Game Refuge
American video game developer
Game Refuge Inc. is an independent video game developer with offices in Downers Grove, Illinois. It was founded in 1992 by Brian Colin and Jeff Nauman, the creators of Rampage, Arch Rivals, and many other arcade games for Bally/Midway. The company has developed over 45 games for a variety of platforms, including consoles, PCs, arcades, touchscreen countertop machines, casino gaming, mobile devices and Facebook.
Selected games
Some of the more notable games conceived and developed by Game Refuge include:
General Chaos – A multiplayer strategy/action game for the Sega Genesis. One of the first console games in the real-time tactics genre.
Rampage World Tour – An arcade remake of the original Rampage game, by Colin and Nauman.
Star Trek: Voyager – A light-gun arcade game set in the Star Trek universe, with new enemy characters created by Game Refuge, named "2002 Video Game of the Year" by Wal-Mart stores.
Arctic Stud Poker Run – An online multiplayer snowmobile combat/racing/gambling game for Windows PCs. Based on real-life poker run events, participants race to build a winning poker hand.
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