Guild Software Explained
Guild Software |
Foundation: | 1998 |
Location City: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Location Country: | United States |
Key People: | John Bergman Ray Ratelis Michael Warnock |
Industry: | Video games |
Products: | Vendetta Online |
Homepage: | https://www.guildsoftware.com |
Guild Software is a small independent computer game developer located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) founded in 1998. Guild Software is best known for creating Vendetta Online,[1] [2] [3] [4] a first-person MMORPG that uses their in-house NAOS[5] game engine. In 2009, the studio was voted a Reader's Choice Award for Favorite Company by MMOsite.com.[6]
In 2013, Guild Software's Vendetta Online was widely reported as the first MMORPG to support the Oculus Rift,[7] [8] making it potentially the first persistent online world with native support for a consumer Virtual reality headset.
Beyond game development, the company also created and maintains the free and popular[9] Android app Barometer HD, allowing simple measurement and graphing of barometric pressure on devices equipped with pressure sensors.[10]
Management
- John Bergman — CEO, game design, artwork
- Ray Ratelis — VP of engineering
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Small Milwaukee studio's big game on small phones. JSOnline. January 5, 2012.
- Web site: The Fab Four Behind Vendetta . MMHell . November 4, 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050213060818/http://www.mmhell.com/articles/110404/the_fab_four_behind_vendetta.html . February 13, 2005 .
- Web site: Vendetta Online Team Q&A . IGN . October 28, 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060922092638/http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/561/561164p1.html . September 22, 2006 .
- Web site: Nintendo Community Fangame Convention 2008, Guild Software Q&A . NCFC . October 25, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220070652/http://ncfc.taloncrossing.com/qa.html . February 20, 2009 .
- Web site: Guild Software Announces NAOS Engine. Inside Mac Games. March 8, 2010.
- Web site: MMOsite Readers Choice Award 2008 Winners Announced. MMOsite.com. February 19, 2009.
- Web site: Vendetta Online is the first MMO to get Oculus Rift support. PCGamer. July 23, 2013.
- Web site: Vendetta Online takes its digital galaxies to the Oculus Rift. Polygon. July 24, 2013.
- Web site: Barometer HD on the Android Market. Guild Software, Inc. 2012.
- Web site: Barometer HD App for Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note!. HighOnAndroid.com. Max Lee. February 9, 2012.