Red 5 Studios
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Red 5 Studios is a computer game company
currently most known for their high ratio of former employees of Blizzard Entertainment
. The founders previously worked on World of Warcraft
. Mark Kern
was Team Lead, William Petras was Art Director, and Taewon Yun was part of the company's Korean operation which oversaw the launch of World of Warcraft in Asia. The company will be focusing on creating Massively Multiplayer Online Entertainment
. They are currently developing Firefall
.
In March 2010 it was revealed that Chinese company The9 has acquired a majority stake in Red5.
In early February, the project was completed, and each of the "dream hires" was delivered a package containing 5 nested art boxes, with an iPod Shuffle
containing a personalized message in the center. As of June 2007, three of the candidates had joined Red 5, and a fourth was being interviewed.
In January 2010 Red 5 laid off about 30 people.
In March 2010 an announcement revealed that Chinese company The9 acquired majority shares in Red 5.
On September 8, 2010, Red 5 Studios revealed Firefall
at PAX Prime in Seattle, Washington.
On September 30, 2011 it was announced that Red 5 Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of The9, would substitute Webzen for publishing in all of the countries worldwide other than the United States, Canada and European countries.
On October 21, 2011 Chinese company The9 establishes Red 5 Singapore to handle game operations in Asia.
that uses the Offset Engine.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
currently most known for their high ratio of former employees of Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
. The founders previously worked on World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
. Mark Kern
Mark Kern
Mark E. Kern is best known for being Team lead on the Massively Multiplayer Online game World of Warcraft and a founder of Red 5 Studios.-Career history:* World of Warcraft , Blizzard Entertainment Inc....
was Team Lead, William Petras was Art Director, and Taewon Yun was part of the company's Korean operation which oversaw the launch of World of Warcraft in Asia. The company will be focusing on creating Massively Multiplayer Online Entertainment
MMORPG
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
. They are currently developing Firefall
Firefall (video game)
Firefall is a team-based action shooter computer game from Red 5 Studios, a studio founded by Mark Kern, team lead of World of Warcraft in 2005. Firefall is set to release online in December 2011 as a free-to-play title supported by an online marketplace.-Plot:Firefall takes place on Earth set 200...
.
In March 2010 it was revealed that Chinese company The9 has acquired a majority stake in Red5.
Recruiting
In early 2007, Red 5 Studios launched a campaign to increase the size of the organization by recruiting the top game developers in the industry. Citing a lack of success using conventional recruiting methods, Red 5 turned to San Francisco-based Pool and Orange County-based Airbag Industries, to help them send a personalized recruiting pitch to each of the 100 prospective hires.In early February, the project was completed, and each of the "dream hires" was delivered a package containing 5 nested art boxes, with an iPod Shuffle
IPod shuffle
The iPod Shuffle is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the smallest model in Apple's iPod family, and was the first to use flash memory...
containing a personalized message in the center. As of June 2007, three of the candidates had joined Red 5, and a fourth was being interviewed.
Recent history
On April 23, 2009, Red 5 Studios announced the closing of their Shanghai office.In January 2010 Red 5 laid off about 30 people.
In March 2010 an announcement revealed that Chinese company The9 acquired majority shares in Red 5.
On September 8, 2010, Red 5 Studios revealed Firefall
Firefall (video game)
Firefall is a team-based action shooter computer game from Red 5 Studios, a studio founded by Mark Kern, team lead of World of Warcraft in 2005. Firefall is set to release online in December 2011 as a free-to-play title supported by an online marketplace.-Plot:Firefall takes place on Earth set 200...
at PAX Prime in Seattle, Washington.
On September 30, 2011 it was announced that Red 5 Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of The9, would substitute Webzen for publishing in all of the countries worldwide other than the United States, Canada and European countries.
On October 21, 2011 Chinese company The9 establishes Red 5 Singapore to handle game operations in Asia.
Game Development
At Pax Prime 2010 Red 5 Studios announced that Webzen will be publishing a tactical, team-based shooter game called FirefallFirefall (video game)
Firefall is a team-based action shooter computer game from Red 5 Studios, a studio founded by Mark Kern, team lead of World of Warcraft in 2005. Firefall is set to release online in December 2011 as a free-to-play title supported by an online marketplace.-Plot:Firefall takes place on Earth set 200...
that uses the Offset Engine.