The Game Creators
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The Game Creators, Ltd. (often stylised "tgc") is a British
game development
software company formed through a partnership between programmer Lee Bamber and Richard Vanner in 1999, located in Lancashire
, England
, United Kingdom
. The company was formerly known as DarkBASIC Software Limited.
The company primarily develops and markets game development tools for the PC. Some of the products they have created include DarkBASIC
, its successor, DarkBASIC Professional
, The 3D Gamemaker
, Play Basic, DarkGDK, FPS Creator and FPS Creator X10. They are currently working on the App Game Kit
which will be different from their other products as it will compile for a range of different platforms including smartphones
.
The company also electronically publishes a number of other game development tools and utilities made by other parties, such as 3d modeling tools and media. In the past, they published a small number of computer games.
In 2005, The Game Creators acquired AlienCodec, a small game development company. The AlienCodec product range is now distributed by The Game Creators, with the original company existing only as a wholly owned brand of The Game Creators Ltd.
Recently, the company has branched out and created a number of games for the iPhone
and iPod Touch
platform.
In November 2009, The Game Creators celebrated its 10th anniversary
by offering free downloadable copies of DarkBASIC Professional and a model pack for FPS Creator.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
game development
Game development
Game development is the software development process by which a video game is developed. Development is undertaken by a game developer, which may range from a single person to a large business. Mainstream games are normally funded by a publisher and take several years to develop. Indie games can...
software company formed through a partnership between programmer Lee Bamber and Richard Vanner in 1999, located in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The company was formerly known as DarkBASIC Software Limited.
The company primarily develops and markets game development tools for the PC. Some of the products they have created include DarkBASIC
DarkBASIC
DarkBASIC is a commercial game creation programming language released by The Game Creators. The language is a structured form of BASIC and is similar to AMOS on the Amiga. The purpose of the language is game creation using Microsoft's DirectX from a BASIC programming language. It is faster and...
, its successor, DarkBASIC Professional
DarkBASIC Professional
DarkBASIC Professional is a BASIC dialect targeted specifically at 2D and 3D game development. It is available from software company The Game Creators and is an offshoot of their original DarkBASIC programming language...
, The 3D Gamemaker
The 3D Gamemaker
The 3D Gamemaker is a computer application developed by The Game Creators that allows users to make basic shooter/adventure games for Microsoft Windows...
, Play Basic, DarkGDK, FPS Creator and FPS Creator X10. They are currently working on the App Game Kit
App Game Kit
The App Game Kit is a piece of cross-platform games development software developed by The Game Creators .-Cross Platform Development:...
which will be different from their other products as it will compile for a range of different platforms including smartphones
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
.
The company also electronically publishes a number of other game development tools and utilities made by other parties, such as 3d modeling tools and media. In the past, they published a small number of computer games.
In 2005, The Game Creators acquired AlienCodec, a small game development company. The AlienCodec product range is now distributed by The Game Creators, with the original company existing only as a wholly owned brand of The Game Creators Ltd.
Recently, the company has branched out and created a number of games for the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
platform.
In November 2009, The Game Creators celebrated its 10th anniversary
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
by offering free downloadable copies of DarkBASIC Professional and a model pack for FPS Creator.