Wahoo Studios is a computer and video game development company based in

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. Founded in 2001, the company largely serves as consultants or on a contract basis working with larger gaming companies such as

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and

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. Historically, the development house has mostly been responsible for

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games. Self-funded original games use the NinjaBee brand. Since the release of the

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, the developer has supported

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with multiple releases, including ''

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'' and '' A World of Keflings''.

History

When Utah-based video game developer Saffire encountered difficulties in 2001, Steve Taylor left and founded Wahoo Studios, hiring other ex-Saffire employees. In 2004, Wahoo Studios introduced the brand name

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for its self-funded games. In January 2007, Wahoo Studios announced that they were joining the

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genre with ''

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'', an MMORTS, based in a persistent world. In August 2007, they split - Saga Games and Silverlode Interactive finished the development of the game.Gamasutra - Saga Splits From Wahoo To Focus On Saga MMO
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Titles

Unreleased

Wahoo Studios had been working on Space Station Tycoon.

References

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