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{{Company| title = Raven Software |type = Private |image = Raven software.jpg |founded = 1990 |headquarters = Madison, Wisconsin, USA |products = |parent = |website = [http://www.ravensoft.com/] }} <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''Raven Software''' is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_developer video game developer]. The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Brian and Steve Raffel. In 1997, Raven made an exclusive publishing deal with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision Activision] and was subsequently acquired by them. After the acquisition, much of the studio's original talent responsible for creating the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretic_(video_game) Heretic]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexen Hexen]'' games left to form [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Head_Studios Human Head Studios].</p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Raven has a history of working with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_Software id Software]: After using id's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine engines] for many of their games (from ''Heretic'' in 1994), they took over development of id's ''Quake'' franchise for ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_4 Quake 4]'' and the new iteration of id's ''Wolfenstein'' series. A major layoff at the company occurred in August 2009 after the failure of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine_(video_game) X-Men Origins: Wolverine]'' and the poor performance of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_(2009_video_game) Wolfenstein]'', followed by another in October 2010 after delays with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(video_game) Singularity]''. Raven Software is rumored to be working in collaboration with Sledgehammer Games and Infinity Ward to make the upcoming [http://www.callofdutymodernwarfare3.co.uk Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3].</p> ==Games developed== *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Crypt Black Crypt]'' (1992) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowcaster Shadowcaster]'' (1993) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclones_(video_game) CyClones]'' (1994) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretic_(video_game) Heretic]'' (1994) **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretic_(video_game)#Expansion_pack ''Heretic'' expansion pack: ''Shadow of the Serpent Riders''] (1994) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexen Hexen]'' (1995) **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexen#Expansion_pack ''Hexen'' expansion pack: ''Deathkings of the Dark Citadel''] (1996) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrodome Necrodome]'' (1996) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mageslayer Mageslayer]'' (1997) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_No_Prisoners_(video_game) Take No Prisoners]'' (1997) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexen_II Hexen II]'' (1997) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexen_II#Expansion_pack Hexen II: Portal of Praevus]'' (1998) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heretic_II Heretic II]'' (1998) *[[Crisis Zone]] (1999) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_of_Fortune_(video_game) Soldier of Fortune]'' (2000) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager_%E2%80%93_Elite_Force Star Trek: Voyager β Elite Force]'' (2000) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager_%E2%80%93_Elite_Force#Versions_and_sequels Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force: Virtual Voyager]'' (2001) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight_II:_Jedi_Outcast Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]'' (2002) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_of_Fortune_II:_Double_Helix Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix]'' (2002) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight:_Jedi_Academy Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]'' (2003) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_Legends X-Men Legends]'' (2004) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_Legends_II:_Rise_of_Apocalypse X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]'' (2005) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_4 Quake 4]'' (2005) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel:_Ultimate_Alliance Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]'' (2006) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine_(video_game) X-Men Origins: Wolverine]'' (2009) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_(2009_video_game) Wolfenstein]'' (2009) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(video_game) Singularity]'' (2010) *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downloadable_content downloadable content] (2011) *''[http://www.callofdutymodernwarfare3.co.uk Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplayer_video_game multiplayer] (2011) *''Untitled James Bond Game'' (TBA) ==External links== *[http://www.ravensoft.com/ Raven Software Official website] *[http://www.mobygames.com/company/raven-software-corporation Raven Software] entry at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames] [[Category:Game developers]] [[Category:Companies established in 1990]] [[Category:Privately held companies of the United States]] [[Category:Companies based in Wisconsin]] [[Category:Companies based in Madison, Wisconsin]]
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