Factor 5

Factor 5

Infobox Company
company_name = Factor 5, LLC
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1987
location = San Rafael, California
key_people = Julian Eggebrecht, President
industry = Video Game Industry
products = Lair
series
Turrican series

DivX For Games SDK
revenue =
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees =
homepage = http://www.factor5.com/

Factor 5 is an independent software and video game developer. The company was originally co-founded by 5 former Rainbow Arts employees in 1987 in Cologne, Germany, which served as the inspiration behind the studio's name, before relocating to San Rafael, California in 1994. Julian Eggebrecht, one of the 5 initial co-founders, currently serves as President of the company.

Prior to the studio's partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment, Factor 5 was an exclusive and prominent partner with Nintendo, developing both game titles and middleware tools for the company. During that time, the studio gained considerable critical and commercial praise for their technical proficiency, producing what are often cited as some of the most visually advanced titles on the Nintendo 64 and the Nintendo GameCube. Two high profile middleware tools were also developed by the company for Nintendo, MusyX, a sound system produced in cooperation with Dolby Laboratories, and the DivX For Games SDK, integrating the functionality of the popular video codec into Nintendo's development tools.

Games

Wii

*"Unnamed Wii Title" for Nintendo (TBA)--Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht has confirmed in an interview that they are developing a non-Virtual Console game for the Wii.Casamassina, Matt, [http://wii.ign.com/articles/845/845353p1.html Official: Factor 5 Back on Wii] , IGN.com. Retrieved January 15 2008.] Before the Wii was launched, the company announced a PilotWings sequel, though it is unknown if this project is still in the works..

PlayStation 3

*"Lair" (2007)

Nintendo GameCube

*"" (2001)
*"" (2003)
*"Thornado" (never released)

Nintendo 64

*"" (1999)
*"" (2000)
*"Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine" (2000)

PlayStation

*"Ballblazer Champions" (1997)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

*"Super Turrican" (1993)
*"Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures" (1994)
*"Super Turrican 2" (1995)

Sega Genesis

*"Mega Turrican" (1993)

Game Boy

*"" (1994)
*"Animaniacs" (1995)

Amiga

*"Katakis" (1988)
*"R-Type" (1989)
*"Turrican" (1990)
*"" (1991)
*"Masterblazer (intro only)" (199x)

Atari ST

*"Turrican" (1990)
*"" (1991)

Technology

*" - Developed for Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
*"DivX For Games SDK - Developed for Nintendo GameCube

References

External links

* [http://www.factor5.com/ Factor 5 Official Website]
* [http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025137.html Factor 5] profile at IGN
* [http://www.gamespot.com/pages/company/index.php?company=10614&om_act=convert&om_clk=stats Factor 5] profile at Gamespot
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/factor-5-llc Factor 5] profile at MobyGames


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