Reflexive Entertainment was a

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based in

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. The company was cofounded by Lars Brubaker, Ernie Ramirez, James C. Smith and Ion Hardie in 1997. They developed nineteen games independently (for

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and

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platforms), published two games, started distribution of

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s on their online Arcade, created a division of their Arcade entirely devoted to Mac games for Mac users and started hosting ad supported free online web

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s. In 2005, Reflexive's '' Wik and the Fable of Souls'' won three awards at the 2005

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which included Innovation in Visual Art, Innovation in Game Design and the Seumas McNally Award For Independent Game Of The Year. In October 2008, Reflexive Entertainment was acquired by

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. On February 3, 2009, Amazon.com began hosting casual game content for internet download. On March 31, 2010, Reflexive announced plans to stop selling games through its

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in order to focus entirely on game development. In a letter sent to affiliates, CEO Brubaker stated that the program would continue its business as usual, which included web support and payment of referral fees on game sales until June 30.

Games

All games are developed and published by Reflexive Entertainment unless otherwise stated.

Awards

'' Ricochet Lost Worlds'' receives Best Action/Arcade game for 2004 award from

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'' Wik and the Fable of Souls'' won three awards at the 2005

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. Wik also won the 2005 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Award for Downloadable Game of the Year. Awards: * 2005 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Downloadable Game of the Year! * 2005 IGF Downloadable Game of the Year! (Seumas McNally Award) * 2005 IGF Innovation in Visual Arts * 2005 IGF Innovation in Game DesignThe 10th Annual Independent Games Festival

Merger

Amazon.com acquired Reflexive Entertainment and as of 2014, it has been merged with the game development subsidiary,

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, which was founded in 2012.

References

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