The Collective (company)

The Collective, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1997 by ex-Virgin Entertainment employees, the company merged with Backbone Entertainment in 2005 to create Foundation 9 Entertainment. Under Foundation 9, The Collective was merged with Shiny Entertainment and into Double Helix Games in October 2007.

The Collective, Inc.
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FateMerged with Shiny Entertainment
SuccessorDouble Helix Games
Founded1997 (1997)
Founder
  • Douglas Hare
  • Richard Hare
  • Gary Priest
DefunctOctober 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)
Headquarters
Newport Beach, California
,
US
ParentFoundation 9 Entertainment (2005–2007)

History

The Collective was founded in 1997 by brothers Douglas and Richard Hare, together with Gary Priest, upon leaving Virgin Interactive.[1] Works by The Collective include Men in Black: The Game, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, The Da Vinci Code and Dirty Harry.[2]

On March 29, 2005, it was announced that The Collective was merging with Backbone Entertainment, another game developer, to form Foundation 9 Entertainment.[3] The Collective's Douglas Hare, Richard Hare and Gary Priest became the new company's co-president, chief creative officer and co-chairman, respectively.[4] On October 9, 2007, Foundation 9 announced that The Collective were being merged with another subsidiary, Shiny Entertainment; both studios had relocated their teams to new 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) offices in Irvine, California, from where the merged company would operate under the lead of Shiny's Michael Persson.[5] In March 2008, the new studio was named Double Helix Games.[6]

Games developed
Year Title Publisher(s)
1997 Men in Black: The Game Gremlin Interactive
2000 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen Simon & Schuster
2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Electronic Arts
2003 Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb LucasArts
2004 Wrath Unleashed
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
2006 Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Atari
The Da Vinci Code 2K Games
Canceled Dirty Harry Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

References
  1. GamesIndustry International (February 10, 2011). "Outplay Entertainment Announcement". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. Sinclair, Brendan (November 2, 2005). "2K Games to input Da Vinci Code". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. Feldman, Curt (March 29, 2005). "The Collective, Backbone laying Foundation 9". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. Jenkins, David (March 29, 2005). "Backbone Entertainment, The Collective To Merge". Gamasutra.
  5. Hatfield, Daemon (October 9, 2007). "Shiny, Collective Merged into Mega Studio". IGN. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. Boyer, Brandon (March 27, 2008). "Foundation 9 Makes Double Helix Of The Collective, Shiny". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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