Metro3D

Metro3D, Inc.
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998[1] [citation needed]
Defunct2004[2]
FateClosed
HeadquartersSan Jose, California[1]
Key people
Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)[3]
Websitemetro3d.com (archived)

Metro3D, Inc. (formerly Metropolis Digital, Inc.) [citation needed] was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998 [citation needed], the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles.[1]

Founded as Metropolis Digital, Inc. [citation needed], the company developed Star Command: Revolution, published by GT Interactive for DOS in 1996. In 1998, the developer began seeking beta testers for its new online game Armada.[4] On April 27, 1999, the company, headed by ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, renamed itself Metro3D, Inc. after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.[5][citation needed]

The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million.[2] The company's European division was sold off in June 2005 to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), but continued to operate in the region.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Corporate Info". Metro3D, Inc. Archived from the original on December 23, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Simonson, Sharon (May 9, 2004). "Landmark in court". San Jose Business Journal. Advance Publications. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bankrupt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ IGN staff (June 30, 1998). "News Archives: Week of June 28, 1998". IGN. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Introducing Metro3D". IGN. April 27, 1999. Retrieved April 19, 2012.