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FutureScape Productions

Founded: 1992-10-01^[1]

Defunct: 1994-08^[2]^[3]

Headquarters:

3130 La Selva Drive, #104, San Mateo, California 94403, United States^[1]^[4]

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FutureScape Productions was an American video game developer most known for providing software for dedicated peripherals, such as the unreleased Sega VR game Nuclear Rush.

Company

Co-founded by former Electronic Arts technical director Kevin McGrath^[5] and programmer Kenneth Hurley in October 1992^[1], FutureScape Productions served as a third-party game developer for publishers such as Sega, Electronic Arts, Crystal Dynamics^[4], and Accolade. The company consisted of about 9 people, including four artists, three programmers, one business manager, and a CEO^[2], with up to four additional contracted employees.^[5] According to Hurley, his (and likely most of FutureScape's games) were coded in C, C++, and assembly language. Importantly, the company was located just a few minutes' drive from Sega of America's headquarters, allowing quick and local access to the company's resources.

From currently known information, FutureScape Productions served in largely a support role for the projects it worked on. In addition to projects for the Mega Drive, Sega VR, Menacer, and Mega-CD, it assisted fellow American developer PF Magic in the production of Ballz 3D, and possibly served a role in the development of an IBM PC release titled QuizQuest.^[6] However, this was not meant to last, and in August 1994^[2]^[3], FutureScape officially closed its doors.

Softography

Mega Drive

Chameleon (unreleased)
Monster Hunter (unreleased)
Relentless (unreleased)
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons (unreleased)
Nuclear Rush (unreleased)

Mega-CD

Carnage (unreleased)
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons (unreleased)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1825862 (Wayback Machine: 2021-05-09 22:23)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/klhurley/details/experience/
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrath/
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 http://www.drawrick.com/videogamegraphics2D3D.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-05-09 22:29)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrath/details/experience/
↑ http://www.totaldoscollection.org/nugnugnug/1993Have.txt (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-07 10:58)

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[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Fklhurley.2Fdetails.2Fexperience.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/klhurley/details/experience/

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Fkmcgrath.2F-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrath/

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 ==Company==
-Co-founded by former [[Electronic Arts]] technical director [[Kevin McGrath]] in October 1992{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20210509222319/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1825862}}, FutureScape Productions served as a third-party game developer for publishers such as [[Sega]], [[Electronic Arts]], [[Crystal Dynamics]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210509222952/http://www.drawrick.com/videogamegraphics2D3D.html}}, and [[Accolade]]. Importantly, the company was located just a few minutes' drive from [[Sega of America]]'s headquarters, allowing quick and local access to the company's resources.
+Co-founded by former [[Electronic Arts]] technical director [[Kevin McGrath]]{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrath/details/experience/}} and programmer [[Kenneth Hurley]] in October 1992{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20210509222319/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1825862}}, FutureScape Productions served as a third-party game developer for publishers such as [[Sega]], [[Electronic Arts]], [[Crystal Dynamics]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210509222952/http://www.drawrick.com/videogamegraphics2D3D.html}}, and [[Accolade]]. The company consisted of about 9 people, including four artists, three programmers, one business manager, and a CEO{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/klhurley/details/experience/}}, with up to four additional contracted employees.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrath/details/experience/}} According to Hurley, his (and likely most of FutureScape's games) were coded in [[wikipedia:C (programming language)|C]], [[wikipedia:C++|C++]], and [[wikipedia:Assembly language|assembly language]]. Importantly, the company was located just a few minutes' drive from [[Sega of America]]'s headquarters, allowing quick and local access to the company's resources.
+From currently known information, {{PAGENAME}} served in largely a support role for the projects it worked on. In addition to projects for the [[Mega Drive]], [[Sega VR]], [[Menacer]], and [[Mega-CD]], it assisted fellow American developer [[PF Magic]] in the production of ''[[Ballz 3D]]'', and possibly served a role in the development of an [[IBM PC]] release titled ''QuizQuest''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231207105835/http://www.totaldoscollection.org/nugnugnug/1993Have.txt}} However, this was not meant to last, and in August 1994{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/klhurley/details/experience/}}{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrath/}}, FutureScape officially closed its doors.
 ==Softography==