Edge of Reality, Ltd. was an American video game developer, founded in 1998 and based in Austin, Texas, that wrote games for the Nintendo 64, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 consoles. The company developed the Nintendo 64 ports of the first three Tony Hawk's games. There were two development teams: one worked on licenses and established franchises while the other worked on original games. The company developed two games at a time, one with each team.[citation needed] Edge of Reality closed in 2018.

Edge of Reality
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998
Defunct2018
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, US
Key people
Binu Philip (President)
Rob Cohen (CEO, co-founder)
Mike Panoff (VP, co-founder)
WebsiteEdge of Reality (archived, down since Nov. 2018)

History

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Edge of Reality was founded in 1998 by Rob Cohen, the lead programmer of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter at Iguana Entertainment and Mike Panoff from Paradigm Entertainment. The company started by developing Nintendo 64 ports of successful games on other systems, including the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series. Following the stability provided by the success of the ports, the company then branched out into developing its own original games on multiple platforms, including Pitfall: The Lost Expedition and Loadout.

Games developed

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Year Game Publisher Platform(s)
2004 Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Activision Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows, Xbox
2004 Shark Tale Activision GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
2006 Over the Hedge Activision
2008 The Incredible Hulk Sega PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
2014 Loadout Self-published Windows, Xbox One
2014 Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Activision PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Cancelled Fear and Respect Midway PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360[1]
Cancelled Cipher Complex Sega Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360

Ports

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Year Title Platforms
1999 Monster Truck Madness 64 Nintendo 64
2000 Spider-Man Nintendo 64
2000 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Nintendo 64
2001 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Nintendo 64
2002 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Nintendo 64
2003 The Sims GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2009 Dragon Age: Origins PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2011 The Sims 3: Pets PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2012 Mass Effect PlayStation 3

References

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  1. ^ "Fear & Respect [Cancelled]". unseen64. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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