Video game engine
Gamebryo (/ɡ eɪ m . b r iː oʊ gaym-BREE -oh NetImmerse until 2003) is agame engine developed by Gamebase Co., Ltd. and Gamebase USA, that incorporates a set oftools andplugins includingrun-time libraries ,[ 1] video game developers for numerous cross-platform game titles in a variety of genres, and served as a basis for theCreation Engine .
Numerical Design Limited (NDL) was founded in 1983, mostly doing contract work for government andCAD clients in the computer graphics sector, though also some game developers such asInteractive Magic .[ 2] [ 3]
NDL was merged into Emergent Game Technologies (EGT, founded 2000, Butterfly.net until May 2005[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Chapel Hill, North Carolina was closed. On November 11, 2010, assets of EGT were offered for acquisition, including itsintellectual Property (IP), in whole or in part.[ 8]
In December 2010, Korea-based Gamebase Co., Ltd., a longtime partner of EGT, finalized the acquisition of EGT assets and technology, and established a newly capitalized U.S. company, Gamebase USA.[ 9] Research Triangle Park region ofNorth Carolina and is focused on continual development of the Gamebryo game engine. The newest version, Gamebryo 4.0, was introduced in March 2012.
The Gamebryo system is a suite of modularC++ libraries. Game developers can combine and extend the libraries to modify the engine for a particular game. Gamebryo's design emphasises a rapid prototyping approach aimed at aniterative development process .
The Gamebryo engine supports several deployment platforms includingMicrosoft Windows (DirectX 6–11),Mac ,iOS ,Android ,Linux (OpenGL ),GameCube ,Wii ,PlayStation ,PS2 ,PSP ,PS3 ,PS4 ,Xbox ,Xbox 360 , andXbox One .
Gamebryo 4.0 is the latest version of the engine, designed to merge the original Gamebryo system with its LightSpeed spin-off.
Gamebryo is used by numerous companies within the gaming industry. Below is a sample of titles that have used the engine:
Game Year Platform(s) Developer Publisher Atlantica Online 2008 Windows Ndoors Ndoors BlackShot 2008 Windows Vertigo Games Vertigo Games, PlayOne Asia Bully: Scholarship Edition 2008 Windows,Xbox 360 ,Wii ,iOS ,Android Rockstar Vancouver ,Rockstar New England ,Rockstar Toronto Rockstar Games Catherine 2011 Windows,PS3 , Xbox 360 Atlus Atlus Civilization IV 2005 Windows,Mac Firaxis Games 2K Games , Aspyr[ 10] Civilization Revolution 2008 Xbox 360, PS3,Nintendo DS , iOS Firaxis Games 2K Games Dance on Broadway 2010 Wii, PS3 Longtail Studios &AiLive Ubisoft Dawntide 2011 Windows Working As Intended Working As Intended Defense Grid: The Awakening 2008 Windows, Mac, Xbox 360 Hidden Path Entertainment Hidden Path Entertainment ,Microsoft Studios Divinity II 2010 Windows, Xbox 360 Larian Studios dtp entertainment ,1C ,cdv Software Entertainment Dragonica 2009 Windows Gravity Games gPotato Drift City 2007 Windows NPLUTO NHN Corporation Defiance 2013 Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Trion Worlds ,Human Head Studios Trion Worlds Eden Eternal 2011 Windows X-Legend Aeria Games The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006 Windows, Xbox 360, PS3 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Game Studios,Bethesda Softworks El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron 2011 PS3, Xbox 360 Ignition Entertainment Ignition Entertainment Epic Mickey 2010 Wii Junction Point Studios Buena Vista (Disney Interactive Studios )Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two 2012 Windows, Mac, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 Junction Point Studios Buena Vista (Disney Interactive Studios) Fallout 3 [ 11] 2008 Windows, Xbox 360, PS3 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks Fallout: New Vegas 2010 Windows, Xbox 360, PS3 Obsidian Entertainment Bethesda Softworks Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online 2015 Windows Nexon Inc. , NeopleNEXON Corporation Grand Chase 2003 Windows KOG Studios Level Up! Games Gujian Qitan 2010 Windows Shanghai Aurogon Gamebar IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005 2004 PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition 2005 PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks Jeopardy! 2009 PS3 Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment LEGO Universe 2010 Windows, Mac NetDevil Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment MapleStory 2 2015 Windows Nexon Inc. , ProjectMSNEXON Corporation MicroVolts 2010 Windows SK iMedia Rock Hippo Productions LTD Pirate101 2012 Windows, Mac KingsIsle Entertainment KingsIsle Entertainment PowerUp Heroes 2011 Xbox 360 Ubisoft Ubisoft Ragnarok Online II: Legend of the Second 2011 Windows Gravity Corp. Gravity Corp. Rift 2011 Windows Trion Worlds Trion Worlds Rocksmith 2011 Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Ubisoft Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 2013 Windows , Mac, PS3, Xbox 360,PS4 ,Xbox One Ubisoft Ubisoft Sid Meier's Pirates! 2004 Windows, Xbox, Mac,PSP Firaxis Games 2K Games Atari Sid Meier's Railroads! 2006 Windows, Mac, Android, iOS Firaxis Games 2K Games ,Feral Interactive Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine 2007 Windows CAVE Atlus ,Aeria Games ,Marvelous USA Speed Racer: The Videogame 2008 Wii ,PS2 Sidhe Interactive Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Splatterhouse 2010 PS3 ,Xbox 360 Namco Bandai Games Namco Bandai Games Tenchu: Shadow Assassins 2008 Wii ,PSP Acquire FromSoftware ,Ubisoft Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning 2008 Windows Mythic Entertainment Electronic Arts Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes 2012 Windows BioWare Mythic Electronic Arts Way of the Samurai 3 2008 Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Acquire Spike ,Agetec ,UFO Interactive Games ,Rising Star Games ,Ghostlight Wheel of Fortune 2009 PS3 Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment Wizard101 2008 Windows, Mac KingsIsle Entertainment KingsIsle Entertainment Yar's Revenge 2011 Windows,Xbox 360 ,PS3 Killspace Entertainment Atari
Game Year Platform(s) Developer Publisher Dark Age of Camelot 2001 Windows Mythic Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee 2001 Xbox ,Game Boy Advance , Windows, PS3,PS Vita , iOS, Android, MacOddworld Inhabitants Infogrames ,THQ , Oddworld InhabitantsThe Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002 Windows,Xbox Bethesda Game Studios Ubisoft Entertainment Freedom Force 2002 Windows,Mac Irrational Games Electronic Arts Futurama 2003 Xbox,PS2 Unique Development Studios Sweden Vivendi Universal Games ,SCi Games Prince of Persia 3D 1999 Windows,Dreamcast Mindscape Red Orb Entertainment ,Mattel Interactive Simon The Sorcerer 3D 2002 Windows Headfirst Productions Adventure Soft Star Trek: Bridge Commander 2002 Windows Totally Games Activision Tetris Worlds 2001 Windows Blue Planet Software THQ Wild Wild West: The Steel Assassin 1999 Windows SouthPeak Interactive SouthPeak Interactive Zoo Tycoon 2 2004 Windows Microsoft Game Studios
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