Company type | Private [1] |
---|---|
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1998 [1] [ citation needed] |
Defunct | 2004 [2] |
Fate | Closed |
Headquarters | San Jose, California [1] |
Key people | Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO) [3] |
Website | metro3d.com (archived) |
Metro3D, Inc. (formerly Metropolis Digital, Inc.) [ citation needed] was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998 [ citation needed], the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles. [1]
Founded as Metropolis Digital, Inc. [ citation needed], the company developed Star Command: Revolution, published by GT Interactive for DOS in 1996. In 1998, the developer began seeking beta testers for its new online game Armada. [4] On April 27, 1999, the company, headed by ex- Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, renamed itself Metro3D, Inc. after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games. [5][ citation needed]
The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million. [2] The company's European division was sold off in June 2005 to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), but continued to operate in the region. [3]
[The publisher is] under the management of CEO Dr. Stephen C.H. Lin [..] Metro3D Inc shareholders sold off its European division in June of 2005 to Stewart Green. Green has now re-established Metro3D Europe (M3DE), as a separate UK registered company, and will be unaffected by the on-going chapter 11 status of its former U.S. parent company. [..] [Green's own company] has three separate divisions related to gaming under its operation: Artworld Studios, Data Design Solutions, and All-Star Gaming.
Company type | Private [1] |
---|---|
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1998 [1] [ citation needed] |
Defunct | 2004 [2] |
Fate | Closed |
Headquarters | San Jose, California [1] |
Key people | Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO) [3] |
Website | metro3d.com (archived) |
Metro3D, Inc. (formerly Metropolis Digital, Inc.) [ citation needed] was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998 [ citation needed], the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles. [1]
Founded as Metropolis Digital, Inc. [ citation needed], the company developed Star Command: Revolution, published by GT Interactive for DOS in 1996. In 1998, the developer began seeking beta testers for its new online game Armada. [4] On April 27, 1999, the company, headed by ex- Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, renamed itself Metro3D, Inc. after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games. [5][ citation needed]
The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million. [2] The company's European division was sold off in June 2005 to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), but continued to operate in the region. [3]
[The publisher is] under the management of CEO Dr. Stephen C.H. Lin [..] Metro3D Inc shareholders sold off its European division in June of 2005 to Stewart Green. Green has now re-established Metro3D Europe (M3DE), as a separate UK registered company, and will be unaffected by the on-going chapter 11 status of its former U.S. parent company. [..] [Green's own company] has three separate divisions related to gaming under its operation: Artworld Studios, Data Design Solutions, and All-Star Gaming.