VR1 Entertainment, Inc.
Moby ID: 2404
- VR-1, Inc. (from 1993 to 2000)
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VR-1, Inc. was formed in 1993, as an ISP and an employment website. In 1995, the company went international by acquiring St. Petersburg and Toronto-based Gemsoft Corporation, who is known for its work on the PC version of Dragon's Lair. Not too long afterwards, VR1's Toronto team began working on its own networking layer technology, known as the VR1 Conductor. In 1999, the company starting focusing on the console market by picking up two experienced console developers; Devil's Thumb Entertainment and Tokyo-based POW Games, now known as VR1 Japan.
The main company name was changed to Circadence Corp., but VR1 Entertainment, Inc. (the focus of this company overview), remained the entertainment unit.
On 23rd February 2001 Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan K.K. announced to acquire VR1 Entertainment, Inc. for $38 million. As PCCW acquired Jaleco around the same time, by October 2002 it was announced VR1 and Jaleco USA, Inc. would be merged as Jaleco Entertainment, Inc.
Credited on 7 Games from 1997 to 2002
| Nightcaster: Defeat the Darkness (2002 on Xbox) |
| Em@il Games: Clue (2000 on Windows) |
| Em@il Games: NASCAR (2000 on Windows) |
| Em@il Games: Soccer (2000 on Windows) |
| Em@il Games: Upwords (1999 on Windows) |
| Evernight (1998 on Browser) |
| UltraCorps (1997 on Browser) |
History +
- October 1, 2002
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PCCW merges VR1 Entertainment, Inc. and Jaleco USA, Inc. into Jaleco Entertainment, Inc.
- February 23, 2001
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Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan K.K. announces to acquire the company for $38 million.
- 2000
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The main company name is changed from VR-1, Inc. to Circadence Corp. - VR1 Entertainment, Inc. remains the company's entertainment unit.
- 1993
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Company founded.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 4 games with Atari Interactive, Inc.
- 1 game with Random Games, Inc.
- 1 game with Microsoft Corporation
- 1 game with Randall Don Masteller
- 1 game with Michael Craighead
- 1 game with Andy Mazurek
- 1 game with Kurt Boutin
- 1 game with Michael S. Glosecki
- 1 game with Kathryn Lynch
- 1 game with Randy Lee
- 1 game with Graeme Davis
- 1 game with Steve Webster
- 1 game with Lani Minella
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