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- Legend Entertainment war ein von Bob Bates und Mike Verdu im Jahr 1989 gegründetes, US-amerikanisches Entwicklungsstudio für Computerspiele mit Sitz in Chantilly. (de)
- Legend Entertainment Company was an American developer and publisher of computer games, best known for creating adventure titles throughout the 1990s. The company was founded by Bob Bates and Mike Verdu, both veterans of the interactive fiction studio Infocom that shut down in 1989. Legend's first two games, Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls and Timequest, had strong sales that sustained the company. Legend also profited from negotiating licenses to popular book series, allowing them to create notable game adaptations such as Companions of Xanth (based on Demons Don't Dream by Piers Anthony) and Gateway (based on the eponymous novel by Frederik Pohl). Legend also earned a reputation for comedic adventures, with numerous awards for Eric the Unready in 1993. As the technology of the game industry changed, Legend continued to expand its game engine to take advantage of higher graphical fidelity, mouse support, and the increased media storage of the compact disc. These industry changes led to difficult competition by the mid-1990s, especially in the adventure game genre. Legend secured an investment from book publishing company Random House and developed additional book adaptations, such as Death Gate and Shannara, as well as original titles such as Mission Critical. However, the company's expenses for graphics were rising without a similar increase in sales, causing Random House to exit the game industry. Legend found game publishers to take over marketing and distribution so it could focus its efforts exclusively on development. While the studio's adventure titles suffered in the changing marketplace, working with game publishers allowed Legend to experiment with more action-oriented titles such as Star Control 3. In its final years, Legend fully pivoted to first-person shooters thanks to a growing relationship with Unreal developer Tim Sweeney and an acquisition by publisher GT Interactive. The studio released the 1999 game adaptation of The Wheel of Time book series, designed using the Unreal Engine as a first-person action game. However, Legend's sales continued to dwindle, followed by the difficult development and commercial failure of Unreal II: The Awakening in 2003. The studio was shut down in January 2004, with staff moving to other game companies. (en)
- Legend Entertainment Company (ou Legend Entertainment ou simplement Legend) était un studio de développement de jeux vidéo créé en 1989 par Bob Bates et . En 1998, la compagnie est rachetée par GT Interactive, qui est racheté en 1999 par Infogrames. L'entreprise avait pour objectif de créer des jeux centrés sur des narrations interactives et se spécialisait dans les jeux d'aventures illustrés en mode texte ; de nombreux jeux étaient alors sous licence et basés sur des romans<. Après l'acquisition de la compagnie en 1998, GT Interactive Software, alors éditeur historique des jeux de tir, réoriente la compagnie ; en 1999, celle-ci produit en utilisant le moteur d'UnrealEngine. À partir de 2001 et jusqu'à 2002, le studio est associé à Epic Games pour produire Unreal II. En 2003, une extension multijoueur, XMP, est publiée gratuitement. Le 16 janvier 2004, Atari Inc. (GT Interactive Software est racheté en 1999 par Infogrames Interactive, et renommé Infogrames Inc., puis Atari Inc. en 2003) annonce la fermeture définitive de Legend Entertainment et le licenciement de tous ses employés. Le support des anciens jeux de la compagnie fut arrêté, ce qui fit s'élever des critiques. (fr)
- Legend Entertainment — американская компания, выпускавшая в 1990-е годы компьютерные игры. Наиболее известна несколькими популярными квестами. (ru)
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- Legend Entertainment war ein von Bob Bates und Mike Verdu im Jahr 1989 gegründetes, US-amerikanisches Entwicklungsstudio für Computerspiele mit Sitz in Chantilly. (de)
- Legend Entertainment — американская компания, выпускавшая в 1990-е годы компьютерные игры. Наиболее известна несколькими популярными квестами. (ru)
- Legend Entertainment Company was an American developer and publisher of computer games, best known for creating adventure titles throughout the 1990s. The company was founded by Bob Bates and Mike Verdu, both veterans of the interactive fiction studio Infocom that shut down in 1989. Legend's first two games, Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls and Timequest, had strong sales that sustained the company. Legend also profited from negotiating licenses to popular book series, allowing them to create notable game adaptations such as Companions of Xanth (based on Demons Don't Dream by Piers Anthony) and Gateway (based on the eponymous novel by Frederik Pohl). Legend also earned a reputation for comedic adventures, with numerous awards for Eric the Unready in 1993. As the technology of (en)
- Legend Entertainment Company (ou Legend Entertainment ou simplement Legend) était un studio de développement de jeux vidéo créé en 1989 par Bob Bates et . En 1998, la compagnie est rachetée par GT Interactive, qui est racheté en 1999 par Infogrames. L'entreprise avait pour objectif de créer des jeux centrés sur des narrations interactives et se spécialisait dans les jeux d'aventures illustrés en mode texte ; de nombreux jeux étaient alors sous licence et basés sur des romans<. (fr)
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