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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | March 1995 |
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Defunct | 2002 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , US |
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Parent | Take-Two Interactive (1998–2002) |
TalonSoft, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher based in Baltimore.
TalonSoft was founded in March 1995, by video game producers Jim Rose and John Davidson.[ citation needed ] On December 24, 1998, Take-Two Interactive announced that it had acquired TalonSoft, stating that they planned to push their capabilities in the personal computer video game market. [1] [2] The deal comprised 1,033,336 shares accounted as a pooling-of-interest. [3] Bengur Bryan represented TalonSoft in the purchase. [4] By early 1999, TalonSoft's most successful game was East Front , with sales near 90,000 units. [5] TalonSoft ceased all operations in 2002. [6] In October 2005, Matrix Games acquired the rights to publish all games developed by TalonSoft. [7] [8]