Feral Interactive
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Feral Interactive is a publishing company founded in 1999 that publishes games and other software that did not fit in with the release programs of the large established publishers. It publishes Macintosh games and has relationships with publishers such as Electronic Arts
, Eidos Interactive
, Lionhead Studios
and UbiSoft
. Feral sources games from these publishers for porting
to and publishing on the Macintosh platform.
Many of its releases involve collaborations with companies like Robosoft Technologies
and Zonic
. Their recent work with Feral includes The Movies
, Imperial Glory
, LEGO Star Wars II, Colin McRae Rally Mac
, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Fable: The Lost Chapters. The Macintosh version of 'The Movies' has won a BAFTA award for the best game in the simulation category (All Platforms).
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
, Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
, Lionhead Studios
Lionhead Studios
Lionhead Studios is a British computer game development company led by industry veteran Peter Molyneux, and acquired by Microsoft Game Studios in April 2006. Lionhead started as a breakaway from the developer Bullfrog, which was also founded by Molyneux. Lionhead's first game was Black & White, a...
and UbiSoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
. Feral sources games from these publishers for porting
Porting
In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
to and publishing on the Macintosh platform.
Many of its releases involve collaborations with companies like Robosoft Technologies
Robosoft Technologies
Robosoft Technologies is an Indian information technology company which provides software product development services. Robosoft was founded in 1996 by Rohith Bhat, who established the company to develop software products for the Mac market...
and Zonic
Zonic
Zonic is a British software developer, founded in 1996. The company specializes in developing for Mac OS. They provide development and consultancy services worldwide....
. Their recent work with Feral includes The Movies
The Movies
The Movies is a business simulation game created by Lionhead Studios for Microsoft Windows and subsequently ported to Mac OS X by Feral Interactive. It was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, and November 11, 2005 in Europe after reaching gold status on October 8, 2005...
, Imperial Glory
Imperial Glory
Imperial Glory is a real-time tactics game, developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos, that was released to the public in May 2005. The Mac OS X version of the game was released in November 2006 by Feral Interactive....
, LEGO Star Wars II, Colin McRae Rally Mac
Colin McRae Rally
Colin McRae Rally and more recently; Dirt, is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters.Started in 1998, the franchise has been a critical and commercial success and is generally acknowledged as a pioneer of realistic rally sports racing games...
, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Fable: The Lost Chapters. The Macintosh version of 'The Movies' has won a BAFTA award for the best game in the simulation category (All Platforms).
Mac Games - Publication History
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- Battle GirlBattle GirlBattle Girl is an arcade-style top-down shooter computer game for Mac OS and Windows, released by Ultra/United in September 1997. Its allure is its high-pace action, vector graphics and techno music.-Story:...
- Battlestations: MidwayBattlestations: MidwayBattlestations: Midway is a video game developed by Eidos Studios Hungary and released on January 30, 2007 for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows...
- Battlestations: PacificBattlestations: PacificBattlestations: Pacific is an action and real-time tactics video game published by Eidos Interactive and developed by Eidos Hungary. It is also the sequel to the 2007 video game Battlestations: Midway. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on May 12, 2009 in North America, and on May...
- BionicleBionicle: The GameBionicle: The Game is an action-adventure video game released in 2003. The game is based on the movie Bionicle: Mask of Light and other parts of the Bionicle storyline, but the game not actually based on the film. Initially, the game was supposed to make each Toa, Toa Nuva, and the Toa of Light...
- BioShockBioshockBioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007...
- Black & White
- Black & White: Creature Isle Expansion
- Black & White 2Black & White 2Black & White 2 is a video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts and later in January 2009 by Feral Interactive as a port to Mac OS X. It blends real-time strategy, city building and god game elements...
- Borderlands: Game of the Year EditionBorderlands (video game)Borderlands is a science fiction based first-person shooter with RPG elements that was developed by Gearbox Software for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It was first revealed in the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine...
- Brothers in Arms: Double TimeBrothers in Arms: Double TimeBrothers in Arms: Double Time is a first-person shooter video game compilation for the Wii and Mac OS X platforms. The title is a compilation of the first two Brothers in Arms games, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 and Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood and was developed by Gearbox Software and...
- Championship Manager 99/00Championship Manager seriesThe Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation computer games, the first of which was released in 1992.The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer...
- Championship Manager 00/01Championship Manager seriesThe Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation computer games, the first of which was released in 1992.The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer...
- Championship Manager 01/02Championship Manager seriesThe Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation computer games, the first of which was released in 1992.The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer...
- Championship Manager 03/04Championship Manager seriesThe Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation computer games, the first of which was released in 1992.The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer...
- Championship Manager 4Championship Manager seriesThe Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation computer games, the first of which was released in 1992.The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer...
- Chessmaster 9000ChessmasterChessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold .-Timeline:...
- Commandos 2Commandos 2: Men of CourageCommandos 2: Men of Courage is the sequel to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines and Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty. The games were developed by Pyro Studios, and published by Eidos Interactive...
- Part of Commandos Battle Pack - Commandos 3Commandos 3: Destination BerlinThe game had relative good reviews, however, the game has also been criticized for being difficult to play on account of having fewer hotkeys than its predecessors. The player has to control the commandos using the buttons in the pop-up menu at the bottom of the screen. Also, the game is locked at...
- Part of Commandos Battle Pack - DiRT 2
- Enemy Engaged
- Fable: The Lost Chapters
- Ford Racing 2
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- Imperial GloryImperial GloryImperial Glory is a real-time tactics game, developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos, that was released to the public in May 2005. The Mac OS X version of the game was released in November 2006 by Feral Interactive....
- LEGO Batman
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 is a 2010 video game in the Lego video game franchise, developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros...
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresLego Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresLego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is a 2008 video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts. The game allows players to recreate moments from the first three Indiana Jones films: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the...
- LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure ContinuesLego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure ContinuesLego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues is a 2009 video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to the 2008 game, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures...
- LEGO Star Wars II
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete SagaLego Star Wars: The Complete SagaLego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a video game based on the Star Wars-themed toy line by the Lego Group. It is a combination of the game Lego Star Wars: The Video Game and its sequel Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy...
- Max PayneMax PayneMax Payne is a BAFTA Award–winning third-person shooter video game developed by Finnish developers Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers in July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Ports created later in the year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the GameBoy Advance were published by...
- Mini NinjasMini NinjasMini Ninjas is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released on 8 September 2009 in North America and 11 September 2009 for Europe, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360...
- The MoviesThe MoviesThe Movies is a business simulation game created by Lionhead Studios for Microsoft Windows and subsequently ported to Mac OS X by Feral Interactive. It was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, and November 11, 2005 in Europe after reaching gold status on October 8, 2005...
- The Movies: Stunts and Effects
- Oni
- Puzzler World
- Racing Days R
- Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- Republic: The RevolutionRepublic: The RevolutionRepublic: The Revolution is a computer game produced by Elixir Studios, founded by Demis Hassabis, a former programmer of Lionhead Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. It is a depiction of grassroots political action, where one attempts to put their preferred government in power. It is set...
- Rome: Total War Gold EditionRome: Total WarRome: Total War is a PC strategy game developed by The Creative Assembly and released on by Activision...
- Screen Studio
- SheepSheep (game)Sheep is a puzzle game developed by Mind's Eye Productions and published by Empire Interactive for Windows and PlayStation in 2000. The Mac version was ported by Similis and published by Feral Interactive...
- Sid Meier's Pirates!Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)Sid Meier's Pirates! is a 2004 strategy/action/adventure computer game developed by Firaxis Games and published by Atari. The game is a remake of Sid Meier's earlier 1987 game, also named Sid Meier's Pirates!. Overall, the gameplay remains similar to the original game, though it features a 3D game...
- Sim Theme Park / Theme Park WorldTheme Park WorldTheme Park World is a construction and management simulation, and is a sequel to the successful video game Theme Park. Theme Park World was developed by Bullfrog Productions and released by Electronic Arts in 1999...
- ToCA Race Driver 3TOCA Race Driver 3TOCA Race Driver 3 is the third title of TOCA racing video game series, developed and published by Codemasters. TOCA Race Driver 3 was released in Europe and North America on February 24, 2006...
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary
- TropicoTropicoTropico is a series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001...
- Total Immersion Racing
- Worms 3DWorms 3DThe game has received generally good reviews. A negative point by most reviewers was the 3D camera system, that often places behind the objects in landscape with the worm being hidden in front of those.-External links:* * ]]...
- Warrior KingsWarrior KingsWarrior Kings is a real-time strategy video game, developed by Black Cactus and published by Microïds in 2002. The game, set in a fantasy medieval world, focuses on the concepts of pagan tribalism, renaissance enlightenment, and imperialist theocracy....
- Who Wants To Be A MillionaireWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
- Worms BlastWorms BlastWorms Blast is a puzzle/action game for Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and Mac released in 2002, developed by Team17, and published by Ubisoft ....
- XIII
Game Compilation Boxes - Publication History
- Big Blue Box - Contains :- Oni, Sim Theme Park / Theme Park WorldTheme Park WorldTheme Park World is a construction and management simulation, and is a sequel to the successful video game Theme Park. Theme Park World was developed by Bullfrog Productions and released by Electronic Arts in 1999...
, Championship Manager 00/01Championship ManagerChampionship Manager was the very first game in the popular Championship Manager series of association football management simulation games. The game was originally released on the Amiga and Atari ST in September, 1992 and then ported to the PC/DOS platform soon after...
, Racing Days R. - Big Metal Box - Contains :- Black & White, Oni, Max PayneMax PayneMax Payne is a BAFTA Award–winning third-person shooter video game developed by Finnish developers Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers in July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Ports created later in the year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the GameBoy Advance were published by...
, F1 ChampionshipFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
Season 2000 - Big Metal Box 2 - UK/Intl - Contains :- Warrior KingsWarrior KingsWarrior Kings is a real-time strategy video game, developed by Black Cactus and published by Microïds in 2002. The game, set in a fantasy medieval world, focuses on the concepts of pagan tribalism, renaissance enlightenment, and imperialist theocracy....
, Total Immersion Racing, XIII, Championship Manager 03/04Championship ManagerChampionship Manager was the very first game in the popular Championship Manager series of association football management simulation games. The game was originally released on the Amiga and Atari ST in September, 1992 and then ported to the PC/DOS platform soon after...
. - Big Metal Box 2 - US - Contains :- Black & White, Warrior KingsWarrior KingsWarrior Kings is a real-time strategy video game, developed by Black Cactus and published by Microïds in 2002. The game, set in a fantasy medieval world, focuses on the concepts of pagan tribalism, renaissance enlightenment, and imperialist theocracy....
, F1 ChampionshipFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
Season 2000, XIII. - Big Red Box - Contains :- TropicoTropicoTropico is a series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001...
, SheepSheep (game)Sheep is a puzzle game developed by Mind's Eye Productions and published by Empire Interactive for Windows and PlayStation in 2000. The Mac version was ported by Similis and published by Feral Interactive...
, Championship Manager 01/02Championship ManagerChampionship Manager was the very first game in the popular Championship Manager series of association football management simulation games. The game was originally released on the Amiga and Atari ST in September, 1992 and then ported to the PC/DOS platform soon after...
, Who Wants To Be A MillionaireWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
. - Family Fun Pack 1 - Contains :- SheepSheep (game)Sheep is a puzzle game developed by Mind's Eye Productions and published by Empire Interactive for Windows and PlayStation in 2000. The Mac version was ported by Similis and published by Feral Interactive...
, Worms BlastWorms BlastWorms Blast is a puzzle/action game for Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and Mac released in 2002, developed by Team17, and published by Ubisoft ....
, Sim Theme Park / Theme Park WorldTheme Park WorldTheme Park World is a construction and management simulation, and is a sequel to the successful video game Theme Park. Theme Park World was developed by Bullfrog Productions and released by Electronic Arts in 1999...
, Zoombini's Island Odyssey - Family Fun Pack 2 - Contains :- Worms 3DWorms 3DThe game has received generally good reviews. A negative point by most reviewers was the 3D camera system, that often places behind the objects in landscape with the worm being hidden in front of those.-External links:* * ]]...
, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Ghost MasterGhost MasterGhost Master is a puzzle/strategy game for the PC. It is among a small selection of games, for more see below, that put the player in the role of the enemy. In this case, the player assumes the role of a Ghost Master, a bureaucratic spirit tasked to perform certain duties...
, Children's Encyclopædia BritannicaEncyclopædia BritannicaThe Encyclopædia Britannica , published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia that is available in print, as a DVD, and on the Internet. It is written and continuously updated by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert...
2004 Edition - Family Fun Pack 3 - Contains :- BionicleBionicleBionicle is a line of toys by the LEGO Group marketed primarily for 5- to 16-year-olds. The line was launched on December 30, 2000 in Europe and June/July 2001 in Canada and the United States. "Bionicle" is a portmanteau constructed from the words "biological" and "chronicle"...
, Chessmaster 9000ChessmasterChessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold .-Timeline:...
, 'Ford Racing 2, LEGO Star Wars II,
External links
- Feral Interactive
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- Ports games to the Mac platform for Feral Interactive from Robosoft TechnologiesRobosoft TechnologiesRobosoft Technologies is an Indian information technology company which provides software product development services. Robosoft was founded in 1996 by Rohith Bhat, who established the company to develop software products for the Mac market...