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American video game developer
Ion Storm, L.P.
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Video games
Founded
November 15, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-11-15) in Dallas, Texas, US
Founders
John Romero
Tom Hall
Todd Porter
Jerry O'Flaherty
Defunct
February 9, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-02-09)
Fate
Dissolved
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
US
Key people
John Romero Tom Hall Warren Spector
Parent
Eidos Interactive (1999–2005)
Ion Storm, L.P. was an American video game developer founded by John Romero and Tom Hall, both formerly of id Software. Despite an impressive pedigree and high expectations, the company only produced one commercial and critical success, 2000's Deus Ex.
The company was founded in Dallas, Texas in November 1996; a branch in Austin, Texas was opened in 1997. In April 1999, Eidos Interactive acquired 51% of the company in exchange for advances to the developers. The Dallas studio closed in July 2001, leaving the Austin studio as the new headquarters. After financial struggles at Eidos Interactive, the Austin studio followed with its own closure in February 2005.
IonStorm, L.P. was an American video game developer founded by John Romero and Tom Hall, both formerly of id Software. Despite an impressive pedigree...
were developed by IonStorm, and subsequent entries were developed by Eidos-Montréal, following IonStorm's closure. The IonStorm games were published...
a new studio, IonStorm, and directed the FPS Daikatana (2000), which was a critical and commercial failure. Romero departed IonStorm in 2001. In July...
Daikatana is a first-person shooter game developed by IonStorm. It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64. Players...
is a 2001 role-playing video game produced by Tom Hall and the Dallas IonStorm games studio. The game is centered on Sylvester "Sly Boots" Bucelli, a...
Wolfenstein 3D and Commander Keen. He has also been the co-founder of IonStorm, together with his friend and colleague John Romero. During his years...
programmer (1991–1996). Romero resigned on August 6, 1996. He established IonStorm along with Hall on November 15, 1996. Michael Abrash – Programmer (1995–1996)...
several titles on multiple platforms. Romero and Hall were co-founders of IonStorm, and had previously worked together at Id Software on commercially successful...
for IonStorm between 1997 and 2001, conducting quality assurance and level design. She left the company to manage Monkeystone Games with former Ion Storm...
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Crystal Dynamics in September 1998. In 1999, Eidos acquired a 51% stake in IonStorm, in exchange for advances to the developers, and a US$55m stake in web...
Softworks since 2002. He previously worked for Looking Glass Studios and IonStorm Austin. He was the lead designer and the lead writer of Fallout 3, for...
Looking Glass and created System Shock 2 and Thief. Spector later joined IonStorm and founded its Austin, Texas studio where they developed the Deus Ex...
Pokémon Yellow Role-playing Game Freak PC: Deus Ex Action role-playing IonStorm 2001 Console: Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Racing Polyphony Digital Handheld:...
several video games for IonStorm, including Deus Ex and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. He also co-produced Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3. Marquardt...
Texas first opened in 1995. Though Spector left soon afterwards to join IonStorm, the Texas office remained open to create console games for various publishers...
part of the Deus Ex series with consultation from original developer IonStorm. The game eventually evolved into its own product, but retained gameplay...
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