media for . History The company was acquired by Perfect Entertainment some time after its founding. Due to a deal between Perfect Entertainment and Psygnosis, the company was responsible for porting Psgnosis' games from the PlayStation and arcade to the Sega Saturn. Perfect Entertainment sold the company back to its original owners in 1999 after a company restructure; it was renamed Tantalus Interactive. Its first original game was '' South Park Rally'', released for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, and Sega Dreamcast by Acclaim Entertainment in 2000. The fast pipeline was largely attributed to the existing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Definitive Edition Definitive may refer to: * ''Definitive'' (TV series), an American music television series * Definitive stamp, a postage stamp that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service See also * Definiteness (other) * Definition (other) A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term. Definition may also refer to: Science, mathematics and computing * In computer programming languages, a declaration that reserves memory for a variable or gives the body of a subroutine * D ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rise Of The Rajas ''Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and Classic Mac OS, Macintosh in 2001, it is the second game in the ''Age of Empires'' series. ''The Age of Kings'' is set in the Middle Ages and contains 13 playable civilizations. Players aim to gather resources, which they use to build towns, create armies, and defeat their enemies. There are 5 historically based campaigns, which conscript the player to specialized and story-backed conditions, and 3 additional Single-player video game, single-player game modes; multiplayer video game, multiplayer is also supported. Despite using the same game engine and Source code, code similar to its predecessor's, development of ''The Age of Kings'' took a year longer than expected, forcing Ensemble Studios to release ''Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome'' in 1998 instead. The design team focused on resolving significant i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]