4mm Games
Encyclopedia
4mm Games is a New York based video game development company founded in 2008 by two founders of Rockstar Games
, Jamie King
and Gary Foreman along with former Image Metrics
exec Nicholas Perrett, and Def Jam Enterprises, Warner Music Group
and NBC
exec Paul Coyne . 4mm was founded with the intent of bringing the experience of Constantly Connected Gaming to the next generation of gamers. OBE and former NCSoft
CEO Geoff Heath is a member of the advisory board and offers strategic input.
The company released the Terminal Reality
developed and Konami
/ Autumn Games
published Hip-Hop Music game Def Jam Rapstar
on October 5th, 2010 in North America and November 26th, 2010 in Europe for the Playstation 3
, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360
.
4mm Games also released Dog Show Friends, a Facebook
social game based on The National Dog Show
Presented by Purina in conjunction with NBC Sports
on November 24th, 2010.
The company is currently working with Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports to create new digital titles based on the organization’s events. They will be releasing games based on sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding and motocross, as well as Alli tournaments such as the Dew Tour, Gatorade Free Flow Tour and Winter Dew Tour. According to 4mm, the games will provide both “bite sized and fully immersive game play experiences” and will be released on a range of platforms, including mobiles, Smartphones, TV and web browser. The first of these games will be a free-to-play browser-based skateboarding game called Alli Skate.
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A...
, Jamie King
Jamie King
Jamie King is a creative director and choreographer whose work directing concert tours for pop stars has grossed over two billion dollars...
and Gary Foreman along with former Image Metrics
Image Metrics
Image Metrics is a 3D facial animation company headquartered in Manchester and Santa Monica. Image Metrics are the makers of FACEWARE and Portable You and are providers of facial animation software and services to the visual effects industries.-About:...
exec Nicholas Perrett, and Def Jam Enterprises, Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
and NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
exec Paul Coyne . 4mm was founded with the intent of bringing the experience of Constantly Connected Gaming to the next generation of gamers. OBE and former NCSoft
NCsoft
NCsoft is a South Korea-based online video game company, which has published massively multiplayer online role-playing games including Lineage, City of Heroes, Wildstar, Exteel, Guild Wars and Aion.-History:...
CEO Geoff Heath is a member of the advisory board and offers strategic input.
The company released the Terminal Reality
Terminal Reality
Terminal Reality is a video game development and production company based in Lewisville, Texas. Founded in 1994 by ex-Microsoft employee Mark Randel and former Mallard Software general manager Brett Combs, Terminal Reality develops a variety of games including racing games , 3D action games , and...
developed and Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
/ Autumn Games
Autumn Games
Autumn Games is a New York-based video game publisher. The company was founded by Alex Collmer and Jason Donnell in 2007, with institutional sponsorship from Communications Equity Associates and Autumn Entertainment Partners....
published Hip-Hop Music game Def Jam Rapstar
Def Jam Rapstar
Def Jam Rapstar is a rapping game produced by 4mm Games and developed by Terminal Reality. The game was released on October 5, 2010 in the United States of America , and released on November 26, 2010 in Europe. An official launch event was held at New York's Hudson hotel on October 6, 2010 to...
on October 5th, 2010 in North America and November 26th, 2010 in Europe for the Playstation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
.
4mm Games also released Dog Show Friends, a Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
social game based on The National Dog Show
National Dog Show
The National Dog Show Presented by Purina is a conformation show sanctioned by the American Kennel Club. The National Dog Show has been ongoing since 1843. The show is held by the AKC's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania division, the . It traditionally takes place on the antepenultimate weekend in...
Presented by Purina in conjunction with NBC Sports
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others...
on November 24th, 2010.
The company is currently working with Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports to create new digital titles based on the organization’s events. They will be releasing games based on sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding and motocross, as well as Alli tournaments such as the Dew Tour, Gatorade Free Flow Tour and Winter Dew Tour. According to 4mm, the games will provide both “bite sized and fully immersive game play experiences” and will be released on a range of platforms, including mobiles, Smartphones, TV and web browser. The first of these games will be a free-to-play browser-based skateboarding game called Alli Skate.