Chair Entertainment
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| Chair Entertainment Group | |
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| Type | Privately held |
| Founded | Utah (2005) |
| Headquarters | Provo, Utah |
| Key people | Donald Mustard, Founder Geremy Mustard, Founder Ryan Holmes, CEO |
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Website | www.chairentertainment.com |
Chair Entertainment Group is a video game developer based in Provo, Utah.
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[edit] History
Chair Entertainment Group was formed in 2005 by Advent Rising creators, Donald and Geremy Mustard, CEO Ryan Holmes, and key members from the core design team behind Advent Rising.[1]
Soon after, Chair strengthened its commitment to creating original IP and building multi-faceted entertainment franchises by licensing the literary rights of its Empire property to best-selling author Orson Scott Card (Enders Game).[2] The novel Empire was published by Tor Books and debuted as a New York Times Best-Seller in November 2006. Card has since committed to writing another two novels for the series. Chair also secured an option with Joel Silver and Warner Bros. for the Empire movie, which is currently in development.[3] Additionally, Chair has retained the rights to produce future video games and comic books based on its Empire property. [4]
Seizing an opportunity to independently finance and publish its own internally developed game, Chair began production on its first Xbox Live Arcade game, Undertow, in the fall of 2006. Released on November 21, 2007, Undertow is a fast-paced, action-shooter that takes place entirely underwater and packs 15 levels of single-player/co-op and two multiplayer modes for up to 16 players into just 50mb. Powered by the Unreal Engine 3, Undertow features four playable, upgradeable races engaged in a non-stop combat and some of the most stunning graphics available on Xbox Live Arcade. The critically acclaimed game received numerous Editors Choice awards from top gaming outlets such as Official Xbox Magazine, IGN, Team Xbox, and Gamezone. Official Xbox Magazine later named Undertow its 2007 XBLA Game of the Year.
On January 29, 2008, Chair announced it had acquired the interactive rights to Orson Scott Card's novel Ender's Game and planned to adapt the best-selling novel as a digitally distributed video game for all viable downloadable platforms.[5][6][7]
[edit] Acquisition
On May 20, 2008, Chair Entertainment was acquired by Epic Games.[8]
[edit] Games
[edit] References
- ^ Chair Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Chair Entertainment Projects Page (2006-06-27).
- ^ Joel Silver builds 'Empire' with Chair (2006-11-13).
- ^ MTV News Feature on Chair (2007-08-05).
- ^ Newsweek Exclusive: Chair Entertainment Reveals Plans for 'Ender's Game' Video Games. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Press Release: Chair Entertainment Acquires Interactive Rights for Ender's Game (2008-01-29). Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Exclusive Interview: Chair Entertainment's Donald and Geremy Mustard Shed Some Light On 'Ender's Game'. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Brandon Boyer (2008-05-20). Epic Games Acquires Undertow Developer Chair. GamaSutra. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
