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Metro3D, Inc.
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998[1] [citation needed]
Defunct2004[2]
FateClosed
HeadquartersSan Jose, California[1]
Key people
Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)[3]
Websitemetro3d.com (archived)

Metro3D, Inc. 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) and Xbox consoles.[1]

History

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The formation of Metro3D was announced in April 1999, headed by the ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.[4][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] In June 2005, the European branch was sold off to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), who restablished the publisher as Metro3D Europe Ltd.[5][3] In July 2005, Metro3D Europe announced that they had secured a deal with Data Design Interactive to publish their budget titles for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.[6][7] The company continued releasing titles throughout the year and into 2006.[8][9] By 2007, Green Solutions folded Metro3D into Data Design Interactive.

Games

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Corporate Info". Metro3D, Inc. Archived from the original on December 23, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Simonson, Sharon (May 9, 2004). "Landmark in court". San Jose Business Journal. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Andersen, John (January 31, 2006). "Metro3D Resurrected As European Branch". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-31. [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.
  4. ^ "Introducing Metro3D". IGN. April 27, 1999. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  5. ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro3d-alive-and-well-in-europe
  6. ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/august-12th-gets-9-of-the-best
  7. ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-games-turns-to-the-games-market-europe-show-with-a-with-a-bag-full-of-games
  8. ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-reveals-new-media-and-distributor-extranet-website
  9. ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-goes-large-in-2006
  10. ^ a b c d "Games (page 2)". Metro3D, Inc. Archived from the original on January 3, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  11. ^ a b IGN staff (June 21, 2002). "Aero Swings to Shelves". IGN. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  12. ^ a b c d "Games (page 3)". Metro3D, Inc. Archived from the original on January 3, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  13. ^ a b c "In Development". Metro3D, Inc. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  14. ^ a b IGN staff (September 14, 2000). "Two from Metro3D Come to PS2". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  15. ^ a b c "Products". Metro3D, Inc. Archived from the original on October 2, 1999. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  16. ^ a b c "Games (page 1)". Metro3D, Inc. Archived from the original on April 7, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  17. ^ IGN staff (April 27, 2004). "Now Playing in Japan". IGN. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  18. ^ "Metro3D, Inc. - Press Releases". 2003-08-11. Archived from the original on 2003-08-11. Retrieved 2024-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ jkdmedia (May 14, 2003). "Metro3D, Inc. Introduces Pumpkin Man for Microsoft Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  20. ^ IGN staff (January 8, 2002). "Shayde: Monsters V. Humans". IGN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2002. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  21. ^ IGN staff (June 15, 2005). "Japanese Release Dates Update". IGN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
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