Gathering of Developers
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Gathering of Developers (aka God Games and Gathering) was a Texas-based PC and video games publishing company, founded in January 1998 with the mission to bridge the gap between publishers and independent game developers. Fueled by past publishing experiences and frustrations, several experienced development companies bound together to form a relationship-based publisher. The company later became a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. Gathering's first wave of releases included Railroad Tycoon II, Nocturne, Darkstone, Age of Wonders and Fly!. The company later expanded to the console market.
Take-Two continued to let Gathering run as a fairly autonomous label (much like their other label, Rockstar Games), publishing most of Take 2's non-budget PC games. Eventually Take-Two took over all operations of Gathering, and have since rebranded the PC-centric label 2K Games.
During the gaming trade event E3, Gathering was known for being extremely extravagant; they were also notorious for their use of 'booth babes'. [1]
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[edit] Founding developers
[edit] Founding Individuals
- Mike Wilson
- Harry A. Miller IV
- Doug Myres
- Binu Phillips
- J. Holt Foster, III
- Jim Bloom
[edit] Notable games published
- Age of Wonders series
- Fly! series
- Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²
- Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe
- Hidden & Dangerous 2
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2
- KISS: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
- Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
- Max Payne
- Nocturne
- Oni
- Railroad Tycoon II and III
- Rune
- Serious Sam
- Space Colony
- Stronghold
- Stronghold: Crusader
- The Blair Witch Project trilogy
- The Guy Game
- Tropico
- Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
- Vietcong
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sex in Video Games. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
