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The Punisher (2004 Video Game)
''The Punisher'' is a 2005 third-person shooter action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ. Based on the Marvel Comics character Punisher. It was released in 2005 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows; a mobile phone game was developed by Amplified Games, developed in 2004 and released in 2005. The game stars the antihero Punisher after his family was murdered by the Mafia, Frank Castle devoted his life to the punishment of criminals. Players take control of the titular ruthless vigilante to track down and kill criminals. The story is a loose hybridization of the 2004 film of the same name, as well as the Vol. 3 (2000) and Vol. 4 (2001) series of the comic books. Actor Thomas Jane reprises his role as Castle/The Punisher. An earlier video game adaptation of the film was in development by Mucky Foot Productions but it was cancelled when THQ decided to bring development in-house. Gameplay ''The Punisher'' is primarily a third-person shooter, offering a combin ...
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Volition (company)
Deep Silver Volition, LLC (formerly Parallax Software Corporation and Volition, Inc.) was an American video game developer based in Champaign, Illinois. Mike Kulas and Matt Toschlog founded the company as Parallax Software in June 1993, developing ''Descent (1995 video game), Descent'' and ''Descent II''. By the time the sequel was completed, Toschlog had relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan, with some employees to operate a satellite studio for Parallax. Kulas and Toschlog decided to split up the company, with Toschlog establishing Outrage Entertainment and Kulas staying with Parallax, which was renamed Volition in November 1996. With publisher Interplay Entertainment, Volition created ''Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War'' and its sequel, ''FreeSpace 2''. The two companies parted ways during the development of ''Summoner (video game), Summoner''. Volition found a new publisher in THQ, which acquired the studio in August 2000 and released the game shortly thereafter. Under THQ, V ...
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