Petroglyph Games
| Petroglyph logo | |
| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | April 1, 2003 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Products | Star Wars: Empire at War Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption |
Number of employees | 47 (6/06) |
| Website | Petroglyph Games |
Petroglyph is a game studio based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was formed by a group of former Westwood Studios employees who had resigned when Electronic Arts merged Westwood Studios into the EA Pacific studios in Los Angeles. Other former Westwood employees initially accepted EA's relocation offer, but returned to Las Vegas.
Petroglyph is primarily known for their strong experience in RTS game development. The company's founding members have worked on seminal and influential games in the genre, most notably Command & Conquer and Dune II, which established the template for modern RTS games. Petroglyph Games' employees average more than 12 years of industry experience.
History
- The company was formed on April 1, 2003.
- On June 25, 2004, the company moved into their own building.
- On November 16, 2004, Petroglyph announced a project which they were working on, a new Star Wars real-time strategy (RTS) game called Star Wars: Empire at War, which was released on February 16, 2006.
- On September 12, 2005, it was announced that they would be working on an original military/sci-fi RTS franchise with Sega.
- On January 27, 2007, Petroglyph announced their second game, Universe at War: Earth Assault.
Games developed
- Star Wars: Empire at War (2006)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (October 2006)
- Universe at War: Earth Assault [1] [2]
See also
External links
References
- Petroglyph and Sega Partnership Press Release
- Announcment of Sega Game Name (forum registration required)