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'''FASA Studio''' (formerly '''FASA Interactive''') was a [[video game developer]] created as a spin off from [[FASA Corporation]], which was founded in 1980 by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock. The studio went on to develop many successful video games for [[Microsoft Game Studios]] before it was closed in 2007 by Microsoft.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/breaking/shadowrun-developer-shuts-down-299338.php |title=Shadowrun Developer Shuts Down |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=2007-09-12 |accessdate=2009-08-03}}</ref> | '''FASA Studio''' (formerly '''FASA Interactive''') was a [[video game developer]] created as a spin off from [[FASA Corporation]], which was founded in 1980 by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock. The studio went on to develop many successful video games for [[Microsoft Game Studios]] before it was closed in 2007 by Microsoft.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/breaking/shadowrun-developer-shuts-down-299338.php |title=Shadowrun Developer Shuts Down |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=2007-09-12 |accessdate=2009-08-03}}</ref> | ||
A few weeks after closure, Microsoft had licensed the rights to the FASA catalog to Jordan Weisman's new company [[Smith & Tinker]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Carless |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16535 |title=Weisman Licenses MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies Rights From Microsoft | A few weeks after closure, Microsoft had licensed the rights to the FASA catalog to Jordan Weisman's new company [[Smith & Tinker]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Carless |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16535 |title=Weisman Licenses MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies Rights From Microsoft | ||
|publisher=Gamasutra.com |date=2007-12-07 |accessdate=2009-08-03}}</ref> | |publisher=Gamasutra.com |date=2007-12-07 |accessdate=2009-08-03}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:13, 14 September 2013
| FASA Studio | |
|---|---|
| Website | http://www.fasastudio.com/ |
| Parent organisation | Microsoft |
| Ownership type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1995, by Jordan Weisman, L. Ross Babcock |
| Headquarters | Redmond , Washington United States |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Product/Service | Video Games |
FASA Studio (formerly FASA Interactive) was a video game developer created as a spin off from FASA Corporation, which was founded in 1980 by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock. The studio went on to develop many successful video games for Microsoft Game Studios before it was closed in 2007 by Microsoft.[1]
A few weeks after closure, Microsoft had licensed the rights to the FASA catalog to Jordan Weisman's new company Smith & Tinker.[2]
References
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael. Shadowrun Developer Shuts Down, Kotaku.com, 2007-09-12. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
- ↑ Carless, Simon. Weisman Licenses MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies Rights From Microsoft, Gamasutra.com, 2007-12-07. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.