IdeaSpark Labs Inc. (

trade name A trade name, trading name, or business name, is a pseudonym used by companies that do not operate under their registered company name. The term for this type of alternative name is a "fictitious" business name. Registering the fictitious name w ...

: 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 BioWare is a Canadian video game developer based in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1995 by newly graduated Doctor of Medicine, medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk and Augustine Yip, alongside Trent Oster, Brent Oster, and Marcel Zes ...

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 ''MDK2'' is a 2000 third-person shooter, Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment for the Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, Windows and PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 1997 ...

'' 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, t ...

games as well.

Aspyr Aspyr Media, Inc. (pronounced " aspire") is an American video game developer and publisher founded by Michael Rogers and Ted Staloch in Austin, Texas. Originally founded to bring top gaming titles to macOS, the company, since 2005, has become a ...

through its parent

Embracer Group Embracer Group AB (formerly Nordic Games Licensing AB and THQ Nordic AB) is a Swedish video game and media holding company based in Karlstad. The company was established under the name Nordic Games Licensing in 2011 as part of Nordic Games Gro ...

announced its acquisition of Beamdog in April 2022 for an undisclosed sum.

Games

* ''

'' (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 ''Axis & Allies'' is a series of World War II strategy board games. The first version was initially published in 1981 and a second edition known colloquially as ''Axis & Allies: Classic'' was published in 1984. Played on a board depicting a Spri ...

1942 Online'' (2019 (

early access Early access, also known as alpha access, alpha founding, paid alpha, or game preview, is a funding model in the video game industry by which consumers can purchase and play a game in the various pre-release development cycles, such as pre-alph ...

) / 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 Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization ...

), 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

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