Criterion Software Ltd
Criterion Software Ltd[edit]
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded 📆 | January 1993 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , England |
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Key people | Adam Billyard David Lau-Kee |
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| Parent | Electronic Arts (2004–present) |
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Criterion Software Ltd was founded in 1993 by Adam Billyard and David Lau-Kee within Canon Research Europe (CRE) in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.
History[edit]
In 1993, Criterion Software Ltd launched and specialised in the development of the RenderWare family of middleware technology, initially Graphics, followed by Audio, AI and Physics components.[1]
RenderWare is a game engine available on all platforms including PC, Sony Playstation, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox as well as mobile devices.[2] During the early development, Criterion worked with ISVs such as CAD companies, Autodesk, Solidworks and Microstation to integrate RenderWare into their products. In 2000, Criterion software announced at SIGGRAPH that it would provide RenderWare to Sony for use with its GScube development system .[3]
Criterion Studios was formed as a division within Criterion Software in January 1996, later being renamed to Criterion Games. It was initially created by the Criterion Software leadership team David Lau-Kee, CEO, Adam Billyard, CTO and Mike King, CMO.[4]
Criterion Software grew from two founders to 240+ employees, opening offices in March 1993 in the Research Park in Guildford area, also in Derby after being acquired in September 2000, and eventually expanding globally to Tokyo in January 1998, Austin TX in June 2000, and Paris in November 2000.
In 2004, Electronic Arts acquired Criterion Software Ltd,[5] later closing the Derby office in the summer of 2006. Criterion declared that RenderWare would continue to be made available to third party customers, however shortly after EA decided to withdraw RenderWare from the commercial market.[6]
In November 2007, co-founder and CEO David Lau-Kee made the decision to leave Electronic Arts to concentrate on advisory activities within the games industry.[7] Adam Billyard also left Electronic Arts as CTO of EATech in 2007 to pursue other projects.[8]
Criterion Software Ltd, as it was created in 1993, was officially dissolved in May 2014[9] Criterion Games, which still operates today, is a subsidiary of Criterion Software.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Criterion Software Announces the RenderWare Platform". Gamasutra. March 14, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ↑ "About RenderWare". RendeWare.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ↑ "PS2 Gets RenderWare". IGN Entertainment. July 26, 2000. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
Criterion Studios, a subsidiary of Canon, announced today that they will be making their Renderware technology available for use with Sony's GSCube development system for the PS2.
- ↑ "Criterion Studios: About Us". Criterion Studios. 1997. Archived from the original on 8 October 1997. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Games giant EA spreads its wings". BBC News. July 29, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ↑ "EA's Gordon Talks Renderware Failure, Ubisoft Acquisition". Gamasutra. May 23, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ↑ "David Lau-Kee Joins Unity Technologies". Unity. January 12, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Criterion Co-Founder becomes PlayJam CTO". Gamasutra. May 29, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Companies House Criterion Software Ltd". Companies House. May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Criterion Software Ltd". Moby Games. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
External Links[edit]
Criterion Software at Crunchbase
The Criterion Games wikipedia page does not outline the correct information on the founding members and the subsidiaries formed. Criterion Software Limited was spun out of Canons research lab and Criterion Games and Renderware were formed from criterion Software Limited. I stand by Criterion Software having its own page or can I add a sub section to the existing Crtierion Games page making this clear[edit]
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