n-Space
 | |
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Defunct | March 29, 2016 |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida, US |
Key people | Erick S. Dyke (president and co-founder) Dan O'Leary (co-founder) Sean Purcell (co-founder) |
Number of employees | 60+ (2012)[1] |
| Website | n-space.com (archived) |
n-Space Inc. was an American video game developer founded in 1994 by Erick S. Dyke, Dan O'Leary, and Sean Purcell. It developed games on nearly a dozen different platforms, but was mostly focused on Nintendo consoles and handhelds in particular since 2001. The game Geist was a second-party project, developed in cooperation with Nintendo.[2] In March 2016, it was announced that n-Space had closed down for unknown reasons.[3]
History
[edit]n-Space founders Erick S. Dyke and Sean Purcell met while working at General Electric Aerospace (now part of Lockheed Martin) to create advanced military simulators. In 1991, GE Aerospace began to explore the possibility of using its 3D technology for commercial applications.[4] This led to a series of contracts with Sega for the development of the Model 1 and Model 2 arcade boards.[5] Dyke, O’Leary, and Purcell spent two months working with Sega in Japan to complete the development of one of the first Model 2 arcade titles, Desert Tank.[6] The trio worked with director Hiroshi Kataoka and the head of the Sega AM2 division, Yu Suzuki. In 1994, Dyke, O’Leary, and Purcell founded n-Space with funding from Sony Computer Entertainment of America to develop games on the newly launched Sony PlayStation console. n-Space launched their first video game in 1997 for PlayStation, Tiger Shark.[7]
In 2011, n-Space announced their largest project yet: developing an all-new property from the ground-up, made exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS in cooperation with Square Enix. This property is Heroes of Ruin and was launched in June 2012. In 2015, n-Space released their first independent title, Sword Coast Legends, with Digital Extremes. The game is a role-playing video game set within the Dungeons & Dragons universe.[8] On March 29, 2016, it was announced that n-Space had closed down, 22 years after its founding.
Games developed
[edit]| Year | Title | Publisher | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | TigerShark | GT Interactive | Windows, PlayStation |
| Bug Riders: The Race of Kings | GT Interactive | Windows, PlayStation | |
| 1998 | Duke Nukem: Time to Kill | GT Interactive | PlayStation |
| Rugrats: Search for Reptar | THQ | PlayStation | |
| 1999 | Rugrats: Studio Tour | THQ | PlayStation |
| 2000 | Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas | FOX Interactive | Windows, PlayStation |
| Danger Girl | THQ | PlayStation | |
| Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes | Infogrames | PlayStation | |
| Mary-Kate and Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall | Acclaim | PlayStation | |
| 2001 | Mary-Kate and Ashley: Crush Course | Acclaim | Windows, PlayStation |
| 2002 | Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16 – Licensed to Drive | Acclaim | GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| 2005 | Geist | Nintendo | GameCube |
| GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | EA Games | Nintendo DS | |
| 2007 | Winx: Join the Club | Konami | PlayStation Portable |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Activision | Nintendo DS | |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | LucasArts | Nintendo DS |
| Call of Duty: World at War | Activision | Nintendo DS | |
| Target Toss Pro: Bags | Incredible Technologies | WiiWare | |
| Hue Pixel Painter | Activision | Nintendo DS | |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Disney Interactive | Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3 |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Activision | Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2 | |
| Carnival King | Incredible Technologies | WiiWare | |
| Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron | LucasArts | Nintendo DS | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Mobilized | Activision | Nintendo DS | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Disney Interactive | Nintendo DS |
| Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts | Incredible Technologies | WiiWare | |
| 007: Blood Stone | Activision | Nintendo DS | |
| Goldeneye 007 | Activision | Nintendo DS | |
| Golf Cart Ranger | N-Space | iOS | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Activision | Nintendo DS | |
| Tron: Evolution – Battle Grids | Disney Interactive | Nintendo DS, Wii | |
| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance | Activision | Nintendo DS |
| Jillian Michaels' Fitness Adventure | Majesco | Xbox 360/Kinect | |
| Jaws: Ultimate Predator | Majesco Entertainment | Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2012 | 5 Micro Lab Challenge | Microsoft Studios | Xbox 360/Kinect |
| Heroes of Ruin | Square Enix | Nintendo 3DS | |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D | Atari | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Skylanders: Giants | Activision | Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2013 | Skylanders: Swap Force | Activision | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2014 | Suits and Swords | Sony Pictures Television | iOS, Android |
| 2015 | WWE 2K Mobile | 2K Games | iOS, Android |
| Sword Coast Legends | Digital Extremes | Windows, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Cancelled
[edit]| Title | Publisher | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Powers: Oh, Behave! | Rockstar Games | PlayStation 2 |
| Dexter's Laboratory | BAM! Entertainment | PlayStation 2 |
| Duke Nukem D-Day | GT Interactive | PlayStation 2 |
| Mary-Kate and Ashley in ACTION! | Acclaim Entertainment | PlayStation 2 |
| Fear (Geist)[9] | None | Xbox (moved to the Gamecube) |
| Winter | None | Wii |
| Sphere | Nintendo | Wii |
| Haggar (Halo Mega Bloks Game) | None | Xbox 360 |
References
[edit]- ^ "About". N-space.com. 2008-10-21. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "n-Space Company Biography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "n-Space is shutting down - Nintendo Everything". nintendoeverything.com. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Wade, Kenneth Kyle (August 18, 2005). "Meeting n-Space". N-sider.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Sega Model 2". Sega Retro. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Peacetime Programmers". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 97. Ziff Davis. August 1997. p. 72.
- ^ Wade, Kenneth Kyle (August 18, 2005). "Meeting n-Space". N-sider.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- ^ Jared Petty (2015-02-13). "New Dungeons & Dragons Game Sword Coast Legends coming in 2015". IGN. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ Obscure Gamers (Oct 29, 2017). "Geist (Xbox August 2002 Prototype)". YouTube.