Monolith Productions Explained

Monolith Productions, Inc.
Type:Subsidiary
Foundation:[1]
Location:Kirkland, Washington, United States
Industry:Video games
Num Employees:100+ (2004)[2]
Parent:Warner Bros. Games (2004–present)

Monolith Productions, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington. The company has been a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games since August 2004.[3] It formerly published third-party games in the 1990s.

History

Monolith Productions was founded on October 25, 1994 by Bryan Bouwman, Toby Gladwell, Brian Goble, Jace Hall, Garrett Price, Paul Renault, and Brian Waite. [4]

Co-founder Brian Goble had this to say regarding the company name. The company is best known for the Blood, No One Lives Forever and F.E.A.R series. Monolith developed the LithTech game engine which was used for most of their games starting with in September 1998. Between 1997 and 1999, Monolith also published games–some developed by the studio, some by third parties.

In 2004, Monolith Productions was acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games).[3]

In 2014, the company released the title with a sequel entitled being released in 2017.

In 2021, the company announced that they are developing a video game starring Wonder Woman.[5]

Technology

See main article: LithTech.

Video games

Developed

YearTitlePlatform(s)
PCConsoleHandheld
1997BloodMS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
ClawMicrosoft Windows
1998Get MedievalMicrosoft Windows
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, AmigaOS
Microsoft Windows
1999GruntzMicrosoft Windows
TNN Outdoors Pro Hunter 2Microsoft Windows
2000Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows, Mac OSPlayStation 2
2001Tex Atomic's Big Bot BattlesMicrosoft Windows
Aliens Versus Predator 2Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
2002Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
2003Tron 2.0Microsoft Windows, Mac OSXboxGame Boy Advance
Contract J.A.C.K.Microsoft Windows
2005The Matrix OnlineMicrosoft Windows
F.E.A.R.Microsoft WindowsPlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Microsoft WindowsXbox 360
2008PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2009Microsoft WindowsPlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2012Gotham City ImpostorsMicrosoft WindowsPlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Guardians of Middle-earthMicrosoft WindowsPlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2014Microsoft Windows, OS X, LinuxPlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2017Microsoft WindowsPlayStation 4, Xbox One
TBAUntitled Wonder Woman video gameTBA

Published

Year Title Platform(s)
PC
1994MaabusMS-DOS
1998Rage of MagesMicrosoft Windows
1999Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Gorky 17Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, AmigaOS

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Notes and References

  1. MonolithDev. 1179501628631552001. October 2, 2019. October 25th is Monolith's 25th Anniversary. Twenty. Five. Years. In the business. And we've got a lot of fun stuff planned this month to celebrate. Stay tuned here for a big ol' look back at a long history of #gamedev..
  2. Web site: Fahey. Rob. Monolith Productions appoints new CEO. gamesindustry.biz. January 16, 2004. October 27, 2016.
  3. Web site: Thorsen. Tor. Warner Bros. buys Monolith Productions. GameSpot. August 12, 2004. October 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20060112145011/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6104711.html. January 12, 2006.
  4. Web site: GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins, Page 12 of 19 . John . Keefer . March 31, 2006 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609133032/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p12.html . June 9, 2007 . dead.
  5. Web site: Prescott . Shaun . Wonder Woman game announced, is in development at Monolith Productions . PC Gamer . PC Gamer . 23 March 2022.