Company:Guild Software

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Guild Software
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998
Headquarters
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Key people
John Bergman
Ray Ratelis
Michael Warnock
ProductsVendetta Online
Websitehttps://www.guildsoftware.com

Guild Software is a small independent computer game developer located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States ) founded in 1998. Guild Software is best known for creating Vendetta Online,[1][2][3][4] a first-person MMORPG that uses their in-house NAOS[5] game engine. In 2009, the studio was voted a Reader's Choice Award for Favorite Company by MMOsite.com.[6]

In 2013, Guild Software's Vendetta Online was widely reported as the first MMORPG to support the Oculus Rift,[7][8] making it potentially the first persistent online world with native support for a consumer Virtual reality headset.

Beyond game development, the company also created and maintains the free and popular[9] Android app Barometer HD, allowing simple measurement and graphing of barometric pressure on devices equipped with pressure sensors.[10]

Management

  • John Bergman — CEO, game design, artwork
  • Ray Ratelis — VP of engineering

References

  1. "Small Milwaukee studio's big game on small phones". JSOnline. January 5, 2012. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/136749328.html. 
  2. "The Fab Four Behind Vendetta". MMHell. November 4, 2004. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050213060818/http://www.mmhell.com/articles/110404/the_fab_four_behind_vendetta.html. 
  3. "Vendetta Online Team Q&A". IGN. October 28, 2004. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060922092638/http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/561/561164p1.html. 
  4. "Nintendo Community Fangame Convention 2008, Guild Software Q&A". NCFC. October 25, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220070652/http://ncfc.taloncrossing.com/qa.html. 
  5. "Guild Software Announces NAOS Engine". Inside Mac Games. March 8, 2010. http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=18663. 
  6. "MMOsite Readers Choice Award 2008 Winners Announced". MMOsite.com. February 19, 2009. http://news.mmosite.com/content/2009-02-18/20090218232831531.shtml. 
  7. "Vendetta Online is the first MMO to get Oculus Rift support". PCGamer. July 23, 2013. http://www.pcgamer.com/vendetta-online-is-the-first-mmo-to-get-oculus-rift-support/. 
  8. "Vendetta Online takes its digital galaxies to the Oculus Rift". Polygon. July 24, 2013. http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/24/4552076/vendetta-online-takes-its-digital-galaxies-to-oculus-rift. 
  9. "Barometer HD on the Android Market". Guild Software, Inc. 2012. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guildsoftware.barometer. 
  10. Max Lee (February 9, 2012). "Barometer HD App for Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note!". HighOnAndroid.com. http://highonandroid.com/android-apps/barometer-hd-app-for-galaxy-nexus-and-galaxy-note-app-of-the-week/. 

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