| Industry | Strategy and Wargames for Personal Computers. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Staten Island, New York |
| Key people | David Heath, Marc Schwanebeck, Erik Rutins |
| Employees | 30+ |
| Website | www.matrixgames.com/ |
Matrix Games is a publisher of computer games, specifically strategy games and wargames. They are based out of Staten Island, New York.[1]
Their focus is primarily but not exclusively on war games and turn-based strategy. The product line-up also includes space sims (Starshatter: The Gathering Storm) , sports management sims (Maximum-Football), and real-time strategy titles (Close Combat: Cross of Iron). Matrix Games publishes games from a wide variety of developers, including SSG, 2by3 Games, Panther Games, Koios Works, Destroyer Studios, and Western-Civilization.
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Matrix Games was founded by David Heath in 1999 in Staten Island, New York. As of January 2010, Matrix Games has published over 75+ titles. Throughout its history, Matrix Games has often been referred to by wargame developers as the "Home Depot of Wargaming" because of its ability to provide a wide variety of game developer assistance to smaller developing firms. Matrix has in-house artists, programmers, and producers which all take active roles in projects of smaller wargame developers who lack the resources to hire full-time staff otherwise.
In May 2010 Matrix Games and Slitherine announced a merger of the two company making it the largest wargaming specialist publisher. Matrix Games has been in business for over ten years and leads the way when it comes to the strategy / wargames sector of the video gameing market. Matrix Games also pioneered the move into digital delivery, minimising costs to customers and providing them with an interactive environment. The as signed some of the best know developers in the strategy / Wargaming market from established wargames developers like Gary Grigsby, John Tiller, Mark Walker, Don Gilman, Norm Korger, Panther Games, and Strategic Studies Group to innovators as well as classic titles from Talonsoft, Boku Strategy Games and the Close Combat series.
Matrix Games' involvement with the development of the products it publishes, they claim, is a key part of their philosophy, as stated on their website:
The most important philosophy of our company is we love what we make. We’re gamers first and then we take our love of games and put them into our products. The result has been a tremendous success.
A partial list of awards won for Matrix Games products include: