Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore (formerly Meyer/Glass Interactive, L.L.C., Day 1 Studios, LLC and Wargaming West Corporation) is an American game developer that operates in Chicago, Illinois and Hunt Valley, Maryland.
History They worked in tandem with developer FASA Interactive to create their first two games: MechAssault, which Microsoft used to promote their Xbox Live service, and MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf. They worked with Monolith Productions to make the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 console ports of F.E.A.R..
In 2006, they signed a deal with LucasArts to develop the science fiction video game Fracture. It had mixed reviews from the gaming press. In 2010, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that they would be developing the third instalment in the F.E.A.R. franchise entitled F.E.A.R. 3, first announced using the title F.3.A.R., which was later confirmed as just for advertising. When their subsequent project with Konami was canceled, however, around 100 employees (the vast majority of the team working on that project) were laid off. The remaining team members moved forward with development on the free-to-play mech game Reign of Thunder.
On January 29, 2013, it was announced that Wargaming, the creator of World of Tanks, acquired Day 1 Studios for $20 million and rebranded it Wargaming West. The acquisition included the rights to Reign of Thunder, with it since having been put aside, and subsequently canceled.
Games developed As Meyer/Glass Interactive Year Title Platform(s) Win PlayStation 1998 Axis & Allies 1999 Axis & Allies: Iron Blitz 1999 Avalon Hill's Diplomacy 1999 Missile Command 2000 Battleship: Surface Thunder
As Day 1 Studios
Year Title Platform(s) PS3 Win Xbox X360 2002 MechAssault 2004 MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf 2006 F.E.A.R. 2008 Fracture 2011 F.E.A.R. 3
As Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore Year Title Platform(s) X360 XB1 PS4 Win 2014 World of Tanks
Canceled video games Batman: Gotham by Gaslight TR2N: Liberation Reign of Thunder F.E.A.R. 2
References
External links Interview with company president Denny Thorley