RedOctane, Inc.
Moby ID: 7025
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RedOctane® was founded in 1999 by gamers committed to bringing the arcade experience to the home. The company is a leading manufacturer of video dance game accessories in the US. RedOctane opened its virtual doors in August 1999 as the world’s first online video game rental service. They design and produce video game peripherals and accessories including the award winning RedOctane Ignition®Dance Pad.
Since 2003, RedOctane has ventured into game publishing with the arcade smash dance game In The Groove. Following ITG, RedOctane has launched the award winning Guitar Hero into Christmas of 2005. Guitar Hero is now literally ROCKING the industry.
Based in Sunnyvale, California, RedOctane is committed to building the highest quality gaming peripherals. As die-hard gaming enthusiasts, they are passionate about building the best gaming peripherals available. From the precision feel, durable construction, and quality parts, every RedOctane product is designed to recreate the arcade experience at home.
The company was acquired by Activision in May 2006.
Credited on 14 Games from 2004 to 2011
| Wappy Dog (2011 on Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS) |
| Band Hero (2009 on Nintendo DS) |
| Guitar Hero 5 (2009 on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...) |
| Guitar Hero Smash Hits (2009 on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...) |
| Guitar Hero II / Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Dual Pack (2008 on Xbox 360) |
| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock / Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Dual Pack (2008 on Wii, Macintosh, Windows) |
| Guitar Hero: World Tour (2008 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360...) |
| Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (2008 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360...) |
| Guitar Hero: On Tour (2008 on Nintendo DS) |
| Guitar Hero & Guitar Hero II Dual Pack (2007 on PlayStation 2) |
| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360...) |
| Guitar Hero II (2006 on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360) |
| Guitar Hero (2005 on PlayStation 2) |
| In the Groove (2004 on PlayStation 2, Arcade, Macintosh...) |
History +
- May 9, 2006
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Company acquired by Activision.
- 1999
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Company founded.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 12 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 6 games with Blizzard Albany
- 4 games with Budcat Creations, LLC
- 4 games with Aspyr Media, Inc.
- 4 games with Neversoft Entertainment, Inc.
- 3 games with Activision Blizzard UK Ltd.
- 2 games with WaveGroup Sound
- 2 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
- 2 games with Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
- 2 games with Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH
- 10 games with Mark Johnson
- 10 games with Kai Huang
- 10 games with Chris Larkin
- 10 games with Lennon Lange
- 10 games with Charles Huang
- 10 games with Tina Xu
- 10 games with Raul Renteria
- 9 games with Maly Bun
- 9 games with Scott Yang
- 9 games with Kyle Rechsteiner
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