Autumn Games
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Autumn Games is a New York-based video game publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....

. The company was founded by Alex Collmer and Jason Donnell in 2007, with institutional sponsorship from Communications Equity Associates and Autumn Entertainment Partners.

The company's first video game was Def Jam Rapstar. In December 2010, the game was nominated for awards in two categories of the annual Spike Video Game Awards, for Best Music Game and Best Soundtrack. The game was co-published by Autumn Games and Japanese publisher, Konami Digital Entertainment. The game was the result of a multi-year publishing arrangement between Autumn Games and the New York-based games studio, 4mm Games
4mm Games
4mm Games is a New York based video game development company founded in 2008 by two founders of Rockstar Games, Jamie King and Gary Foreman along with former Image Metrics exec Nicholas Perrett, and Def Jam Enterprises, Warner Music Group and NBC exec Paul Coyne . 4mm was founded with the intent of...

, which was founded by 2 of the original founders of Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A...

. Def Jam Rapstar was developed by 4mm Games
4mm Games
4mm Games is a New York based video game development company founded in 2008 by two founders of Rockstar Games, Jamie King and Gary Foreman along with former Image Metrics exec Nicholas Perrett, and Def Jam Enterprises, Warner Music Group and NBC exec Paul Coyne . 4mm was founded with the intent of...

, Terminal Reality
Terminal Reality
Terminal Reality is a video game development and production company based in Lewisville, Texas. Founded in 1994 by ex-Microsoft employee Mark Randel and former Mallard Software general manager Brett Combs, Terminal Reality develops a variety of games including racing games , 3D action games , and...

, and Def Jam Interactive.

The company's second game was announced in December 2010, and is being developed by Isopod Labs in conjunction with 5-time reigning champion of NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

, Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....

, who in 2011 was named Forbes' No. 1 most influential athlete. The game is called Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an Engine.

The company has also announced a publishing partnership with former head of LucasArts
LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...

 and former head of worldwide studios for THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...

, Jack Sorensen.

Most recently, Autumn Games announced a publishing partnership with Los Angeles-based publisher, Reverge Studios to publish the 2-D fighting game
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...

 Skullgirls
Skullgirls (video game)
Skullgirls is a fast-paced 2D fighting game being developed by Reverge Labs. Currently slated for a 2012 release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , it is being published by Autumn Games.-Development:...

. Skullgirls won Best Fighting Game awards at the 2011 E3 conference from VGchartz, Bitbag, and Ripten, and additionally received Best Fighting Game nominations from IGN, GamePro, 1Up, and the Official E3 Game Critics Awards.

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