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The Odd Gentlemenis avideo game developerfounded by Matt Korba and Paul Bellezza in 2008.[1]
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Matt Korba Paul Bellezza |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Slap Happy Sam Wayward Manor King's Quest |
| Website | TheOddGentlemen |
History
editIts first video game isThe Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom.[1]It was originally Matt Korba's graduate thesis at theUniversity of Southern California.[2]The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottomis a puzzle platform game that boasted the company's quirky art style. It was published by2K Play.[3]
They have also released a game in thePlayStation 3's social gaming network,PlayStation Home,calledSlap Happy Sam.[4]
In 2012, The Odd Gentlemen released their firstiPhonegame,Flea Symphony.[5]
AuthorNeil Gaimanannounced in June 2013 he would be making his first game with the help of The Odd Gentlemen. The game is calledWayward Manorand was released in 2014.[6]
At least as early as 2014, the Odd Gentlemen were attached to the production ofAndrew Hussie'sHomestuckadventure game,Hiveswap.On June 19, 2014, Hussie announced their involvement via backer-onlyKickstarterupdate. The studio publicly acknowledged their involvement with the game two days later, on June 21.[7]On October 30, 2014, Hussie announced that The Odd Gentlemen's involvement was winding down and that the Homestuck merchandise and art studio, What Pumpkin Games, would finishHiveswapand subsequent titles in-house.[8]
On August 12, 2014,Activisionannounced that The Odd Gentleman would make aKing's Questadventure game as part of their revival of theSierraplan.[9]The game was developed as an episodic release consisting of five chapters and a bonus playable epilogue. The first chapter, "A Knight to Remember", was released on July 28, 2015. The fifth chapter was released on October 26, 2016.
References
edit- ^ab"The Odd Gentlemen; About Us".The Odd Gentlemen.Retrieved15 September2014.
- ^"The Challenges of Designing in an Academic Context - Academia".Kotaku. 2008-04-05. Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2013.Retrieved2010-04-23.
- ^Keane Ng posted on 26 Aug 2009 19:25 (2009-08-26)."The Escapist: News: 2K Bringing Two Indie Games to XBLA".Escapistmagazine.Retrieved2010-04-23.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^GlassWalls (2011-01-19)."Two New Games Come to PlayStation Home – Conspiracy & Slap Happy Sam".SCEA.Retrieved2011-01-20.
- ^Mike Fahey (15 November 2012)."The Odd Gentlemen Return With a Distinctively Different Music Puzzle Game".Kotaku.Retrieved6 October2014.
- ^"Neil Gaiman And The Odd Gentlemen Are Ready To Release Wayward Manor".Game Informer.Game Informer. Archived fromthe originalon July 20, 2014.
- ^"The Odd Gentlemen are making the Homestuck Game".Archived fromthe originalon October 18, 2014.Retrieved6 October2014.
- ^"Homestuck Adventure Game Update".Retrieved31 October2014.
- ^"Die, triangles! Storied studio Sierra is back with new King's Quest and Geometry Wars".VentureBeat.12 August 2014.Retrieved6 October2014.
