Overview
Lobotomy Software was an American game development studio especially known for
Powerslave (
Exhumed in Europe) and their SEGA Saturn ports of
Quake and
Duke Nukem 3D. The studio was established in 1993 with a number of former employees of
Nintendo of America for the creative side and from
Manley & Associates for the engineering side. It originally operated out of the apartment of co-founder
Paul Lange.
Lobotomy was eventually acquired by
Crave Entertainment in 1998 and renamed Lobotomy Studios. The team worked on a
Caesar's Palace gambling game on the Nintendo 64, but after a year of development the game was postponed and eventually cancelled. At that point Lobotomy Studios was closed and employees were let go or given the option to be relocated to another position at Crave. The next title the team would have worked on was a sequel to
Powerslave.
Crave did however not acquire all talent with the takeover in 1998. Some employees chose not to make the transition, including
Ezra Dreisbach (creator of
Death Tank) who went on to find work at
Snowblind Studios and currently works at
Flat Games.
Also Known As
- Lobotomy Software, Inc. (from 1993 to 1998)
Games
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