Frozen Codebase

Frozen Codebase was an American independent video game developer founded in 2006 by Ben Geisler. The company developed games for Xbox 360,^[1] Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii and WiiWare.

Frozen Codebase

Company type	Video game developer
Industry	Video games
Founded	2006
Defunct	January 1, 2012 (2012-01-01)
Headquarters	Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Key people	Ben Geisler, Norb Rozek, Adam Larson, James Lupiani, Jesse Rahikainen, Justin Kovac, Billy Sweetman
Number of employees	24
Website	http://www.frozencodebase.com/

History

On May 16, 2008,^[2] Frozen Codebase and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), announced a license agreement for Frozen Codebase to produce a video game based upon the sport of Roller Derby.^[3]

On July 22, 2009,^[4] Konami and Adult Swim announced that Frozen Codebase is the developer of the Metalocalypse video game Metalocalypse: Dethgame, a PS3 and Xbox 360 downloadable game. Dethgame was previewed at Comic Con 2009.^[5][6] But in July 2010, the game was confirmed to be cancelled by publisher Konami Digital Entertainment "in light of creative differences".^[7]

In early 2012, Frozen Codebase was liquidated by ZyQuest, and quickly reformed as Zymo Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZyQuest Inc.^[8]

As of early 2015, a handful of Frozen Codebase veterans have formed a game consulting company known as Thawed Codebase.^[9] Among Thawed Codebase's credited contract work includes Batman: Arkham Origins.

Games

• Screwjumper! — Xbox Live Arcade (2007)
• Elements of Destruction — Xbox Live Arcade, PC (2008)
• Sandy Beach - WiiWare (2009)
• Zombie Wranglers — Xbox Live Arcade (2009)
• Cruise Ship Vacation Games / Cruise Ship Resort — Wii (2009 / 2010)
• Kick-Ass: The Game — iPhone, PlayStation Network (2010)
• BurgerTime World Tour — WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PSN (2011)
• Scarygirl — PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade (2012)
• Metalocalypse: Dethgame - Xbox Live Arcade, PSN (Cancelled)