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owned by
One Race Films One Race Films, also known as One Race Productions, is an American production company founded by actor Vin Diesel in 1995. It has produced a total of 15 films, all of which star Diesel, who also founded its subsidiaries Tigon Studios to create ...
focused primarily on games featuring actor
Vin Diesel Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the '' Fast & Furious'' fra ...
, who also founded the company. Following a suspension of development work, Diesel reactivated the company in September 2013. As the name of the company implies, a
tigon The tigon is a hybrid offspring of a male tiger (''Panthera tigris'') and a female lion, or lioness (''Panthera leo'').The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay'' is set before the films ''
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'' and ''
The Chronicles of Riddick ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy. It is a sequel to '' Pitch Black'' (2000) and the second installment in the ''Riddick'' film series. Vin Diesel reprises his ro ...
''. It is a
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. ;''Wheelman'' ''Wheelman'' is a
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developed by Midway Studios Newcastle and published by
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and
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 ...
for the
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,
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and
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. The game is set in an open-world environment modeled after
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, full of destructible objects, alleyways, shortcuts through office blocks and a total of 31 story missions and 105 side missions. While most missions are driving-oriented, there are also foot missions that are played from a third-person perspective and which incorporate a cover system. ;''The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena'' ''The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena'' is another game in the ''Riddick'' universe for the
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,
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and
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. It also contains a remake of ''Escape From Butcher Bay''. Vivendi Games, Sierra Entertainment, Tigon Games, Starbreeze Studios and Universal Pictures worked on the project, featuring new content and new features. After the Activision-Blizzard merger, the game was dropped. It has since been picked up by Atari and was released on April 7, 2009. ;''Riddick: The Merc Files'' ''Riddick: The Merc Files'' is a top-down view stealth-action game where the player controls Riddick, completing various objectives while escaping from mercenaries. Even though the gameplay focuses on stealth, the player has the option to use melee attacks and guns to take down enemies. However, using stealth attacks and remaining undetected generated more points for the player. The game was developed by Gaming Corps in Uppsala/Sweden and released on September 20, 2013, through iTunes for iPhone and iPad. ;''Fast & Furious Crossroads'' ''Fast & Furious Crossroads'' is a racing and action role-playing game based on the ''Fast & Furious'' film franchise. It is developed by Slightly Mad Studios, a subsidiary studio of the British developer Codemasters, co-developed by Tigon Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.


In development

;''Barca B.C.'' In 2006, ''Barca B.C.'' was developed as a
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. Later, the genre was changed into a third-person action
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. It is based on the historical
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of
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. The player controls Hannibal's forces during his historical campaigns against
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.


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