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. In 1996, FASA Interactive and Virtual World Entertainment, another company created by FASA Corp. founders

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and L. Ross Babcock, became wholly owned subsidiaries of Virtual World Entertainment Group (VWEG). In 1999, Microsoft Corporation purchased VWEG to acquire the talent at FIT and the intellectual properties of FASA Corp. The VWE component of VWEG was sold to a group headed by VWEG's former CFO, James Garbarini. FASA Interactive then became a FASA Studio, a component of Microsoft Game Studios. As such, the company developed games exclusive to the

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platforms Its headquarters were located in Redmond, Washington, only a few miles from Microsoft Corporation's main campus. FASA was officially shut down on September 12, 2007, with only the Community Manager and Technical Support Manager positions remaining active to support their games. Microsoft subsequently licensed the rights to produce electronic adaptations of FASA games back to Weisman, who directed a venture called Smith & Tinker.Weisman licenses MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies rights back from MS (internet finally notices) - Joystiq
/ref> Smith & Tinker closed down November 8, 2012.

Games developed

*'' MechCommander'' – PC (1998) *'' MechWarrior 4: Vengeance'' – PC (2000) *''MechWarrior 4: Black Knight'' – PC (2001) - with Cyberlore Studios *''

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'' – PC (2001) *'' MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries'' – PC (2002) - with Cyberlore Studios *''

MechAssault ''MechAssault'' is a video game released for the Xbox notable for being one of the first games to support Xbox Live online multiplayer. Developed by Day 1 Studios and published by Microsoft, ''MechAssault'' was initiated when Denny Thorley of Day ...

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(2002) *'' Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge'' –

(2003) *'' MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf'' –

(2004) *''

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(2007)

References

External links

FASA Studios
Former Microsoft subsidiaries Defunct video game companies of the United States Video game development companies Defunct companies based in Redmond, Washington Defunct companies based in Washington (state) Video game companies established in 1994 Video game companies disestablished in 2007 1994 establishments in Washington (state) 2007 disestablishments in Washington (state) {{US-videogame-company-stub