Outrage Games

Short description: Video game developer

Outrage Games

Formerly| Outrage Entertainment (1997–2002)
Type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Fate| Dissolved
Founded| December 1, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-12-01)
Founder| Matt Toschlog
Defunct| 2003 (2003)
Headquarters|

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Key people

| Matt Toschlog (studio director)
Products| Descent 3, Alter Echo
Parent| THQ (2002–2003)

Outrage Games (formerly Outrage Entertainment) was an American video game developer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in December 1997 by Matt Toschlog as part of the split-up of Parallax Software, the company developed Descent 3 (released in 1999) and Alter Echo (2003). The company was acquired by THQ in April 2002 and shut down in 2003.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Games developed
* 2.1 Canceled
* 3 References

## History

Outrage was founded by Matt Toschlog after he and his business partner, Mike Kulas, decided to split up their venture Parallax Software into two separate companies.[1] The split was formally announced on December 1, 1997, in which Toschlog formed Outrage and Kulas established Volition.[1] Outrage first developed Descent 3, a successor to Parallax's Descent 2.[2] Descent 3 was released in June 1999 to a poor sales performance.[2][3]

On April 4, 2002, THQ announced that it had acquired Outrage to undisclosed terms.[4] Rubu Tribe, a game that had been in development at Outrage and was to be published by Interplay Entertainment, was subsequently canceled.[5] In 2003, Outrage developed the ports of Volition's Red Faction II for Microsoft Windows and Xbox.[6] The studio's next game, Alter Echo, was released the same year.[7] As a result of cost reduction measures taken by THQ, Outrage was shut down sometime during THQ's first fiscal quarter of 2003, which ended on June 30.[8][9]

## Games developed

Title  | Details

|

Descent 3

Original release date:
June 17, 1999  | Release years by system:
1999 – PC (Windows, macOS, Linux)
Notes:

* First-person shooter, shoot 'em up
* Published by Interplay Entertainment
* Part of the Descent series
* Sequel to Descent II
* Expansion pack titled Descent 3: Mercenary was released on Windows later that year

Alter Echo

Original release date:
August 19, 2003  | Release years by system:
2003 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:

* Third-person shooter
* Published by THQ

### Canceled

Title  | Details

|

Rubu Tribe

Cancellation date:
April 4, 2002  | Proposed system release:
N/A
Notes:

* Was going to be published by Interplay Entertainment
* Was planned for release on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in late 2002

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parallax Software Reorganizes Into Two New Companies Announces Descent 3 and Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War". December 1, 1997. http://www.outrage.com/3c_press_release.html#reorg.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mason, Graeme (March 9, 2014). "The making of Red Faction". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-03-09-the-making-of-red-faction.
3. ↑ Derrick, Craig; Leighton, Jason (October 8, 1999). "Postmortem: Outrage's Descent 3, Page 4 of 4". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131788/postmortem_outrages_descent_3.php?page=4.
4. ↑ "THQ Acquires Outrage, Launches New Studio In Seattle". April 4, 2002. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/92162/THQ_Acquires_Outrage_Launches_New_Studio_In_Seattle.php.
5. ↑ IGN Staff (April 4, 2002). "Outrage's Rubu Tribe Cancelled". https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/04/outrages-rubu-tribe-cancelled.
6. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (January 13, 2003). "Xbox, Cube and PC see Red". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_47207.
7. ↑ IGN Staff (May 23, 2003). "Behind-the-Scenes: Alter Echo". https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/23/behind-the-scenes-alter-echo-2.
8. ↑ Klum, Marcel (July 16, 2004). "Outrage Closed Down". https://www.neowin.net/news/outrage-closed-down.
9. ↑ "10-Q". THQ. August 14, 2003. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865570/000110465903018616/a03-2259_110q.htm.

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Former licensee of|

* Games Workshop
* Nickelodeon
* Pixar
* UFC
* WWE

Former franchises|

* Company of Heroes
* Darksiders
* de Blob
* Destroy All Humans!
* Drawn to Life
* Homefront
* Juiced
* Metro 2033
* MX vs. ATV
* Red Faction
* Saints Row
* Warhammer 40,000

Former subsidiaries|

* Big Huge Games
* Blue Tongue Entertainment
* Heavy Iron Studios
* Helixe
* Incinerator Studios
* Kaos Studios
* Locomotive Games
* Outrage Games
* Paradigm Entertainment
* Relic Entertainment
* THQ Studio Australia
* THQ Digital Phoenix
* Universomo
* Volition
* Vigil Games

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