Monolith Productions
Topic: Company
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | October 25, 1994[1] |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | Kirkland, Washington, United States |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
Number of employees | 100+ (2004)[2] |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Games (2004–present) |
| Website | lith |
Monolith Productions, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington. The company has been a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games since August 2004.[3] It formerly published third-party games in the 1990s.
History
Monolith Productions was founded on October 25, 1994, by Brian Goble, Brian Waite, Bryan Bouwman, Garrett Price, Jace Hall, Paul Renault, and Toby Gladwell.[4]
Co-founder Brian Goble had this to say regarding the company name.
At the time we formed the company, DOS was still the OS of choice for games. Because of this, we knew we had to come up with a name that was 8 characters or less (for 8.3 filenames). We had been researching story and technology ideas for our demo CD and we were watching a lot of movies. "Monolith" came up, was semi mysterious, wasn't taken, and was 8 characters. Perfect.[4]
The company is best known for the Blood, No One Lives Forever and F.E.A.R series. Monolith developed the LithTech game engine which was used for most of their games starting with Shogo in September 1998. Between 1997 and 1999, Monolith also published games–some developed by the studio, some by third parties.
In 2004, Monolith Productions was acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games).[3]
In 2014, the company released the title Middle-earth with a sequel entitled Middle-earth being released in 2017.
In 2021, the company announced that they are developing a video game starring Wonder Woman.[5]
Technology
Video games
Developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Console | Handheld | ||
| 1997 | Blood | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Claw | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 1998 | Get Medieval | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Shogo | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, AmigaOS | — | — | |
| Blood II | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 1999 | Gruntz | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| TNN Outdoors Pro Hunter 2 | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 2000 | Sanity | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| The Operative | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | PlayStation 2 | — | |
| 2001 | Tex Atomic's Big Bot Battles | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Aliens Versus Predator 2 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | — | — | |
| 2002 | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | — | — |
| 2003 | Tron 2.0 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | Xbox | Game Boy Advance |
| Contract J.A.C.K. | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Matrix Online | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| F.E.A.R. | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — | |
| Condemned | Microsoft Windows | Xbox 360 | — | |
| 2008 | Condemned 2 | — | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| 2009 | F.E.A.R. 2 | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| 2012 | Gotham City Impostors | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| Guardians of Middle-earth | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — | |
| 2014 | Middle-earth | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| 2017 | Middle-earth | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | — |
| TBA | Wonder Woman | TBA | ||
Published
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| PC | ||
| 1994 | Maabus | MS-DOS |
| 1998 | Rage of Mages | Microsoft Windows |
| 1999 | Rage of Mages II | Microsoft Windows |
| Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator | Microsoft Windows | |
| Gorky 17 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, AmigaOS |
References
- ↑ @MonolithDev (October 2, 2019). "October 25th is Monolith's 25th Anniversary. Twenty. Five. Years. In the business. And we've got a lot of fun stuff planned this month to celebrate. Stay tuned here for a big ol' look back at a long history of #gamedev.". https://twitter.com/MonolithDev/status/1179501628631552001.
- ↑ Fahey, Rob (January 16, 2004). "Monolith Productions appoints new CEO". http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/monolith-productions-appoints-new-ceo.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thorsen, Tor (August 12, 2004). "Warner Bros. buys Monolith Productions". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6104711.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Keefer, John (March 31, 2006). "GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins, Page 12 of 19". http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p12.html.
- ↑ Prescott, Shaun. "Wonder Woman game announced, is in development at Monolith Productions". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/wonder-woman-game-announced-is-in-development-at-monolith-productions/.
External links
- Official website
- Monolith Productions profile on MobyGames
- Monolith Productions entry on Giant Bomb
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