Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | July 25, 1991 in Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
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Defunct | December 2007 |
Headquarters | , |
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Parent | MumboJumbo (2005–2007) |
Zono Inc. was an American video game developer based in El Segundo, California. The company was founded on July 25, 1991, by Ed Zobrist and William Novak, originally located in Costa Mesa, California. They are best known for their 2000 real-time strategy game Metal Fatigue .
In 2005, Zono was acquired by MumboJumbo and renamed MumboJumbo LA. In 2007, the company was moved to El Segundo, California. In December 2007, MumboJumbo closed MumboJumbo LA and terminated all employees.
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Note(s) |
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1993 | Technoclash | Sega Genesis | Electronic Arts | |
1996 | Mr. Bones | Sega Saturn | Sega | |
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire | 32X | Co-developer with BlueSky Software | ||
1998 | Freak Boy | Nintendo 64 | Virgin Interactive | Cancelled in 1998 |
2000 | Metal Fatigue | Microsoft Windows | TalonSoft, Psygnosis | |
2003 | Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction | PlayStation 2, Xbox | Electronic Arts | |
The History Channel: Crusades – Quest for Power | Microsoft Windows | Activision Value | ||
2004 | Everest | |||
Riot Police | ||||
Battle for Troy | ValuSoft | |||
The History Channel: Alamo – Fight for Independence | Activision Value | |||
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone | Atari | Port | ||
2006 | Platypus | PlayStation Portable | MumboJumbo | Port |
2007 | 7 Wonders of the Ancient World | Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable | Ports |
Ritual Entertainment was an American video game developer established in 1996 by Robert Atkins, Mark Dochtermann, Jim Dosé, Richard 'Levelord' Gray, Michael Hadwin, Harry Miller, and Tom Mustaine. Based in Dallas, Texas, Ritual Entertainment was formerly known as Hipnotic Interactive, during which period they began development of their signature video game SiN.
Myth is a series of real-time tactics video games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. There are three main games in the series; Myth: The Fallen Lords, released in 1997, Myth II: Soulblighter, released in 1998, and Myth III: The Wolf Age, released in 2001. The Fallen Lords was developed by Bungie, and published by Bungie in North America and Eidos Interactive in Europe. Soulblighter was also developed by Bungie, and was published by Bungie in North America and GT Interactive in Europe. The Wolf Age was developed by MumboJumbo, and co-published by Take-Two Interactive and Gathering of Developers for Windows and by Take-Two and MacSoft for Mac.
The South Bay is a region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in the southwest corner of Los Angeles County. The name stems from its geographic location stretching along the southern shore of Santa Monica Bay. The South Bay contains fifteen cities plus portions of the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated portions of the county. The area is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the south and west and generally by the City of Los Angeles on the north and east.
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. The population was 16,731 as of the 2020 census, a 0.5% increase from 16,654 in the 2010 census.
Mumbo Jumbo commonly refers to:
Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 novel by African-American author Ishmael Reed. The novel has remained in print in the decades since its first edition, and has been published in French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and British editions, as well as a Chinese translation in 2019. It was released as a Penguin Modern Classic in 2017.
SiN Episodes were a planned series of episodic games for Microsoft Windows that would have expanded upon the 1998 computer game SiN. A total of nine episodes were planned with only the first one released. Developed by Ritual Entertainment and powered by the Source game engine, the first episode "Emergence" was the first computer game by a major developer to both be produced episodically and delivered over the Internet without the intervention of a publisher. This was accomplished through Valve's Steam content delivery system.
Myth III: The Wolf Age is a 2001 real-time tactics video game developed by MumboJumbo and co-published by Take-Two Interactive and Gathering of Developers for Windows and by Take-Two and MacSoft for Mac OS. The Wolf Age is the third game in the Myth series, following 1997's Myth: The Fallen Lords and 1998's Myth II: Soulblighter, both of which were developed by Bungie. In 1999, Take-Two purchased 19.9% of Bungie's shares, but when Microsoft bought Bungie outright in 2000, the rights for Oni and the Myth series were transferred to Take-Two, who hired the startup company MumboJumbo to develop Myth III.
The Last Days of Louisiana Red (1974) is a novel written by Ishmael Reed. It is considered a model novel of the Black Arts Movement and contains many elements of postmodernism. It continues the story of the character Papa LaBas introduced in Reed's previous novel, 1972's Mumbo Jumbo. The book revolves heavily around voodoo. According to Kirkus Reviews, "Reed's hoodoo/mojo/gris gris/Mumbo Jumbo has a wickedly funny vitality that undermines white European ideology."
Barking Lizards Technologies was an American video game developer that develops for mobile phones, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii and personal computer. Founded in 2001, Barking Lizards Technologies is based in Richardson, Texas. Their titles were published through several major video game publishers, namely THQ, and Activision, and have recently published a title of their own, Osiris Legends for iOS.
Luxor is a game and series of tile-matching action puzzle video games, developed and published by MumboJumbo, with the initial release in 2005. The first sequel to this game was Luxor: Amun Rising, which was released in 2005 followed by Luxor 2, which was released in 2006 and included new gameplay, levels and bonus. After that came Luxor 3, which featured seven gameplay modes and improved graphics. It was followed by Luxor: Quest for the Afterlife.
Brimborium is a remix album by the industrial rock band KMFDM. It was released on 19 February 2008.
Steel Hawg is an orange and black roller coaster located at Indiana Beach, Monticello, Indiana. The ride is the first El Loco model built by manufacturer S&S Worldwide of Logan, Utah. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group.
MumboJumbo, LLC was an independent developer of games for personal computers, game consoles and mobile devices. MumboJumbo Mobile, LLC publishes entertainment software for Android and iOS devices.
Mumbo Jumbo is a roller coaster which opened to the public on 4 July 2009 at Flamingo Land Resort, UK. Mumbo Jumbo is situated in the Lost Kingdom section of the park and has orange supports and black tracks.
The Hawthorne–El Segundo Line was an interurban railway route of the Pacific Electric Railway. It was built to transport oil from the Standard Oil Refinery in El Segundo and also saw passenger service.
Richard Gray is a video game designer who is best known for designing levels for 3D video games. His most famous works are perhaps the levels for Duke Nukem 3D and SiN. During development of the expansion for Duke Nukem 3D, he quit his position at 3D Realms to co-found the company that became Ritual Entertainment.
Avanzada Regia was a musical movement in the mid-1990s from Monterrey in Mexico.
El Loco is a model of steel roller coaster manufactured by S&S Worldwide. The rides are characterised by a vertical or beyond-vertical drop, tight corners and abnormal banking. As of November 2013, there are six El Locos operating around the world.
Timber Drop is a steel roller coaster located at the Fraispertuis City amusement park in Jeanménil, France. With a slope of 113.1°, the coaster held the world record for the steepest drop in the world from 1 July 2011 to 16 July 2011 and currently holds the record for the steepest roller coaster drop in Europe.