Point of View, Inc. was a

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developer of

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s headquartered in

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. The company was dissolved in 2010. The company is known for working with

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on many titles including '' NFL Blitz'', ''

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'', and '' MLB Slugfest 2004''.

History

Point of View was founded in February 1996 by three game industry veterans. The leaders of the company are founders Chris Warner (President) Mark Nausha (Vice President Business Development) and Mike Terlecki (Vice President of Technology). Many of the company's employees previously worked at studios such as

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and Troika Games. The studio employed 30 developers in 2009, and worked on '' Damnation'' and '' TNA Impact!: Cross The Line''. In 2010, after a tumultuous relationship with partner

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, and UK based publisher Codemasters, the company went out of business citing "financial difficulties" and lack of work.

Games

Point of View has developed titles stretching from the Dreamcast Game console to the next-gen platforms. In 11 years the company has released 32 game titles (over 90 SKUs) with many of the game industries most successful publishing houses, including

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, Crave Entertainment, and

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. Below is a list of games the company has developed. *'' Garfield: Caught in the Act'' (1996) (PC) *'' Black Dawn'' (1996) (Sega Saturn) *''

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'' (cancelled in 1996) (PC) *'' Golden Nugget'' (1997) (PlayStation) *''

Mortal Kombat Trilogy ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' is a fighting game released by Midway in 1996 as the second and final update to ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (the first being ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'') for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn and PCs. Further versio ...

'' (1997) (Saturn, PC) *''

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'' (1997) (Saturn, PC) *''

Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling ''Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling'' is a sports video game released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1998 and the Nintendo 64 in 1999. Gameplay These are the following game modes: * Exhibition * Skins * Tournament * Career * Practice ...

'' (1998) *'' NFL Blitz'' (1998) (PC) *''

Sports Car GT ''Sports Car GT'' is a 1999 racing sim game based on GT racing. It was published by Electronic Arts (EA) and developed by Image Space Incorporated for Microsoft Windows, and Point of View for PlayStation. Both editions of the game feature co-d ...

'' (1999) (PlayStation) *''

NFL Blitz 2000 ''NFL Blitz 2000'' is a video game released in the arcades in 1999 and then ported to the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color. It is the third game in the ''NFL Blitz'' series. Development The game was anno ...

'' (1999) (PC) *''

'' (1999) (Nintendo 64, PlayStation) *'' Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2'' (2000) (PlayStation) *'' NFL Blitz 2002'' (2001) (GameCube, Xbox) *'' Smashing Drive'' (2002) (GameCube, Xbox) *''

RedCard 2003 ''RedCard 2003'', known as ''RedCard'' in Europe, is a video game based on association football, released in 2002 by Point of View. The game follows most of the rules of football, but allows for heavy tackles and special moves once the player has ...

'' (2002) *'' NFL Blitz 2003'' (2002) *'' SpyHunter'' (2002) (GameCube, Xbox) *'' The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian'' (2002) *'' Spawn: Armageddon'' (2003) *'' MLB Slugfest 2004'' (2003) (GameCube, Xbox) *''

Freaky Flyers ''Freaky Flyers'' is an Racing video game, air racing video game developed internally by Midway San Diego for the Xbox (console), Xbox and PlayStation 2, while the version for the GameCube was developed by Point of View, Inc. and published by Mi ...

'' (2003) (GameCube) *'' World Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer'' (2005) *''Deuce'' (cancelled in 2006) (PlayStation) *'' The Shield'' (2007) *'' Brunswick Pro Bowling'' (2007) (Wii, PS2, PSP) *'' Narc'' (2008) (PC) *'' Damnation'' (2009) *'' TNA Impact!: Cross The Line'' (2010)

References

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*{{official, https://web.archive.org/web/20081120021000/http://www.pointofview.com/news/index.shtml (archived) Defunct video game companies of the United States Companies based in Irvine, California Video game development companies Video game companies established in 1996 Video game companies disestablished in 2010 Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles 1996 establishments in California 2010 disestablishments in California