Double Aught was a software company founded by several former members of the
Bungie
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team (prior to Bungie's acquisition by
Microsoft
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). Founding the company was
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Randy Reddig
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and
David Longo
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. The company was formed in
Brooklyn
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prior to the 1996 release of
Marathon Infinity
''Marathon Infinity'' is a first-person shooter video game, the third in the science fiction ''Marathon Trilogy'' by Bungie. The game was released on October 15, 1996 and included more levels than its predecessor '' Marathon 2: Durandal''. These we ...
, the third release in the
Marathon
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trilogy of
video game
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s.
Double Aught was responsible for creating the monster, physics, and weapons settings for the ''Blood Tides of Lh'owon'' scenario in the game,
using the new
editing tools which were subsequently released with the game.
After the release of Marathon Infinity, the company was said to have been developing another game, ''Duality'', but folded before it could be released.
Double Aught never released a game after their involvement with ''Marathon''.
References
External links
Duality preview CNET Gamecenter
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(1998/06/10)
Duality preview Sharky Extreme (1998/10/23)
GameSpot
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(1999/01/05)
Video game companies of the United States
Companies based in New York City
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