IdeaSpark Labs Inc. (
trade name
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: Beamdog) is a Canadian
video game developer
A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...
founded in 2009
by
BioWare co-founder Trent Oster and former BioWare lead programmer Cameron Tofer.
Beamdog's distribution service was launched in July 2010.
History
Beamdog was founded in 2009 by Trent Oster and Cameron Tofer. It has employees in locations throughout the United States and Australia, Russia, and the UK.
Overhaul Games is a division of Beamdog. Originally, it was a part of Beamdog, but following the release of ''
MDK2'' for Wii, a discrete studio was founded to work on ''MDK2 HD''.
The name Overhaul Games was chosen to reflect the company's work on ''MDK2 HD'' as they had overhauled the game into a next generation game. Since 2012, the Overhaul team has also released several enhanced editions of
Infinity Engine
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer based in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk and Augustine Yip, alongside Trent Oster, Brent Oster, and Marcel Zeschuk. Since 2007, th ...
games as well.
Aspyr through its parent
Embracer Group announced its acquisition of Beamdog in April 2022 for an undisclosed sum.
Games
* ''
MDK2'' (2011) – Wii port developed by Beamdog, published by Interplay
* ''
MDK2 HD'' (2012) – Developed by Overhaul Games, published by Interplay
* ''
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition'' (2012) – Developed by Overhaul Games, published by Beamdog
* ''
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition'' (2013) – Developed by Overhaul Games, published by Beamdog
* ''
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition'' (2014) – Developed by Overhaul Games, published by Beamdog
* ''
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear'' (2016) – Developed and published by Beamdog
* ''
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition'' (2017) - Developed by Overhaul Games, published by Beamdog
* ''
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition'' (2018) - Developed and published by Beamdog
* ''
Axis & Allies 1942 Online'' (2019
( early access) / 2021
(full release)) - Developed and published by Beamdog
* ''MythForce'' (202
early access - Developed by Beamdog, published by Aspyr
In addition, Beamdog also offer official soundtracks to games for download as well as "digital deluxe" versions with the original and additional music included. The ''Siege of Dragonspear'' is also available in a collectors edition as well.
Beamdog Client
Beamdog Client is an online-based game software program (similar to
Steam
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), which allows players to keep their games up to date with the latest fixes and enhancements. It also allows players access to the latest content from Beamdog, as well as a forum for testing or providing game feedback.
References
External links
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Canadian companies established in 2009
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