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Dec 18, 2004 · On October 1, 1998, long-time videogame veteran Jeff Spangenberg took the first step in an epic journey toward the formation of a company that has become one of the most admired groups of...
Spangenberg was fired from Acclaim in 1998, leading him to sue the company for breach of contract and fraud. [4] The suit was settled in 2000. [5] Following his dismissal, Spangenberg launched a new company, Retro Studios, in October 1998. [6]
May 29, 2018 · Spangenberg went on to found Topheavy Studios, developer of the adult-oriented trivia game The Guy Game, infamous for featuring live-action footage of women taking their tops off during...
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Retro Studios is an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. The company was founded by Jeff Spangenberg in 1998, after he left Acclaim and was given funding by Nintendo to create four new games for their upcoming Nintendo GameCube system, targeting older audiences.
Apr 4, 2006 · Spangenberg’s replacement as Retro CEO was Steve Barcia, who had joined Retro as VP of Product Development after many years at Sim-Tex and Microprose (he designed Master of Orion).
On July 8, 1998 Acclaim announced that it had ended its relationship with Spangenberg. In October, Spangenberg filed a suit against Acclaim and Iguana, entitled "Jeffery Spangenberg vs. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., Iguana Entertainment, Inc., and Gregory Fischbach", with the claims of breach of contract and fraud.
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May 29, 2018 · Eventually, Nintendo bought out Spangenberg’s majority stake in the company. That’s when Steve Barcia, Retro’s vice president of product and development at the time, took over for Spangenberg. But sadly the situation didn’t improve.
