Uber Entertainment

Uber Entertainment, Inc.
Private
Industry Computer and video games
Interactive entertainment
Founded 2008
Headquarters Kirkland, Washington, US
Products Monday Night Combat (2010)
Super Monday Night Combat (2012)
Planetary Annihilation (2014)
Website http://www.uberent.com/

Uber Entertainment is an American video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington. The company employs a staff of several industry veterans, some of which have helped development of games such as Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, Command and Conquer, and Demigod.[1] In 2010, Uber Entertainment released its first title, Monday Night Combat, which was well received by critics.

In September 2012, the company successfully ran a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its upcoming real-time strategy title, Planetary Annihilation. The fundraiser produced over US$2.2 million in funds. The original retail release was slated for December 2013,[2] but was postponed, with the game expected "to be feature-complete in early 2014." [3]

In August 2014, Uber Entertainment spun off its technical back end technology into a new company, PlayFab. [4]

On October 2nd, 2014, Uber Entertainment announced a new Kickstarter campaign for a real-time strategy game, Human Resources. The goal was set for $1.4 million, though the project was cancelled October 21st, 2014 after projections showed the fundraiser would fail to raise the needed capital.[5]

In late November of 2014 it was revealed via Twitter that a number of Uber Entertainment employees had been laid off in the aftermath of the failure of the Human Resources kickstarter.

Games

Title Year Platform(s) Notes
Monday Night Combat 2010 Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
Super Monday Night Combat 2012 Microsoft Windows
Outland Games 2013 iOS
Toy Rush 2013 iOS In collaboration with Tilting Point
Planetary Annihilation 2014 Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Human Resources 2016 Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux Canceled October 2014

References

  1. "Uber Entertainment Development Team". Uber Entertainment. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. "Planetary Annihilation Kickstarter Page". Kickstarter, Inc. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. Brad Nicholson (2013-12-06). "Planetary Annihilation Now Coming When It's Done". Uber Entertainment. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  4. http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/19/playfab-raises-2-4m-for-its-gaming-backend-service/
  5. Comes, John (October 20, 2014). "The End is Nigh". Kickstarter, Inc. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

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