NovaLogic
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| Private | |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founders | John A. Garcia, CEO |
| Headquarters | Stuart Ranch Rd Malibu,California |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John A. Garcia, CEO |
| Products | Delta Force games and the Comanche Series of games |
| Owner | John A. Garcia, CEO |
Number of employees | 5 |
| Website | NovaLogic official website |
NovaLogic is a software developer and publisher established in 1985 and based in Calabasas, California. The company was founded by current CEO John A. Garcia.[1] Garcia's background in computer software started in Southern California in the early 1980s, when he worked at DataSoft.
The company has grown from a small arcade conversions developer to a publisher of its own popular game titles. The company has always been privately owned.[2] However, Electronic Arts is a minority shareholder.
History
Originally, NovaLogic worked on new versions of previously published games, such as the 1987 PC port of Bubble Bobble. The cancelled Philips CD-i sequel to Super Mario World, Super Mario's Wacky Worlds, was in development by NovaLogic.
In 1994, NovaLogic set up their European office in London, England.[3] This office has subsequently been closed down.
Three years later, NovaLogic first launched their free online matchmaking service, NovaWorld. This service allows for large online battles and stat tracking.[1] After publishing several successful military-themed games, the company started NovaLogic Systems, Inc. (NLS) in 1999, which made training simulations for the US Army.[1]
The company's 2004 launch of Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising claimed to have set a world record for the largest FPS game,[4][5] which was quickly refuted by Sony Online Entertainment for its game Planetside,[6] which routinely hosted hundreds of players on a single server. Novalogic then changed its claim to the "largest FPS without a subscription fee", which fans of the venerable World War II Online quickly noted also was inaccurate.[7] Ultimately the company settled for the title of largest "modern combat" FPS without a subscription.[8]
One year later, NovaLogic's Delta Force: Black Hawk Down for the Xbox, developed by Climax Group, allowed up to 50 players in a multiplayer game, breaking the record for the largest console multiplayer battles at the time.[9] That same year, Novalogic was fined $153,500 by the Business Software Alliance after an audit found they had unlicensed copies of software by Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, FileMaker, Macromedia, Microsoft and Symantec.[10]
In 2008, publisher MTR Soft had displayed information about NovaLogic's upcoming title Delta Force: Angel Falls (although still not announced by NovaLogic itself). In December 2008, NovaLogic announced they have cut ties with MTR Soft, due to MTR using the license to gain additional funds.[11] Also in 2008, NovaLogic released an alpha build of the new NovaWorld 2.0 featuring much better in performance and features. In early 2009, NovaLogic released Delta Force 10th Anniversary Collection (a compilation of all the official Delta Force games, user guides and the CD soundtrack from Delta Force: Black Hawk Down). On June 2, 2009 Delta Force: Xtreme 2 was released simultaneously at retail and online via digital download. Then on August 18, 2009, Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold was released as a compilation of Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising and Joint Operations: Escalation which also included concept art, the soundtrack and more.
Games developed by NovaLogic
- Delta Force: Task Force Dagger
- The Rocketeer
- Wolfpack
- Ultrabots
- F-22 (series)
Cancelled games by NovaLogic
- Super Mario's Wacky Worlds - Intended to release in 1993, Cancelled due to abandonment of the console.
- Necrocide: The Dead Must Die - Cancelled circa 2002 [12]
Games published & developed by NovaLogic[13]
Armored Fist
- Armored Fist (1995)
- Armored Fist 2 (September 30, 1997)
- Armored Fist 3 (September 30, 1999)
Comanche Series
- Comanche: Maximum Overkill (1992)
- Comanche: Global Challenge (1993)
- Comanche: Over the Edge (1993)
- Comanche CD (1994 Compilation)
- Comanche 2 (1995)
- Comanche 2: Werewolf vs. Comanche (1996)
- Comanche 3 (1997)
- Comanche Gold (May 1998)
- Comanche 4 (November 12, 2001)
Delta Force
- Delta Force (September 30, 1998)
- Delta Force 2 (November 1999)
- Delta Force: Land Warrior (November 2000)
- Delta Force: Task Force Dagger (June 2002)
- Delta Force: Urban Warfare (July 2002)
- Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (March 2003)
- Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre (January 20, 2004)
- Delta Force Xtreme (2005)
- Delta Force: Xtreme 2 (Released June 2, 2009)
- Delta Force: Angel Falls (TBA)
Combat Flight Simulation
- F-22 Lightning II (1996)
- F-22 Raptor (1997)
- F-16 Multirole Fighter (1998)
- MiG-29 Fulcrum (1998)
- F-22 Lightning 3 (1999)
Joint Operations
- Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising (2004) (PC)
- Joint Operations: Escalation (November 17, 2004)
- Joint Operations: Combined Arms (October 10, 2005 Compilation)
- Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold (August 18, 2009 Compilation)
Space Combat Flight Simulation
- Tachyon: The Fringe (March 2000)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Novalogic Corp History
- ↑ Novalogic company info at the-underdogs.info
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- ↑ Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising at gamezone.com news
- ↑ Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising at ign.com news
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- ↑ Black Hawk Down to Feature 50 Players on Xbox Live at teamxbox.com news
- ↑ Delta Force Developer NovaLogic Fined for Software Violation at Gamasutra.com
- ↑ "NovaLogic Terminates MTR Soft License". Soft Press Release. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/necrocide-laid-to-rest/1100-2863391/
- ↑ List of Novalogic games on "gamespot.com"