NovaLogic
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NovaLogic is a software developer and publisher established in 1985 and based in Calabasas, California
. The company was founded by current CEO John A. Garcia.
Garcia's background in computer software started in Southern California in the early 1980s, when he worked at DataSoft
.
The company has grown from a small arcade conversions
developer to a publisher of its own popular game titles. The company has always been privately owned. However, Electronic Arts
is a minority shareholder.
. The cancelled Philips CD-i sequel to Super Mario World
, Super Mario's Wacky Worlds
, was in development by NovaLogic.
In 1994, NovaLogic set up their European office in London, England. This office has subsequently been closed down.
Three years later, NovaLogic first launched their free online matchmaking service, NovaWorld. This service allows for large online battles and stat tracking. After publishing several successful military-themed games, the company started NovaLogic Systems, Inc. (NLS) in 1999, which made training simulations for the US Army.
The company's 2004 launch of Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
claimed to have set a world record for the largest FPS game, which was quickly refuted by Sony Online Entertainment for its game Planetside, which routinely hosted hundreds of players on a single server. Novalogic then changed its claim to the "largest FPS without a subscription fee", which fans of the venerable World War II Online
quickly noted also was inaccurate. Ultimately the company settled for the title of largest "modern combat" FPS without a subscription.
One year later, NovaLogic's Delta Force: Black Hawk Down for the Xbox, developed by Climax Group
, allowed up to 50 players in a multiplayer game, breaking the record for the largest console multiplayer battles at the time. That same year, Novalogic was fined $153,500 by the Business Software Alliance
after an audit found they had unlicensed copies of software by Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, FileMaker, Macromedia, Microsoft and Symantec.
In 2008, publisher MTR Soft had displayed information about NovaLogic's upcoming title Delta Force: Angel Falls
(although still not announced by NovaLogic itself). In December 2008, NovaLogic announced they have cut ties with MTR Soft, due to MTR using the license to gain additional funds. Also in 2008, NovaLogic released an alpha build of the new NovaWorld 2.0 featuring much better in performance and features. In early 2009, NovaLogic released Delta Force 10th Anniversary Collection (a compilation of all the official Delta Force games, user guides and the CD soundtrack from Delta Force: Black Hawk Down). On June 2, Delta Force: Xtreme 2
was released simultaneously at retail and online via digital download. Then on August 18, Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold was released as a compilation of Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
and Joint Operations: Escalation which also included concept art, the soundtrack, and more.
Calabasas, California
Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city...
. The company was founded by current CEO John A. Garcia.
Garcia's background in computer software started in Southern California in the early 1980s, when he worked at DataSoft
Datasoft
Datasoft, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher founded in 1980 by Pat Ketchum. Based out of Chatsworth, California, Datasoft ported games from arcade systems to personal computers and acquired licenses for games from famous movies and TV shows....
.
The company has grown from a small arcade conversions
Porting
In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
developer to a publisher of its own popular game titles. The company has always been privately owned. However, Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
is a minority shareholder.
History
Originally, NovaLogic worked on new versions of previously published games, such as the 1987 PC port of Bubble BobbleBubble Bobble
is an arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986 and later ported to numerous home computers and game consoles. The game, starring the twin Bubble Dragons and , is an action-platform game in which players travel through one hundred different stages, blowing and bursting bubbles, avoiding...
. The cancelled Philips CD-i sequel to Super Mario World
Super Mario World
, subtitled Super Mario Bros. 4 for its original Japanese release, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pack-in launch title for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System , and is the fourth game in the Super Mario series...
, Super Mario's Wacky Worlds
Super Mario's Wacky Worlds
Super Mario's Wacky Worlds is a cancelled video game planned for the Philips CD-i, and was in development by NovaLogic.-Gameplay:The game attempted to duplicate the gameplay of Super Mario World for the SNES...
, was in development by NovaLogic.
In 1994, NovaLogic set up their European office in London, England. This office has subsequently been closed down.
Three years later, NovaLogic first launched their free online matchmaking service, NovaWorld. This service allows for large online battles and stat tracking. After publishing several successful military-themed games, the company started NovaLogic Systems, Inc. (NLS) in 1999, which made training simulations for the US Army.
The company's 2004 launch of Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
-External links:* * * * * *...
claimed to have set a world record for the largest FPS game, which was quickly refuted by Sony Online Entertainment for its game Planetside, which routinely hosted hundreds of players on a single server. Novalogic then changed its claim to the "largest FPS without a subscription fee", which fans of the venerable World War II Online
World War II Online
Also known as "World War 2 Online", "WW2OL", "WWIIOL", "Battleground Europe", "BE".World War II Online: Battleground Europe is a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter computer game. It was released was on June 6, 2001 for Windows, with the Apple Macintosh version being released in 3Q...
quickly noted also was inaccurate. Ultimately the company settled for the title of largest "modern combat" FPS without a subscription.
One year later, NovaLogic's Delta Force: Black Hawk Down for the Xbox, developed by Climax Group
Climax Group
Climax Group is a British independent video game development company. It was founded by Karl Jeffery in 1988 and is based in Portsmouth, Hampshire....
, allowed up to 50 players in a multiplayer game, breaking the record for the largest console multiplayer battles at the time. That same year, Novalogic was fined $153,500 by the Business Software Alliance
Business Software Alliance
The Business Software Alliance is a trade group established in 1988 and representing a number of the world's largest software makers and is a member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance...
after an audit found they had unlicensed copies of software by Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, FileMaker, Macromedia, Microsoft and Symantec.
In 2008, publisher MTR Soft had displayed information about NovaLogic's upcoming title Delta Force: Angel Falls
Delta Force: Angel Falls
- Setting :Angel Falls will be set in the north-west region of South America . Angel Falls will take the player to rural and sparsely populated jungle areas of this locale....
(although still not announced by NovaLogic itself). In December 2008, NovaLogic announced they have cut ties with MTR Soft, due to MTR using the license to gain additional funds. Also in 2008, NovaLogic released an alpha build of the new NovaWorld 2.0 featuring much better in performance and features. In early 2009, NovaLogic released Delta Force 10th Anniversary Collection (a compilation of all the official Delta Force games, user guides and the CD soundtrack from Delta Force: Black Hawk Down). On June 2, Delta Force: Xtreme 2
Delta Force: Xtreme 2
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 is a first-person shooter by NovaLogic.NovaLogic's previous title was Delta Force: Xtreme, which was released in April 2005.- Features :...
was released simultaneously at retail and online via digital download. Then on August 18, Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold was released as a compilation of Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
-External links:* * * * * *...
and Joint Operations: Escalation which also included concept art, the soundtrack, and more.
Games developed by NovaLogic
- Delta Force: Task Force DaggerDelta Force: Task Force DaggerDelta Force: Task Force Dagger is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Zombie Studios and published by NovaLogic. It is a “stand-alone mission pack” to the previous installment in the series: Land Warrior....
- The RocketeerThe RocketeerThe Rocketeer is a superhero created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens. The character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the Saturday matinee heroes of the 1930s and 1940s....
- WolfpackWolfpack (game)Wolfpack is a World War II submarine simulator published by Brøderbund in the 1990s, for use on the Amiga, Atari ST, DOS computers and the Apple Macintosh...
- UltrabotsUltrabotsUltrabots is a DOS computer game in which the player controls a group of giant robots and battles other giant robots. The game was developed by Novalogic and published by Electronic Arts.- Gameplay :...
Armored Fist
- Armored Fist (1995)
- Armored Fist 2 (September 30, 1997)
- Armored Fist 3Armored Fist 3Armored Fist 3 is a tank simulation video game developed by NovaLogic, released on 30 September 1999....
(September 30, 1999)
Comanche Series
- LHX Attack ChopperLHX Attack ChopperLHX Attack Chopper is a 1990 war helicopter simulation game for the PC by Electronic Arts. The game was developed by Electronic Arts, Design and Programming led by Brent Iverson, also known for the PC-DOS version of Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, and US Navy Fighters.The game was originally for PC-DOS,...
(1990) - Comanche: Maximum OverkillComanche seriesComanche is a series of simulation games published by NovaLogic. The goal of each of these games is to fly military missions in a RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, which was in development and prototyping at the time of release....
(1992)- Comanche: Global ChallengeComanche seriesComanche is a series of simulation games published by NovaLogic. The goal of each of these games is to fly military missions in a RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, which was in development and prototyping at the time of release....
(1993) - Comanche: Over the EdgeComanche seriesComanche is a series of simulation games published by NovaLogic. The goal of each of these games is to fly military missions in a RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, which was in development and prototyping at the time of release....
(1993) - Comanche CDComanche seriesComanche is a series of simulation games published by NovaLogic. The goal of each of these games is to fly military missions in a RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, which was in development and prototyping at the time of release....
(1994 Compilation)
- Comanche: Global Challenge
- Comanche 2 (1995)
- Comanche 2: Werewolf vs. ComancheComanche seriesComanche is a series of simulation games published by NovaLogic. The goal of each of these games is to fly military missions in a RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, which was in development and prototyping at the time of release....
(1996)
- Comanche 2: Werewolf vs. Comanche
- Comanche 3 (1997)
- Comanche Gold (May 1998)
- Comanche 4 (November 12, 2001)
Delta Force
- Delta ForceDelta Force (computer game)Delta Force is a tactical first-person shooter computer game by developer and publisher NovaLogic. It was released for Microsoft Windows in 1998...
(September 30, 1998) - Delta Force 2Delta Force 2Delta Force 2 is a tactical first-person shooter video game. It is a member of the Delta Force series of games produced by Novalogic, and a sequel to Delta Force.-Story:...
(November 1999) - Delta Force: Land WarriorDelta Force: Land WarriorDelta Force: Land Warrior is a tactical first-person shooter video game. It is the third game in the Delta Force series produced by NovaLogic, and is the sequel to Delta Force 2.-Gameplay:...
(November 2000)- Delta Force: Task Force DaggerDelta Force: Task Force DaggerDelta Force: Task Force Dagger is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Zombie Studios and published by NovaLogic. It is a “stand-alone mission pack” to the previous installment in the series: Land Warrior....
(June 2002)
- Delta Force: Task Force Dagger
- Delta Force: Urban WarfareDelta Force: Urban WarfareDelta Force: Urban Warfare is a first-person shooter by developer and publisher NovaLogic. It was designed to be a military simulation loosely based on the Delta Force special operations force...
(July 2002) - Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (March 2003)
- Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team SabreDelta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team SabreDelta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre is the expansion pack to Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. Team Sabre adds more weapons, that can be used in servers that only have Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. The Team Sabre expansion gives the player a new character to choose, the British elite commando...
(January 20, 2004)
- Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre
- Delta Force XtremeDelta Force XtremeDelta Force: Xtreme is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by NovaLogic for Microsoft Windows.It is the seventh title of the series...
(2005) - Delta Force: Xtreme 2Delta Force: Xtreme 2Delta Force: Xtreme 2 is a first-person shooter by NovaLogic.NovaLogic's previous title was Delta Force: Xtreme, which was released in April 2005.- Features :...
(Released June 2, 2009) - Delta Force: Angel FallsDelta Force: Angel Falls- Setting :Angel Falls will be set in the north-west region of South America . Angel Falls will take the player to rural and sparsely populated jungle areas of this locale....
(Coming Fall 2011)
Combat Flight Simulation
- F-22 Lightning II (1996)
- F-22 RaptorF-22 Raptor (game)F-22 Raptor is a Combat flight simulator PC game released by Novalogic in 1998, in which the player flies the USAF's, F-22 Raptor Air superiority Fighter aircraft....
(1997) - F-16 Multirole FighterF-16 Multirole FighterF-16 MRF is a flight simulation which is focused on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It was released by Novalogic in 1998.-Gameplay:Being a simulation, F-16 MRF is reasonably accurate, especially when compared to most console arcade-style games such as Namco's Ace Combat series and Konami's Airforce Delta...
(1998) - MiG-29 FulcrumMiG-29 Fulcrum (video game)MiG-29 Fulcrum is a combat flight simulation game released by Novalogic in September 1998. It uses the same game engine as F-16 Multirole Fighter.-Plot:...
(1998) - F-22 Lightning 3F-22 Lightning 3F-22 is a series of combat flight simulation computer games from NovaLogic, produced only for the PC. It is based on the F-22 Raptor produced by Lockheed Martin. The third game of the series was released on May 25, 1999 and was successor of earlier game F-22 Lightning II , for the time, both games...
(1999)
Joint Operations
- Joint Operations: Typhoon RisingJoint Operations: Typhoon Rising-External links:* * * * * *...
(2004) (PC)- Joint Operations: Escalation (November 17, 2004)
- Joint Operations: Combined Arms (October 10, 2005 Compilation)
- Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold (August 18, 2009 Compilation)