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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, US |
Key people | Binu Philip (President) Rob Cohen (CEO, co-founder) Mike Panoff (VP, co-founder) |
| Website | Edge of Reality (archived, down since Nov. 2018) |
Edge of Reality, Ltd. was an Americanvideo game developer, founded in 1998 and based inAustin, Texas, that wrote games for theNintendo 64,GameCube,PlayStation 2,Xbox,PlayStation 3, andXbox 360 consoles.[1] The company developed the Nintendo 64 ports of the first threeTony Hawk's games. There were two development teams: one worked on licenses and established franchises, while the other worked on original games. The company developed two games at a time, one with each team. Edge of Reality closed in 2018.
Edge of Reality was founded in 1998 by Rob Cohen, the lead programmer ofTurok: Dinosaur Hunter atIguana Entertainment and Mike Panoff fromParadigm Entertainment. The company started by developing Nintendo 64ports of successful games on other systems, including theTony Hawk's Pro Skater series. Following the stability provided by the success of the ports, the company then branched out into developing its own original games on multiple platforms, includingPitfall: The Lost Expedition andLoadout.
| Year | Game | Publisher | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | Activision | Game Boy Advance,GameCube,PlayStation 2,Wii,Windows,Xbox |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Activision | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Activision | |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Sega | PlayStation 2,PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows,Xbox 360 |
| 2014 | Loadout | Self-published | Windows,Xbox One |
| 2014 | Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark | Activision | PlayStation 3,PlayStation 4,Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
| Cancelled | Fear and Respect | Midway | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360[2] |
| Cancelled | Cipher Complex | Sega | Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360 |
| Year | Title | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Monster Truck Madness 64 | Nintendo 64 |
| 2000 | Spider-Man | Nintendo 64 |
| 2000 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Nintendo 64 |
| 2001 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | Nintendo 64 |
| 2002 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | Nintendo 64 |
| 2003 | The Sims | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| 2010 | The Sims 3 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| 2011 | The Sims 3: Pets | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| 2012 | Mass Effect | PlayStation 3 |