Wildfire Games is an

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, originally founded as a modding team in 2001. The logo is the Chinese character " 火" (fire). Wildfire Games is currently developing 0 A.D., a

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game. In addition to game development, Wildfire Games has developed the Pyrogenesis

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used in '' 0 A.D.'' and separate mods.

History

Wildfire Games began as a

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studio for ''

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''. An idea for a mod, ''0 A.D.'', became an

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due to the limitations of Age of Empires.

Awards

* Top 100 Best Mods and Indies of 2008

References

External links

*{{Official website Video game development companies Video game companies established in 2002