Overview
Wargaming Seattle (formerly known as Gas Powered Games) is a development studio founded by
Chris Taylor, along with
Jake McMahon,
Bartosz Kijanka,
Mike Biddlecombe and
Rick Saenz, coming from
Cavedog Entertainment.
Initially, the company focused solely on the RPG
Dungeon Siege series, for which the film rights have been sold as well. In February 2007, the company released the real-time strategy game
Supreme Commander followed by the action RPG
Space Siege in August 2008.
Demigod, a real-time strategy game influenced by the
Warcraft III custom map Defense of the Ancients, was released in 2009 and the sequel to
Supreme Commander,
Supreme Commander 2, in 2010.
For a time, they were working on the fantasy RTS
Kings & Castles, which was ultimately never released.
On 14th February 2013
Wargaming.net, Inc. announced to have acquired the company. On 23rd May 2018, the company's closure was announced. At that time, the company had employed roughly 150 staff members. Many developers moved on to
Crystal Northwest, a new studio established in 2018.
Also Known As
- Gas Powered Games Corp. (from 1998 to 2013)
Games
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