SingleTrac
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SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies was a video game developer
, mostly for the PlayStation platform. The management team and much of the original development team came from Evans & Sutherland
, bringing their 3D graphics and software engineering skills into the video game industry.
Its most famous titles were the Twisted Metal
and Jet Moto
video game series. After producing these games for Sony Computer Entertainment
, SingleTrac was bought by the video game publisher
GT Interactive, which was then bought by the French company Infogrames
.
The SingleTrac studio was closed down in 2000. A group of SingleTrac employees broke off and formed the game studio Incognito Entertainment
in 1999, and that studio has gone on to make some additional entries in former SingeTrac franchises Twisted Metal and WarHawk for Sony Computer Entertainment
.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
, mostly for the PlayStation platform. The management team and much of the original development team came from Evans & Sutherland
Evans & Sutherland
Evans & Sutherland is a computer firm involved in the computer graphics field. Their products are used primarily by the military and large industrial firms for training and simulation, and in digital projection environments like planetariums.-History:...
, bringing their 3D graphics and software engineering skills into the video game industry.
Its most famous titles were the Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and developed by various companies during its tenure. The series began on the PlayStation in 1995 and currently features seven games, with an eighth installment currently in production...
and Jet Moto
Jet Moto
Jet Moto is a series of futuristic racing games for the PlayStation video game console. Jet Moto and Jet Moto 2 were developed by SingleTrac, known for Twisted Metal and Twisted Metal 2. SingleTrac then left Sony, the publisher of the series, and Jet Moto 3 was developed by Pacific Coast Power &...
video game series. After producing these games for Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is a major video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products & Services Group of Sony...
, SingleTrac was bought by the video game publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
GT Interactive, which was then bought by the French company Infogrames
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
.
The SingleTrac studio was closed down in 2000. A group of SingleTrac employees broke off and formed the game studio Incognito Entertainment
Incognito Entertainment
Incognito Entertainment was an American video game development company founded in May 1999 and is the developer of titles such as Twisted Metal, Warhawk and Jet Moto. The team was formed by former employees of SingleTrac, it was based in Salt Lake City and was part of Santa Monica Studio...
in 1999, and that studio has gone on to make some additional entries in former SingeTrac franchises Twisted Metal and WarHawk for Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is a major video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products & Services Group of Sony...
.
Developed games
- WarHawk (PlayStation, 1995)
- Twisted Metal (PlayStation, 1995)
- Twisted Metal 2: World TourTwisted Metal 2Twisted Metal 2 is the second and most successful game in the vehicular combat Twisted Metal series...
(PlayStation, PC, 1996) - Jet MotoJet Moto (video game)Jet Moto is a racing video game developed by SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console and PC. The PlayStation version was released in North America on October 31, 1996, in Europe in February 1997, and Japan on August 7, 1997. The PC version...
(PlayStation, PC, 1996) - Jet Moto 2Jet Moto 2Jet Moto 2 is a racing video game developed by SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console. It is the sequel to the game Jet Moto. It was released in North America on October 31, 1997, in Europe in April 1998, and in Japan on August 6, 1998...
(PlayStation, 1997) - Critical DepthCritical Depth (video game)Critical Depth is a vehicular combat game made for the PlayStation, developed by the game studio SingleTrac and published by GT Interactive. It was released on November 22, 1997.-Overview:...
(PlayStation, 1997) - Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 is a vehicular combat video game. It was developed by the game studio SingleTrac using the concept and the engine of their earlier series Twisted Metal, and published by GT Interactive, for PlayStation.- Overview :...
(PlayStation, 1998) - Streak: Hoverboard Racing (PlayStation, 1998)
- OutwarsOutwarsOutwars is a science fiction selectable perspective First-person shooter or third-person shooter developed by SingleTrac and published by Microsoft in 1998....
(PC, 1998) - Animorphs: Shattered RealityAnimorphs: Shattered RealityAnimorphs: Shattered Reality is a 2000 game for the Sony PlayStation. It is based upon the popular Scholastic book series Animorphs by K. A. Applegate.-Gameplay:Visser Three has obtained a machine that allows him to alter or destroy reality itself...
(PlayStation, 2000)