Back سينغال تراك Arabic سيجنال تريك ARZ SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies French SingleTrac Russian
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software & programming |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Mike Bartholomew Todd Kelly Michael Ryder |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah[1][2] |
| Products | Twisted Metal franchise Jet Moto franchise |
| Parent | GT Interactive (1997–2000) |
SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc. was an American video game developer. It was formed by was founded in 1994 by Michael Ryder, Todd Kelly, and Michael Bartholomew, who were former employees of Evans & Sutherland, bringing their 3D graphics and software engineering skills into the video game industry.[3][4] Its most famous titles were the Twisted Metal and Jet Moto video game series. At its heyday it was closely associated with Sony Computer Entertainment, with whom they produced the above two series.
The company's first two games, WarHawk and Twisted Metal, were major critical and commercial successes, leading publisher Sony Computer Entertainment to contract two further games from SingleTrac.[5] SingleTrac had ambitions of becoming a video game publisher as well as developer. In early 1997, the company signed a deal with Microsoft to enable them to publish PC games,[6] but these plans never came to fruition. Later in 1997, SingleTrac signed on as a developer for the Nintendo 64,[7][8] but they ultimately never produced any Nintendo 64 games. After producing the two contracted games for Sony Computer Entertainment, SingleTrac was bought by the video game publisher GT Interactive.[1][9][10] It was closed down in 2000 before GT Interactive itself was bought out by Infogrames.
- ^ a b "GT Interactive Buys Singletrac, Makes Agreements with BMG and Warner Bros. Interactive". GamePro. No. 108. IDG. September 1997. p. 20.
Singletrac, which is also a Nintendo 64 licensee, will keep its 70 employees at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- ^ "GT Interactive Completes Acquisition Of SingleTrac, a Leading Multi-Platform Entertainment Software Developer". Business Wire. October 17, 1997. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via The Free Dictionary.
- ^ "Peacetime Programmers". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 97. Ziff Davis. August 1997. p. 72.
- ^ Daniel, Kim (November 20, 1995). "On the Right 'Trac'". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 13. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At the Deadline". GamePro. No. 87. IDG. December 1995. p. 206.
- ^ "In the Studio". Next Generation. No. 27. Imagine Media. March 1997. p. 24.
- ^ "SingleTrac Joins 'Dream Team'". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 97. Ziff Davis. August 1997. p. 20.
- ^ "News Bits". GamePro. No. 106. IDG. July 1997. p. 21.
- ^ "Tidbits...". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 98. Ziff Davis. September 1997. p. 23.
- ^ Mullen, Micheal (June 18, 1997). "GT Goes on a Binge". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 22, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2022.