Point of View, Inc. was a

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developer of

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s headquartered in

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. It is known for working with

Midway Games Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known simply as Midway) was an American video game company that existed from 1958 to 2010. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (franchise), Ra ...

on many titles including ''

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'', ''

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing ''Ready 2 Rumble Boxing'' is a boxing video game developed by Midway Studios San Diego, and published by Midway Games, Midway in September 1999 for the Dreamcast. Ports for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation (console), PlayStation were developed by Poin ...

'', and '' MLB Slugfest 2004''. The company was dissolved in 2010.

History

Point of View was founded in February 1996 by three game industry veterans. The leaders of the company are founders Chris Warner (President) Mark Nausha (Vice President Business Development) and Mike Terlecki (Vice President of Technology). Many of the company's employees previously worked at studios such as Interplay and

Troika Games Troika Games was an American video game developer co-founded by Jason Anderson (artist), Jason Anderson, Tim Cain, and Leonard Boyarsky. The company was focused on role-playing video games between 1998 and 2005, best known for ''Arcanum: Of Steam ...

. The studio employed 30 developers in 2009, and worked on ''

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'' and '' TNA Impact!: Cross The Line''. In 2010, after a tumultuous relationship with partner

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, and UK based publisher

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, the company went out of business citing "financial difficulties" and lack of work.

Games

Point of View has developed titles stretching from the Dreamcast Game console to the next-gen platforms. In 11 years the company has released 32 game titles (over 90 SKUs) with many of the game industries most successful publishing houses, including

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, and

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. Below is a list of games the company has developed. *'' Garfield: Caught in the Act'' (1996) (PC) *'' Black Dawn'' (1996) (Sega Saturn) *''

Criticom ''Criticom'' is a 1995 fighting game, fighting video game developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. It was originally released by Vic Tokai on November 29, 1995 followed by a Sega Saturn port in 1996. A ...

'' (1996) (Sega Saturn) *'' Sonic X-treme'' (cancelled in 1996) (PC) *'' Golden Nugget'' (1997) (PlayStation) *''

Mortal Kombat Trilogy ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' is a fighting game released by Midway Games, Midway in 1996 as the second and final update to ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (the first being ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'') for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Se ...

'' (1997) (Saturn, PC) *'' Rampage World Tour'' (1997) (Saturn, PC) *'' Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling'' (1998) *''

'' (1998) (PC) *'' Sports Car GT'' (1999) (PlayStation) *''

NFL Blitz 2000 ''NFL Blitz 2000'' is a video game released in the arcades in 1999 and then ported to the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Windows, and Game Boy Color. It is the third game in the ''NFL Blitz'' series. Development The game was announced for ...

'' (1999) (PC) *''

'' (1999) (Nintendo 64, PlayStation) *'' Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2'' (2000) (PlayStation) *'' NFL Blitz 2002'' (2001) (GameCube, Xbox) *'' Smashing Drive'' (2002) (GameCube, Xbox) *'' RedCard 2003'' (2002) *'' NFL Blitz 2003'' (2002) *'' SpyHunter'' (2002) (GameCube, Xbox) *'' The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian'' (2002) *'' Spawn: Armageddon'' (2003) *'' MLB Slugfest 2004'' (2003) (GameCube, Xbox) *'' Freaky Flyers'' (2003) (GameCube) *'' World Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer'' (2005) *''Deuce'' (cancelled in 2006) (PlayStation) *''

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan and starring Michael Chiklis that aired on FX from March 12, 2002 to November 25, 2008 for seven seasons. The show is known for its portrayal of corrupt police ...

'' (2007) *'' Brunswick Pro Bowling'' (2007) (Wii, PS2, PSP) *'' Narc'' (2008) (PC) *''

'' (2009) *'' TNA Impact!: Cross The Line'' (2010)

References

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*{{official, https://web.archive.org/web/20081120021000/http://www.pointofview.com/news/index.shtml (archived) Defunct video game companies of the United States Companies based in Irvine, California Video game development companies Video game companies established in 1996 Video game companies disestablished in 2010 Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles 1996 establishments in California 2010 disestablishments in California