GarageGames Adds More Room to the Garage
GarageGames expands with purchase of BraveTree Productions - This acquisition allows GarageGames to leverage BraveTree's 30 years of game industry experience as it continues to expand its focus and create fun original games for next-gen consoles and computers
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) June 10, 2005 -- GarageGames® today announced the purchase
of BraveTree Productions. This acquisition allows GarageGames to leverage
BraveTree's 30 years of game industry experience as it continues to expand its
focus and create fun original games for next-gen consoles and
computers.
“We’ve always been devoted to making games,” said Mark
Frohnmayer, newly promoted President of GarageGames. "With expanded
opportunities like Xbox 360, it was natural for us to include the BraveTree
team. This allows us to work together to support our mutual passion for making
fun games – benefiting both of us with increased creative collaboration as well
as putting more energy and investment directly into games."
Members of
the former BraveTree team have already become key additions to GarageGames.
“Getting to focus just on creating games without the distractions of running an
indie studio fulfills our original purpose in founding BraveTree,” said Joe
Maruschak, former Creative Director of BraveTree Productions and current
GarageGames’ Creative Director. “Its exciting to be able to contribute to the
success of GarageGames' games and technology.''
BraveTree Productions,
the studio behind the indie hit ThinkTanks, has been a vital member of the
GarageGames community and has been a long-time partner with GarageGames. Now,
with the purchase of BraveTree Productions, GarageGames adds talented and
experienced artists and game developers to its growing garage. “I’ve enjoyed
watching the guys over at BraveTree mature as game developers,” said Jeff
Tunnell, former GarageGames President. “I used to work with some of the
BraveTree team back at Dynamix and now seeing them succeed as an independent
studio is great. I’m looking forward to working along side them in the
future.”
About GarageGames:
GarageGames mission is to change the way
games are made and played. GarageGames provides the technology, community and
market to empower game makers to build commercial quality multiplatform games.
Known for bringing the Torque Game Engine to independent developers for $100,
GarageGames is located in Eugene, Oregon and on the web at www.garagegames.com and is
the annual presenter of IndieGamesCon (Oct. 7-9,2005).
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