TalonSoft

TalonSoft, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher based in Baltimore.

TalonSoft, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	March 1995; 30 years ago (1995-03)
Founders	Jim Rose John Davidson
Defunct	2002 (2002)
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	Baltimore , US
Key people	Jim Rose (president, CCO) Chris Mate (general manager)
Parent	Take-Two Interactive (1998–2002)

History

TalonSoft was founded in March 1995, by video game producers Jim Rose and John Davidson.^{[citation needed]} On December 24, 1998, Take-Two Interactive announced that it had acquired TalonSoft, stating that they planned to push their capabilities in the personal computer video game market.^[1][2] The deal comprised 1,033,336 shares accounted as a pooling-of-interest.^[3] Bengur Bryan represented TalonSoft in the purchase.^[4] By early 1999, TalonSoft's most successful game was East Front, with sales near 90,000 units.^[5] TalonSoft ceased all operations in 2002.^[6] In October 2005, Matrix Games acquired the rights to publish all games developed by TalonSoft.^[7][8]

List of games

Title	Platform(s)	Release date	Developer	Ref.
Battleground: Ardennes	Microsoft Windows	1995	TalonSoft	[9]
Battleground 2: Gettysburg	Microsoft Windows	1995	TalonSoft	[10]
Battleground 4: Shiloh	Microsoft Windows	1996	TalonSoft	[11]
Battleground 3: Waterloo	Microsoft Windows	May 23, 1996	TalonSoft	[12]
Battleground 5: Antietam	Microsoft Windows	December 31, 1996	TalonSoft	[13]
Age of Sail	Microsoft Windows	November 30, 1996	TalonSoft	[14]
Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia	Microsoft Windows	April 30, 1997	TalonSoft	[15]
East Front	Microsoft Windows	November 30, 1997	TalonSoft	[16]
Battleground 7: Bull Run	Microsoft Windows	1997	TalonSoft	[17]
Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo	Microsoft Windows	1997	TalonSoft	[18]
Tribal Rage	Microsoft Windows	May 31, 1998	Disintegrator	[19]
West Front	Microsoft Windows	November 10, 1998	TalonSoft	[20]
Battleground 9: Chickamauga	Microsoft Windows	December 15, 1998	TalonSoft	[21]
East Front: Campaign CD 1	Microsoft Windows	1998	TalonSoft	[22]
The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955	Microsoft Windows	1998	TalonSoft	[23]
The Operational Art of War Vol. 1: 1939–1955 – Battle Pack I Scenario Add-on Disk	Microsoft Windows	January 14, 1999	TalonSoft	[24]
West Front: Battle Pack 1	Microsoft Windows	February 24, 1999	TalonSoft	[25]
Battle of Britain	Microsoft Windows	February 28, 1999	TalonSoft	[26]
East Front II	Microsoft Windows	March 31, 1999	TalonSoft	[27]
The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956–2000	Microsoft Windows	April 30, 1999	TalonSoft	[28]
Jagged Alliance 2	Microsoft Windows	June 30, 1999	Sirtech Canada	[29]
Hidden & Dangerous	Microsoft Windows	July 31, 1999	Illusion Softworks	[30]
West Front: Operation Sea Lion	Microsoft Windows	October 29, 1999	TalonSoft	[31]
The Operational Art of War II: Flashpoint Kosovo	Microsoft Windows	October 30, 1999	TalonSoft	[32]
JetFighter IV: Fortress America	Microsoft Windows	November 4, 1999	Mission Studios	[33]
12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich	Microsoft Windows	November 30, 1999	TalonSoft	[34]
Rising Sun	Microsoft Windows	February 6, 2000	TalonSoft	[35]
Hidden & Dangerous: Devil's Bridge	Microsoft Windows	February 7, 2000	Illusion Softworks	[36]
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown	Microsoft Windows	March 29, 2000	Haemimont Games	[37]
Codename Eagle	Microsoft Windows	March 31, 2000	Refraction Games	[38]
Martian Gothic: Unification	Microsoft Windows	April 30, 2000	Creative Reality	[39]
Dogs of War	Microsoft Windows	June 30, 2000	Silicon Dreams Studio	[40]
Hidden & Dangerous	Dreamcast	July 10, 2000	Illusion Softworks	[41]
Rising Sun: Imperial Strike	Microsoft Windows	July 18, 2000	Mission Studios	[42]
Metal Fatigue	Microsoft Windows	July 31, 2000	Zono	[43]
Age of Sail II	Microsoft Windows	February 1, 2001	Akella	[44]
East Front II: Fall of the Reich	Microsoft Windows	March 15, 2001	TalonSoft	[45]
Merchant Prince II	Microsoft Windows	May 1, 2001	Holistic Design	[46]
Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948–1973	Microsoft Windows	August 1, 2001	TalonSoft	[47]