Rat Bag Games
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[edit] History
Founded as Emergent Software in 1993, Ratbag is based in Adelaide, South Australia. Ratbag's first title 'Powerslide' was released in 1998 and was a worldwide hit. From there the company has grown to over 55 employees and is now considered by many to be the among the world's premier PC racing game developers.
The Ratbag story is one of struggle and ultimately success. Greg Siegele and Richard Harrison spent three years and all of their personal savings developing the company's early technology. In 1996 they took the original Powerslide demo to E3, knowing that if no publishing deal were forthcoming the company would have to close its doors. Thankfully, Powerslide was the hit of the show, and before they knew it Greg and Richard had no fewer than eight of the biggest publishers in the industry engaged in a bidding war for the rights.
When it was introduced in 1998, Ratbag's engine was the first in gaming history to support unlimited textures and 60 frames per second high-resolution graphics. It was used to develop Powerslide, a futuristic car racing game for the PC, for which the company received international critical acclaim.
Coming full circle, Ratbag showcased Powerslide Slipstream for PS2 at E3 2003.
Ratbag was acquired by Midway on 5/8/2005 for a reported $7 million and the studio was renamed to Midway Studios Australia.
In December 2005, Midway's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Studios made a personal appearance to read a prepared speech to the stunned staff of more than 50 that Midway was closing down the studio after only four months from buying Rat Bag Games...
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Corporate Address: Level 8, 63 Pirie Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
