Guild Software is a small independent

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located in

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) founded in 1998. Guild Software is best known for creating '' Vendetta Online'', a first-person

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that uses their in-house NAOS

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. In 2009, the studio was voted a ''Reader's Choice Award'' for ''Favorite Company'' by MMOsite.com. In 2013, Guild Software's Vendetta Online was widely reported as the first

to support the

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, making it potentially the first persistent online world with native support for a consumer

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headset. Beyond game development, the company also created and maintains the free and popular

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''Barometer HD'', allowing simple measurement and graphing of barometric pressure on devices equipped with pressure sensors.

Management

*John Bergman — CEO, game design, artwork *Ray Ratelis — VP of engineering

References

External links

Guild Software WebsiteNAOS Engine
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