Iron Realms Entertainment
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Iron Realms Entertainment (formerly known as Achaea LLC
) is a computer game development company that has created the MUD
s Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands; Aetolia, The Midnight Age; Imperian, the Sundered Heavens; Lusternia, Age of Ascension; and Midkemia Online. Matt Mihaly
is its founder and CEO and Jeremy Saunders is its President.
Another game, Tears of Polaris, a text-based MUD
game based in a science fiction/fantasy universe, was announced, but after four years of development, ut was put on hold in the summer of 2011. A lack of major progress as well as a major change in the codebase were cited as some of the reasons the project was put on indefinite hold.
Rapture was used to develop an interactive chat system in conjunction with a United Nations
affiliated organization for the 7th Annual World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs.
In 2004 IRE was featured in Computer Gaming World
and on Wired News
after the release of an "addictive" virtual drug called gleam.
Achaea was featured in the June 10th, 2004 episode of The Screen Savers.
Limited liability company
A limited liability company is a flexible form of enterprise that blends elements of partnership and corporate structures. It is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions...
) is a computer game development company that has created the MUD
MUD
A MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
s Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands; Aetolia, The Midnight Age; Imperian, the Sundered Heavens; Lusternia, Age of Ascension; and Midkemia Online. Matt Mihaly
Matt Mihaly
Matt Mihaly / Matthew Mihaly is an American CEO and Creative Director of and Chairman, founder, CEO, and formerly Creative Director at Iron Realms Entertainment. He is known for pioneering the sale of virtual assets in online games...
is its founder and CEO and Jeremy Saunders is its President.
Games
Games developed by Iron Realms Entertainment include:- Achaea, Dreams of Divine LandsAchaea, Dreams of Divine LandsAchaea, Dreams of Divine Lands is a roleplay-focused, text-based multi-user dungeon released in 1997. It was published by Achaea LLC, now known as Iron Realms Entertainment...
, a high fantasyHigh fantasyHigh fantasy or epic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is set in invented or parallel worlds. High fantasy was brought to fruition through the work of authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, whose major fantasy works were published in the 1950s...
text-based MUDMUDA MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
operating continuously since 1997. - Aetolia, The Midnight Age, a roleplay-intensive text-based MUDMUDA MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
set in a Gothic fantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
world with numerous player-run political organizations. - Imperian, the Sundered Heavens, a fantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
MUDMUDA MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
set in a world ravaged by natural catastrophe. - Lusternia, a text-based MUDMUDA MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
game set in a fantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
sword and sorcerySword and sorcerySword and sorcery is a sub-genre of fantasy and historical fantasy, generally characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of magic and the supernatural...
world revolving around six city-states and two nature communesCommune (intentional community)A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, and, in some communes, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become...
. - Midkemia Online, a text-based MUDMUDA MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
game based on author Raymond E. Feist'sRaymond E. FeistRaymond Elias Feist is an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction. He is best known for The Riftwar Cycle series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies.- Biography :Raymond E...
MidkemiaMidkemiaMidkemia is a fictional world created by a fantasy role-playing group and popularized by Raymond E. Feist where most of the Riftwar books take place...
universe.
Another game, Tears of Polaris, a text-based MUD
MUD
A MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...
game based in a science fiction/fantasy universe, was announced, but after four years of development, ut was put on hold in the summer of 2011. A lack of major progress as well as a major change in the codebase were cited as some of the reasons the project was put on indefinite hold.
Rapture Engine
The Rapture Engine was created by Iron Realms Entertainment and is used by all of its MUDs, albeit heavily modified for those most recently in production.Rapture was used to develop an interactive chat system in conjunction with a United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
affiliated organization for the 7th Annual World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs.
History
Iron Realms Entertainment LLC was originally founded as Achaea LLC in 1996. After the release of Aetolia in 2001, Achaea LLC was renamed Iron Realms LLC.In 2004 IRE was featured in Computer Gaming World
Computer Gaming World
Computer Gaming World was a computer game magazine founded in 1981 by Russell Sipe as a bimonthly publication. Early issues were typically 40-50 pages in length, written in a newsletter style, including submissions by game designers such as Joel Billings , Dan Bunten , and Chris Crawford...
and on Wired News
Wired News
Wired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
after the release of an "addictive" virtual drug called gleam.
Achaea was featured in the June 10th, 2004 episode of The Screen Savers.
External links
- Iron Realms Entertainment official site
- NoGFX (No Graphics): Logs posting site for IRE MUDs
- Official site for Midkemia Online