The Collective (company)

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The Collective, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1997; 25 years ago (1997)
Founder
  • Douglas Hare
  • Richard Hare
  • Gary Priest
DefunctOctober 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)
FateMerged with Shiny Entertainment
SuccessorDouble Helix Games
Headquarters
Newport Beach, California
,
US
ParentFoundation 9 Entertainment (2005–2007)
Websitewww.collective.com Edit this on Wikidata

The Collective, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1997 by ex-Virgin Entertainment employees, the company merged with Backbone Entertainment in 2005 to create Foundation 9 Entertainment. Under Foundation 9, The Collective was merged with Shiny Entertainment and into Double Helix Games in October 2007.

History[]

The Collective was founded in 1997 by brothers Douglas and Richard Hare, together with Gary Priest, upon leaving Virgin Interactive.[1] Works by The Collective include Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, The Da Vinci Code and Dirty Harry.[2]

On March 29, 2005, it was announced that The Collective was merging with Backbone Entertainment, another game developer, to form Foundation 9 Entertainment.[3] The Collective's Douglas Hare, Richard Hare and Gary Priest became the new company's co-president, chief creative officer and co-chairman, respectively.[4] On October 9, 2007, Foundation 9 announced that The Collective were being merged with another subsidiary, Shiny Entertainment; both studios had relocated their teams to new 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) offices in Irvine, California, from where the merged company would operate under the lead of Shiny's Michael Persson.[5] In March 2008, the new studio was named Double Helix Games.[6]

Games developed[]

Year Title Publisher(s)
1998 Men in Black: The Game (PS1 port) Gremlin Interactive
2000 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen Simon & Schuster
2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Electronic Arts
2003 Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb LucasArts
2004 Wrath Unleashed
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
2006 Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Atari
The Da Vinci Code 2K Games
Canceled Dirty Harry Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

References[]

  1. ^ GamesIndustry International (February 10, 2011). "Outplay Entertainment Announcement". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (November 2, 2005). "2K Games to input Da Vinci Code". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Feldman, Curt (March 29, 2005). "The Collective, Backbone laying Foundation 9". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Jenkins, David (March 29, 2005). "Backbone Entertainment, The Collective To Merge". Gamasutra.
  5. ^ Hatfield, Daemon (October 9, 2007). "Shiny, Collective Merged into Mega Studio". IGN. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Boyer, Brandon (March 27, 2008). "Foundation 9 Makes Double Helix Of The Collective, Shiny". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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