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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | Vancouver,British Columbia |
Key people | Brian Thalken (Managing Director) Dan Mcbride (Director of Development) Paul Martin (Director of Technology) Peter Doidge-Harrison (Producer & Technical Director) Alan Bucior (Technical Director) Scott Paterson (Art Director) |
| Parent | Independent |
| Website | slantsixgames |
Slant Six Games was a Canadianindependentvideo game developer founded in 2005.[1] The company's name is derived from the 1959Chrysler engine of the same name. Slant Six Games' studio was based inVancouver,British Columbia,Canada.[1] They were voted the 7th best company to work for in British Columbia by BC Business 2011.[2]
Slant Six Games has released three games published bySony Computer Entertainment of America:SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike which was named the best PSP multiplayer experience atE3 2007[2] andSOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 for thePlayStation Portable as well asSOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation forPlayStation 3.
In March 2012, Slant Six Games launchedResident Evil: Operation Raccoon City as part of theResident Evil franchise. The game has been called "a big success" by the publisher Capcom for shipping two million copies within two months of the release date.Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is Capcom's 16th best selling title.[3]
In November 2012, Slant Six Games released their first original titleThe Bowling Dead foriOS devices.
In 2013, in collaboration withMicrosoft, Slant Six Games releasedGalactic Reign. They also releasedMax's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure that same year.
In June 2013, Slant Six Games laid off the last of their employees and the studio closed down.
| Game title | Release date | Platform | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike | November 6, 2007 | PlayStation Portable | 72% (35 reviews)[4] |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation | October 14, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 63% (64 reviews)[5] |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 | February 16, 2010 | PlayStation Portable | 74% (51 reviews)[6] |
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | March 20, 2012 | PlayStation 3 | 52% (36 reviews)[7] |
| Xbox 360 | 52% (56 reviews)[8] | ||
| Microsoft Windows | 48% (8 reviews)[9] | ||
| The Bowling Dead | November 24, 2012 | iOS | 70% (6 reviews)[10] |
| Galactic Reign | March 13, 2013 | Windows Phone,Windows 8 | |
| Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure | April 25, 2013 | iOS,Android,Kindle Fire |
Hexane is a complete game engine developed by Slant Six Games for console, PC and mobile games.
