Isotope 244

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Isotope 244
Type Private
Industry Video games
Founded1999
Key people
James Bryant (founder)
Products
Website www.isotope244.com

Isotope 244 is a video game developer, based in the US. [1] It was founded by James Bryant in 1999. Isotope 244 is best known for developing retro remakes and real-time strategy genres for both desktop and mobile devices. Isotope 244 was also a leading developer of 3D screensavers in the early 2000s. The company received several mentions for its retrogaming and real-time strategy games, above all on portable platforms. James also goes by the username "Rasterman" on stack exchange and moddb.

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History

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New logo of Isotope 244

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References

  1. "Isotope 244". GameSpot. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. Atomic Cannon Pocket best game award at Brighthand
  3. Land Air Sea Warfare at iPad Insight
  4. Atomic Cannon on G4tv
  5. Acky's XP Breakout on IGN
  6. Atomic Battle Dragons on G4tv
  7. Machines at War on GameSpot
  8. Land Air Sea Warfare on GameSpot