Reflexive Entertainment
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| Reflexive Entertainment | |
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| Type | Independent |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Lake Forest, California, United States |
| Key people | Lars Brubaker |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Products | Game development & distribution |
| Revenue | ▲ Private |
| Net income | ▲ Private |
| Employees | 22 |
| Website | Reflexive-Inc.com |
Reflexive Entertainment is a computer game developer based in Lake Forest, California. The company was founded by Lars Brubaker, Ion Hardie, Chad Max, Ernie Ramirez and James C. Smith in 1997. Since then they have developed 15 games independently (for the PC, Xbox 360 and Mac), published one game, started distribution of downloadable casual games on their Arcade, created a division of their Arcade entirely devoted to Mac games for Mac users and started hosting ad supported free online web browser games. [1] In 2005, Reflexive's Wik and the Fable of Souls won 3 awards at the 2005 Independent Games Fesitval which included Innovation in Visual Art, Innovation in Game Design and the Seumas McNally Award For Independent Game Of The Year. [2]
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[edit] Development
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| Game | Publish Date | Image | Game | Publish Date | Image | Game | Publish Date | Image |
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| Swarm | 1998[3] |
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Star Trek: Away Team | 2001[4] |
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Zax: The Alien Hunter | 2001[5] |
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| Ricochet Xtreme | 2001[6] |
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Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader | 2003 |
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Ricochet Lost Worlds | 2004 |
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| Wik and the Fable of Souls | 2004 |
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Ricochet Lost Worlds: Recharged | 2004 |
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Big Kahuna Reef | 2004 | |
| Big Kahuna Words | 2005 |
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Mosaic: Tomb of Mystery | 2006 |
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Big Kahuna Reef 2 | 2006 |
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| Monarch: The Butterfly King | 2007 |
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Ricochet Infinity | 2007 |
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The Great Tree | 2007 |
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| Airport Mania | 2008 |
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Build In Time[7] | unknown | unknown |
[edit] Publishing
- Crimsonland (2003)
- Reflexive Arcade (2003)
- Miss Terri Tale (2008)
[edit] Online Web Games
In March of 2008, Reflexive started developing Free Online Web games for the Web game division at Reflexive Arcade.
- Biolabs: Outbreak!
- Dr. Membrain's Sliderama
- Jiggleworms: The Battle
- The Horrors from Planet 10
- Jump Star
- Ladybug
- Music Catch
- Archie
[edit] Awards
Ricochet Lost Worlds receives Best Action/Arcade game for 2004 award from Real Networks.
Wik and the Fable of Souls won three awards at the 2005 Independent Games Festival in San Francisco. Wik also won the 2005 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Award for Downloadable Game of the Year.
Awards:
- 2005 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
Downloadable Game of the Year!
- 2005 IGF Downloadable Game of the Year!
(Seumas McNally Award)
- 2005 IGF Innovation in Visual Arts
- 2005 IGF Innovation in Game Design[8]
[edit] Staff
- Lars Brubaker, CEO, programmer
- Russell Carroll, marketing, web development
- Dr Lee Cooper, programmer
- Marlin Eller, chairman[9]
- Brian Fisher, programmer
- Simon Hallam, producer, programmer, game director
- Peter Han, artist
- Ion Hardie, game designer, level designer, sound effects
- Terri Hardie, arcade producer
- Araz Inguilizian, programmer
- Bailey Kalesti, art intern
- Becky Leetch, customer service
- Jeff McAteer, artist
- Michael Mei, Business Development
- John Pangilinan, programmer
- Kevin E. Pope, Controller
- Ernie Ramirez, CFO, accounting
- Dan Ruskin, programmer
- Isaac Shepard, programmer, web developer
- James C. Smith, programmer, producer
- Zach Young, music, artist
[edit] History of Reflexive Entertainment
[edit] 1997
Reflexive Entertainment is founded
[edit] 1998
March
[edit] 2001
March
- Star Trek: Away Team is released on the PC
September
- Zax: The Alien Hunter is released on the PC
November
- Ricochet Xtreme is released on the PC
[edit] 2003
April
- Crimsonland is published by Reflexive Entertainment
- Reflexive Arcade (website) is launched
July
- Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader is released on the PC
[edit] 2004
April
- Ricochet Lost Worlds is released on the PC
September
- Wik and the Fable of Souls is released on the PC
October
- Ricochet Lost Worlds: Recharged is released on the PC
December
- Big Kahuna Reef is released on the PC
[edit] 2005
November
- Big Kahuna Reef is released on the Mac
- Ricochet Lost Worlds is released on the Mac
- Big Kahuna Words is released on the PC
December
- Wik and the Fable of Souls is released on the Xbox 360
[edit] 2006
March
- Mosaic: Tomb of Mystery is released on the PC
June
- Big Kahuna Reef 2: Chain Reaction is released on the PC
[edit] 2007
March
- Monarch: The Butterfly King is released on the PC
July
- Ricochet Infinity is released on the PC
December
- The Great Tree is released on the PC
[edit] 2008
January
- Reflexive releases their Mac Arcade division on their Arcade.
- Reflexive releases their Web Games division on their Arcade.
March
- Reflexive releases their first Reflexive Developed online web game: Biolabs: Outbreak! [10]
April
- Airport Mania is released on both the PC and the Mac.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Reflexive-Inc.com AboutUs
- ^ Reflexive-Inc.com Home
- ^ Reflexive's CEO talks with GameZone - PC News
- ^ Reflexive's CEO talks with GameZone - PC News
- ^ Reflexive's CEO talks with GameZone - PC News
- ^ Reflexive's CEO talks with GameZone - PC News
- ^ [1]
- ^ The 10th Annual Independent Games Festival
- ^ Reflexive's CEO talks with GameZone - PC News
- ^ Reflexive-Inc.com Home
