Monster Games Explained

Monster Games, Inc.
Founder:Richard Garcia, David Pollatsek, David Broske
Location:Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.
Key People:David Broske, John Schneider
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Video games
Parent:iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations

Monster Games, Inc. is an American video game developer in Northfield, Minnesota, United States that specializes in racing games and ports in action, platform, and action role-playing games. The company was founded in 1996, and was acquired by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations in 2022.[1]

Games developed

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TitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)
1998Viper RacingMicrosoft WindowsSierra On-Line
2000NASCAR HeatMicrosoft Windows
PlayStation
Hasbro Interactive
2001NASCAR Heat 2002PlayStation 2
Xbox
Infogrames
2002GameCube
PlayStation 2
2004PlayStation 2
Xbox
Atari
2006Excite TruckWiiNintendo
2009
WiiWare
2011Pilotwings ResortNintendo 3DS[2]
2013Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[3]
2014 (Co-developed with Retro Studios)Wii U[4]
2015Xenoblade Chronicles 3DNew Nintendo 3DS[5]
2016NASCAR Heat EvolutionPlayStation 4
Xbox One
Microsoft Windows
Dusenberry Martin Racing
2017NASCAR Heat 2704Games
2018NASCAR Heat 3
2019NASCAR Heat 4
2020Tony Stewart's Sprint Car RacingMonster Games
Tony Stewart's All American Racing[6]
2021SRX: The Game[7] GameMill Entertainment
2022World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing[8] PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series S/X
iRacing

Notes and References

  1. News: iRacing Acquires Monster Games. iRacing. January 4, 2022. January 4, 2022.
  2. Web site: PilotWings Resort Developed by Monster Games. Kaluszka. Aaron. 2011-03-11. Nintendo World Report. 2011-03-11.
  3. Web site: Tyler. Ohlew. Monster Games Developing Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. nintendoworldreport.com. March 7, 2013. June 26, 2019.
  4. Web site: Ben. Reeves. Nintendo Answers Our Burning Questions - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Game Informer. December 24, 2013. June 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328103222/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/donkey_kong_country_tropical_freeze/b/wii_u/archive/2013/12/24/nintendo-answers-our-donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-questions.aspx?PostPageIndex=2. March 28, 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Luke. Karmali. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Gets April 2015 Release Date. IGN. Ziff Davis. January 14, 2015. June 26, 2019.
  6. News: Good. Owen S.. Dirt racing game roars back onto consoles with more cars. Polygon. September 1, 2020. May 27, 2021.
  7. Pryson. Mike. Tony Stewart's SRX Has Had No Races Yet, But It's Already Got a Video Game. Autoweek. May 21, 2021. May 22, 2021.
  8. Web site: World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing Official Teaser Unveiled. July 25, 2022. worldofoutlawsgame.com.