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Iron Lore Entertainment
Company type	Corporation
Founded	Maynard, Massachusetts (2000)
Defunct	February 27, 2008
Fate	Defunct
Headquarters	Maynard, Massachusetts
Key people	Brian Sullivan, Founder, First President, Creative Director; Paul Chieffo, Founder, Technology Director; Jeff Goodsill, Producer, President; Arthur Bruno, Designer; Ian S. Frazier, Producer
Products	Titan Quest; Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
Number of employees	39 (peak)
Website	www.ironlore.com

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Iron Lore Entertainment was a video game developer that was founded in October 2000 by Brian Sullivan and Paul Chieffo.

History

In late June 2006, the company released Titan Quest, an action role-playing video game for publisher THQ. Titan Quest is set in ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia and China, and makes use of the mythology of those civilizations. The company released an expansion pack, Titan Quest: Immortal Throne, in March 2007.

Iron Lore received the New Studio award at the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement of a studio whose first title was released in 2006.^[1]

It was announced in the October 2007 issue of Games for Windows Magazine that Iron Lore Entertainment was assisting with the development of the Relic Entertainment title Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm, which was the third and final expansion for Dawn of War. It proved to be their last project.

On February 27, 2008, it was announced that Iron Lore Entertainment had closed down owing to an inability to secure funding for its next project.^[2]^[3]

Legacy

Following the closure, former members of Iron Lore formed a new company called Crate Entertainment.

References

^ "Archive - 7th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | Game Developers Choice Awards".
^ "Iron Lore Closure Announcement". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2004-11-21.
^ "IGN: Iron Lore Entertainment Closes Up Shop". 2008-03-02. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

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[1] "Archive - 7th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | Game Developers Choice Awards".

[2] "Iron Lore Closure Announcement". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2004-11-21.

[3] "IGN: Iron Lore Entertainment Closes Up Shop". 2008-03-02. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

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+| key_people     = [[Brian Sullivan (game designer)|Brian Sullivan]], Founder, First President, Creative Director<br />Paul Chieffo, Founder, Technology Director<br />Jeff Goodsill, Producer, President<br />Arthur Bruno, Designer<br />Ian S. Frazier, Producer
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-'''Iron Lore Entertainment''' (also '''Iron Lore''') was a [[video game developer]] that was founded in October 2000 by [[Brian Sullivan (game designer)|Brian Sullivan]] (co-creator of the ''[[Age of Empires]]'' series) and Paul Chieffo.
+'''Iron Lore Entertainment''' was a [[video game developer]] that was founded in October 2000 by [[Brian Sullivan (game designer)|Brian Sullivan]] and Paul Chieffo.
+== History ==
-In late June 2006, the company released ''[[Titan Quest]]'', an [[action game|action]]/[[role-playing video game]]/[[adventure game]] for [[video game publisher|publisher]] [[THQ]]. ''Titan Quest'' is set in ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], [[Mesopotamia]] and [[China]], and makes extensive use of the mythology of those civilizations.  The company released an expansion pack, ''[[Titan Quest: Immortal Throne]]'', in March 2007.
+In late June 2006, the company released ''[[Titan Quest]]'', an [[action role-playing video game]] for [[video game publisher|publisher]] [[THQ]]. ''Titan Quest'' is set in ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], [[Mesopotamia]] and [[China]], and makes use of the mythology of those civilizations. The company released an expansion pack, ''[[Titan Quest: Immortal Throne]]'', in March 2007.
-Iron Lore received the New Studio award at the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement of a studio whose first title was released in 2006.<ref>[http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/winners/ Game Developer Choice Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+Iron Lore received the New Studio award at the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement of a studio whose first title was released in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archive - 7th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards {{!}} Game Developers Choice Awards |url=https://gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_7th}}</ref>
-It was announced in the October 2007 issue of Games for Windows Magazine that Iron Lore Entertainment was assisting with the development of the upcoming [[Relic Entertainment]] title, [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm]], which is the 3rd expansion in the popular [[Dawn of War]] series of games. It proved to be their last project.
+It was announced in the October 2007 issue of Games for Windows Magazine that Iron Lore Entertainment was assisting with the development of the [[Relic Entertainment]] title ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm]]'', which was the third and final expansion for ''[[Dawn of War]]''. It proved to be their last project.
-On February 27, 2008 it was announced that Iron Lore Entertainment had closed down owing to an inability to secure funding for its next project.<ref>[http://www.ironlore.com/ Iron Lore Closure Announcement]</ref><ref>[http://pc.ign.com/articles/855/855653p1.html Iron Lore Closure Announcement - IGN]</ref>
+On February 27, 2008, it was announced that Iron Lore Entertainment had closed down owing to an inability to secure funding for its next project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ironlore.com/ |title=Iron Lore Closure Announcement |access-date=2004-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505061146/http://www.ironlore.com/ |archive-date=2008-05-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-03-02 |title=IGN: Iron Lore Entertainment Closes Up Shop |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/855/855653p1.html |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302223417/http://pc.ign.com/articles/855/855653p1.html |archive-date=2008-03-02 }}</ref>
+== Legacy ==
 Following the closure, former members of Iron Lore formed a new company called [[Crate Entertainment]].
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