Electrified Games, Inc.

Moby ID: 4762

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  • Mind Control Software, Inc. (from 2007-01 to 2010-05)
  • Mind Control Software, LLC (from 1994 to 2007-01)

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Mind Control Software was founded in 1994 by Andrew Leker as a vehicle for realizing the interactive version of Skyrealms of Jorune, a cult classic tabletop role-playing game Andrew developed while a student at the University of California at Berkeley. Alien Logic (a PC role playing adventure game) was released through SSI, and won E3's PC Role Playing Game of the Year. After that auspicious beginning, Mind Control developed Silencer, a side-scrolling multi-player online game that attracted a rabid and loyal fan base. Close on its heels followed Resurrection, a strategic combat game, which won an Independent Games Festival (IGF) award in 1999 for Best Game Design.

Since then, Mind Control has been hired to solve a variety of tough design and technology challenges regarding game applications and server side infrastructure for several large mobile game publishers including Digital Chocolate and Nokia. Visual Concepts, SEGA's first party development team, hired Mind Control Software to build the multiplayer and matchmaking server infrastructure for SEGA's AAA sports franchises. Mind Control Software also developed key download technologies for Disney Interactive.

In 2003, Marc LeBlanc, a designer and technologist who had been instrumental in developing the engine technology for genre-standards Thief and System Shock, joined Mind Control Software in order to take one of Andrew's prototypes, a PC strategy game called Oasis, and bring it to market. The following year, Mind Control Software won again at the IGF in the Web/Downloadable category, winning two awards for Oasis, including Innovation in Game Design and the prestigious Seumas McNally award for Independent Game of the Year.

Their casual games have been published by the world's leading casual games publishers including EA/Pogo, Digital Chocolate, Nokia, Vivendi Universal, and PlayFirst. Key members of the team also designed Ooga Booga, a best-of-class multiplayer title for the Dreamcast console. Mind Control Software is a licensed PSP, DS, Wii, and PS3 developer, and is currently engaged in projects for several game publishers different markets including PC, Mass-Market Ultra-Casual, Massive Multiplayer Online, Console, Handheld, and Mobile platforms.

Recent work includes contributions to the PSP title Field Commander (2006) and their own game Arrrrrr! (2007).

Sometime after 2013 Mind Control Software closed its doors forever, Both Electrified Games Inc and Mind Control Software's sites have been taken down. The last mention of it being open was on a glass door review of the company in 2013. There are no known alternative sites to pick up their collection of work sadly.

Credited on 13 Games from 1998 to 2011

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online (2011 on Windows, Macintosh, Browser...)
Miss Management (2008 on Windows, Macintosh)
Universe at War: Earth Assault (2007 on Windows, Xbox 360)
Jojo's Fashion Show (2007 on Windows)
Arrrrrr! (2007 on Windows)
Downbeat (2007 on Windows)
Dimension M: Evolver (2007 on Windows, Macintosh)
LEGO Fever (2006 on Windows)
Field Commander (2006 on PSP, PS Vita)
Solitaire Adventures (2006 on Windows)
Spellagories (2005 on Windows)
Oasis (2005 on Windows, J2ME, iPad)
Silencer (1998 on Windows)

History +

January 2007

The changes from an LLC to being incorporated.

1994

Company founded by Andrew Leker.

Trivia +

Company information (2009):

Mind Control Software, Inc.

950 Northgate Drive

Suite 200

San Rafael, CA 94903 USA

Phone: 415.491.1544

Fax: 415.532.3292

Website: http://www.mind-control.com

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