Ratloop, Inc.
Moby ID: 2785
- Epochalypse (from 1997 to 1998-06-28)
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Ratloop, Inc. is a development studio established in 1997 in the United States after the success of Malice by the founders (then still called Team Epochalypse and located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands). The company was set up by James Anderson and Sian Yue Tan, together with Lucas Pope and Pete Gonzalez. Its headquarters are located in Houston, Texas.
To handle the growing casual market, Ratloop introduced its Mekada brand in 2000. Games released thus far under this brand name are Gearhead Garage (2000), In The Line of Duty: Firefighter (2000) and F.D.N.Y. Firefighter: American Hero (2002). After a few published titles Ratloop was put on the back burner for a bit and developers such as James Anderson and Sian Yue Tan pursued careers elsewhere.
The company made a return in 2008 when Lucas Pope and Keiko Ishizaka released the small title Mightier. It became a finalist at the IGF 2009 for the Innovation Award.
Earlier that year, in July 2008, Sian Yue Tan applied for a grant with the Media Development Authority of Singapore and set up Ratloop Asia Pte. Ltd., an Asian division of studio, to start full-time work on Rocketbirds: Revolution!, a game he self-funded.
In 2017, James Anderson launched another office Ratloop Games Canada whose games include Vroom Kaboom and Lemnis Gate.
Credited on 4 Games from 1997 to 2010
| Helsing's Fire (2010 on iPhone, iPad) |
| Mightier (2008 on Windows) |
| Snap-on presents Gearhead Garage: The Virtual Mechanic (2000 on Windows) |
| Malice: 23rd Century Ultraconversion for Quake (1997 on DOS, Windows, Macintosh) |
History +
- 2007
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Ratloop Asia Pte. Ltd., a branch development team, is formed and incorporated in Singapore.
- 1997
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The company is established.
Trivia +
Company contact information (2007):
Ratloop, Inc.
14781 Memorial Dr. Suite #616
Houston, TX 77079
Phone: 800-326-1370
Fax: 770-818-5575
Related Web Sites +
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Ratloop, Inc.
official site -
Uncovering the mysterious adventure game Hab-12
70 minute documentary by Cheecken about an ambitious 1998 game that Ratloop developed but never released
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 1 game with Mekada
- 1 game with Quantum Axcess
- 1 game with Activision Value Publishing, Inc.
- 1 game with Twilight 3D Oy Ltd.
- 1 game with The Associates
- 1 game with Clickgamer Technologies Ltd.
- 1 game with 3909, LLC.
- 4 games with Lucas Pope
- 2 games with Keiko Pope
- 2 games with James Anderson
- 2 games with Sian Yue Tan
- 1 game with Dan Janis
- 1 game with Rene Post
- 1 game with Jack Mathews
- 1 game with Kevin McCann
- 1 game with Craig Phillips
- 1 game with Kevin Grimm
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