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Asif Siddiky and Paul Owens withTim SchaferatPAXPrime 2012
2 Player Productions, Limited
IndustryVideo production
Founded2005
FoundersPaul Owens, Paul Levering, Asif Siddiky
Headquarters
San Francisco
,
California
WebsiteOfficial websiteEdit this at Wikidata

2 Player Productions, Limitedis a video production company based inSan Francisco, California.It was founded in 2005 by Paul Owens, Paul Levering, and Asif Siddiky.[1]The company produces content relating to video game culture and the process of game production. They produced the documentaryReformat the Planetin 2008, and have since worked with mainstream companies includingMTVandSpike.[1]

Projects

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Reformat the Planet

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Reformat the Planetis a documentary film, first shown in 2008 at theSouth by Southwest Film Festivalfilm festival, about thechiptunemusic scene. The film depicts events in the culture such asBlip Festival.[2][3]

Penny Arcade: The Series

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Penny Arcade: The Series[4]Is a 27-episodes web show aboutPenny ArcadeandPAX.The first season was aired onGameTrailersand has a positive collective review of 9.1.[5]Subsequent seasons were produced byVantage Point Production.

Uncharted 3

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In 2010 the company was hired by game developerNaughty Dogto produce behind-the-scenes content detailing development for their gameUncharted 3.[6]

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang

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Main article:Minecraft: The Story of Mojang

In December 2012, the company releasedMinecraft: The Story of Mojang,a documentary about the development of the video gameMinecraftand its developer, the Swedish game companyMojang.The idea was first shown on February 21, 2011, as a proof of concept video to attempt to raise money to finish the project usingKickstarter.[7] The company's goal was to raise$150,000. This goal was met on March 26, 2011, however people continued to donate so that the final amount raised was $210,297.[8]Depending on the amount donated contributors will have an opportunity to share their personal story in the documentary.[9][10]

Double Fine Adventure!

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Further information:Broken Age

In February 2012,Double Fine Productionsbecame the first game company to fully fund a high-budget video-game viaKickstarter,acrowdfundingwebsite. As part of their funding agreement, Double Fine pledged to hire 2 Player Productions to document the entire development process as a serial documentary, with roughly monthly episodes, made available to all backers of the project.[11]Leading up to the release of the game's final act, Double Fine also began making the episodes freely available onYouTubein early March 2015.[12]The 20 episode series concluded in July 2015, three months after the final act of the game was officially released.[13]

References

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  1. ^ab"2 Player Productions Bio".2 Player Productions. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-10-08.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  2. ^"Reformat the Planet".2 Player Productions. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-10-10.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  3. ^Jeriaska (2009-11-23)."Interview: 2 Player Productions - Reformatting PAX for DVD".Gamasutra.Retrieved2013-03-02.
  4. ^"Penny Arcade: The Series".2 Player Productions. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-06.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  5. ^"Penny Arcade: The Series Video Game | Reviews, Trailers & Interviews".GameTrailers.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  6. ^"Uncharted 3".2 playerproductions. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-06.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  7. ^"Minecraft Documentary HD | GameTrailers".YouTube. 2011-02-21.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  8. ^Diana Paul (2011-03-26)."Minecraft: The Story of Mojang by 2 Player Productions — Kickstarter".Kickstarter.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  9. ^JC Fletcher (2011-05-30)."2 Player Productions looking to build player stories into Minecraft film".Joystiq.Retrieved2011-10-17.
  10. ^Daw, David (2011-06-15)."2 Player Productions: Meet the Guys Behind the Minecraft Documentary".PC World.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-05-10.Retrieved2013-03-02.
  11. ^Daw, David (2012-02-16)."2 Player Productions Interview".PC World.Retrieved2013-03-02.
  12. ^Hillier, Brenna (2015-03-04)."Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter documentary releasing free on YouTube".VG247.Retrieved2016-01-09.
  13. ^"We Did Our Job".Double Fine Adventure!.Episode 20. Double Fine Productions. 2015-07-17.Retrieved2015-10-07.
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