Troika Games
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| Type | Privately held |
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| Founded | 1998 (defunct 2005) |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
| Key people | Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky & Jason Anderson |
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Products | Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, The Temple of Elemental Evil & Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines |
Troika Games was a computer game developer focused on computer role-playing games. It was founded in 1998 by three key members of the team behind the RPG Fallout -- Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky and Jason Anderson -- after they left Interplay.[1]
Troika, from a Russian word meaning "three of any kind", released three games, all RPGs, before going out of business in February 2005: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, The Temple of Elemental Evil, and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Bloodlines was also the first game to license Valve Software's Source engine, released on the same day as Half-Life 2.
Arcanum, Troika's first release, was launched in Fall 2001. In 2003, the company would follow up with The Temple of Elemental Evil. In 2004, Troika released Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.
In early 2005, Troika ran into financial trouble[2], and was eventually forced to lay off all its staff and begin selling assets.
Ex-Troika staff have been picked up by the following companies:
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Activision
- Point of View
- Mythic Entertainment
- Seven Studios
- Day One Studios
- Swingin' Ape
- Turtle Rock Studios
- Treyarch
Products
- Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001)
- The Temple of Elemental Evil (2003)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (2004)
References
- ^ "Troika Games L.L.C.". MobyGames. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ "Closure rumors surround Troika". Gamespot. Retrieved on November 3, 2007.
External links
- Troikapedia, a Troika Games Wiki.
- Troika's website is no longer online. However, there is an archived version on Terra-Arcanum, a Troika Games fansite
- Troika Chronicles A Blog dedicated to Troika Games
- Troika Connection First Troika (Team) fansite
- Troika Games profile on MobyGames
- The Escapist - The Rise and Fall of Troika
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