Savage Entertainment

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Savage Entertainment
Founded Los Angeles, California, 1997
Defunct2011
FateClosed by parent company
Headquarters4079B Redwood Ave.
Los Angeles, California, 90066
Key people
Tim Morten, Chacko Sonny
Parent Loyalize (2011)
Website http://www.savageentertainment.com/

Savage Entertainment was [1] [2] an American video game developer founded in 1997 by Tim Morten and Chacko Sonny.

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History

Savage Entertainment was founded in 1997 by Tim Morten and Chacko Sonny. They have handled multiple ports of games, and have also developed full titles independently. Savage has also created simulators for various branches of the US government, including the Army, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). One of their titles, Star Wars: Battlefront II (PSP), placed in the top 20 in sales according to the NPD Group for 2005. [3]

Games developed

Cancelled games

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  3. "Top 20 Video Games - November 2005". GameDaily. 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-26.