Firebrand Games Limited is a British

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based in

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, Scotland. The company was founded by

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Mark Greenshields in 2006 and has operated a second office in

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, since September 2007.

History

Firebrand Games was founded by Mark Greenshields in 2006, after his previous venture,

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, closed its operations in the United Kingdom earlier that year. He became the new company's

. In September 2007, the company announced the opening a second office in

. This office replaced DC Studios' only remaining studio, which was based in

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. In September 2009, Firebrand Games' headquarters were moved into new, larger office spaces within

. By August 2010, primarily due to the cost of doing business in Scotland, the Meritt Island office had grown larger in headcount than the Glasgow headquarters. Firebrand Games has primarily worked on

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versions of third-party

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in the

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genre, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. Several of these use the in-house

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titled 3D Octane. In May 2011, the company stated its desire to develop a game in the ''

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'' franchise. Firebrand Games announced its first original intellectual property, the

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game ''Solar Flux'', in July 2013.

Games developed

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.firebrandgames.com/ 2006 establishments in Scotland British companies established in 2006 Companies based in Glasgow Video game companies established in 2006 Video game companies of the United Kingdom Video game development companies