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  • Comment: I'm willing to accept but the listed sources are still not convincing for both substance and independent notability, so please add all additional in-depth third-party news sources overall, but please no focusing with interviews, trivial passing mentions, press releases or anything else published or republished by the company. SwisterTwister talk 19:14, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
  • Comment: I'm currently attempting to track down better sources, but this is proving very difficult as mentions have either been removed from their original places (such as the numerous GamePro Labs sources which simply do not exist any more, or the mentions in the long out-of-print GamePro Magazine and Indiegame Magazine.) or exist in unusual ways (such as pictures of Wraith exhibiting at GameMasters or The Fitton Center for the Creative Arts, but little accompanying text). I have attempted to cite interviews only in the context of what the interview is saying rather than what Wraith replies with. Help tracking down additional sources would be very appreciated. There are a bevy of Tweets mentioning them, but other than that, they just seem to have far more interviews than anything else. One would have hoped that a 3rd party Nintendo developer would have more on them. sirkidd2003 talk 20:09, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
Wraith Games
FormerlyMind's Eye Games
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo game industry
FoundedMarch 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03)
Founder
  • Jay Kidd
Headquarters
Hamilton, Ohio
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
13
Websitewraithgames.com

Wraith Games, originally known as Mind's Eye Games,[1] is a video game developer based in Hamilton, Ohio. Founded in March 2005 by Jay Kidd, the company is known for creating the puzzle game Collapsus for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

In 2009, Wraith Games was added to GamePro Magazine's GamePro Labs video game publishing arm[2] for their game Physix.[3][4] As of 2016, Physix has yet to be released, though as of 2015, Wraith Games has announced that the game is still in active development, although with a shifted focus toward VR.[5]

The company made its first full release, the Kongregate exclusive FlyGuy in December 2011. In April 2012, the company announced that FlyGuy would be released on iOS and Android OS although, as of 2016, this release has yet to surface.

In 2015, their third game, Collapsus, was nominated for SlideDB (part of Indie DB)'s "App of the Year" awards making it into the Top 50.[6][7] It was first shown to the public when Wraith Games attended the Ohio Game Development Expo in 2015.[8] When they returned in 2016, site CLE Tech named Collapsus as one of their "Top Picks" for the show.[9] Collapsus was also showcased at Game Masters (exhibition) when it arrived at COSI Columbus in June 2016.[10]

Collapsus is notable for its unique resource management mechanic where "breaks" are lost by making clicks and regained by creating columns or rows of four or more same colored blocks;[11][12] as well as for the player's ability to rotate the device, controlling the way the blocks on screen fall.[13][14]

According to The AbleGamers Foundation, Collapsus has "some of the fundamental building blocks of accessibility".[15] The game is fully colorblind accessible, featuring different modes to cater to different types of colorblindness and can even be played in full black and white.[16] As of 2016, Wraith Games has begun giving talks on the subject of accessibility in video games.[17]

In 2016, Wraith Games contributed to the Kentucky Fried Pixels game jam and game bundle with their game, Radarkanoid, along with 19 other developers. 50% of the profits went to Louisville Makes Games, a 501(c) organization dedicated to promoting game development as a career option in the Kentucky region.[18]

Games

Android

  • Collapsus (2016)
  • Radarkanoid (2016)

iOS

  • Collapsus (2016)

Nintendo 3DS

  • Collapsus (2016)

Web

  • FlyGuy (2011)
  • Radarkanoid (2016)

Wii U

  • Collapsus (2016)

References

  1. ^ Longman, Jack (October 22, 2016). "Wraith Games: A Miketendo64 Interview Part 2 (A Lesson in Physix & More". Miketendo64. Miketendo64. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Cavalli, Earnest (March 9, 2009). "GamePro Magazine Launches Game Publishing Arm". Wired. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Draven, Derek (August 17, 2009). "GamePro Labs New Game Release". GamePro. GamePro. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Rutledge, Mike (November 11, 2016). "Local startup releasing first major video game". Journal-News. Journal-News. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Rutledge, Mike (November 11, 2016). "Local startup releasing first major video game". Journal-News. Journal-News. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Rutledge, Mike (November 11, 2016). "Local startup releasing first major video game". Journal-News. Journal-News. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Baker, Aaron (December 10, 2015). "Top 50 Apps of 2015 Announced". IndieDB. Mod DB. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Lubsey, Frank (November 11, 2015). "OGDE 2015 Highlights: Collapsus (Wraith Games)". JamSonic. JamSonic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ^ Bohatka, Chris (November 7, 2016). "Top Picks from GDEX 2016". CLE Tech. CLE Tech. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  10. ^ Rutledge, Mike (November 11, 2016). "Local startup releasing first major video game". Journal-News. Journal-News. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  11. ^ Bohatka, Chris (November 7, 2016). "Top Picks from GDEX 2016". CLE Tech. CLE Tech. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  12. ^ Lubsey, Frank (November 11, 2015). "OGDE 2015 Highlights: Collapsus (Wraith Games)". JamSonic. JamSonic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  13. ^ Rutledge, Mike (November 11, 2016). "Local startup releasing first major video game". Journal-News. Journal-News. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Bohatka, Chris (November 7, 2016). "Top Picks from GDEX 2016". CLE Tech. CLE Tech. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  15. ^ Giampapa, Joseph (March 21, 2016). "Interview With Wraith Games: Collapsus and the Importance of Accessibility". Unstoppable Gamer. The AbleGamers Foundation. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  16. ^ Rutledge, Mike (November 11, 2016). "Local startup releasing first major video game". Journal-News. Journal-News. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  17. ^ Fox, Aloysius (June 30, 2016). "Pandoracon 2016 Session – Accessibility in Games". Pandoracon. The Pandora Society. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  18. ^ Brower, Allen (June 3, 2016). "Kentucky Fried Pixels". Itch.io. itch.io. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

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