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'''Confounding Factor''' was a British [[video game developer]] based in [[Bristol]], England. The company was established in 1997 by [[Toby Gard]] and Paul Douglas, both former [[Core Design]] employees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Toby Gard of Confounding Factor |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/19981023/gard_01.htm |work=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=CMP Media LLC |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Galleon Preview (Xbox) |url=http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/275/Galleon/p1/ |date=February 23, 2002 |work=[[Team Xbox]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc. |accessdate=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515210004/http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/275/Galleon/p1/ |archive-date=15 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The studio developed only a single title during its lifetime, ''[[Galleon (video game)|Galleon]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Confounding Factor goes down with the ship |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/adventure/galleon/news.html?sid=6102624&mode=news |date=July 14, 2004 |work=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> which was released in 2004 for the [[Microsoft]] [[Xbox (console)|Xbox console]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Galleon sails into stores |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/adventure/galleon/news.html?sid=6104024&mode=news |date=August 3, 2004 |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> They disbanded soon after,<ref>{{cite web |title=Confounding Factor sink with Galleon |url=http://play.tm/news/4120/confounding-factor-sink-with-galleon/ |date=July 15, 2004 |work=PlayTM |publisher=Ferrago Ltd |accessdate=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227075514/http://www.play.tm/news/4120/confounding-factor-sink-with-galleon/ |archive-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with Gard taking up a position with UK video game publisher [[Square Enix Europe|Eidos]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toby Gard in charge of Tomb Raider revival |url=http://play.tm/news/25202/toby-gard-in-charge-of-tomb-raider-revival/ |date=June 19, 2009 |work=PlayTm |publisher=Ferrago Ltd |accessdate=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620230347/http://play.tm/news/25202/toby-gard-in-charge-of-tomb-raider-revival/ |archive-date=20 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Confounding Factor''' was a British [[video game developer]] based in [[Bristol]], England. The company was established in 1997 by [[Toby Gard]] and Paul Douglas, both former [[Core Design]] employees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Toby Gard of Confounding Factor |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/19981023/gard_01.htm |work=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=CMP Media LLC |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Galleon Preview (Xbox) |url=http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/275/Galleon/p1/ |date=February 23, 2002 |work=[[Team Xbox]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc. |accessdate=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515210004/http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/275/Galleon/p1/ |archive-date=15 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Almost immediately after its founding, Confounding Factor was signed to a multi-game deal with [[Interplay Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=In the Studio |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=36 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=December 1997|page=24}}</ref> The studio developed only a single title during its lifetime, ''[[Galleon (video game)|Galleon]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Confounding Factor goes down with the ship |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/adventure/galleon/news.html?sid=6102624&mode=news |date=July 14, 2004 |work=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> which was released in 2004 for the [[Microsoft]] [[Xbox (console)|Xbox console]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Galleon sails into stores |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/adventure/galleon/news.html?sid=6104024&mode=news |date=August 3, 2004 |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> They disbanded soon after,<ref>{{cite web |title=Confounding Factor sink with Galleon |url=http://play.tm/news/4120/confounding-factor-sink-with-galleon/ |date=July 15, 2004 |work=PlayTM |publisher=Ferrago Ltd |accessdate=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227075514/http://www.play.tm/news/4120/confounding-factor-sink-with-galleon/ |archive-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with Gard taking up a position with UK video game publisher [[Square Enix Europe|Eidos]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toby Gard in charge of Tomb Raider revival |url=http://play.tm/news/25202/toby-gard-in-charge-of-tomb-raider-revival/ |date=June 19, 2009 |work=PlayTm |publisher=Ferrago Ltd |accessdate=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620230347/http://play.tm/news/25202/toby-gard-in-charge-of-tomb-raider-revival/ |archive-date=20 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== List of software developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Platform
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Galleon (video game)|Galleon]]''
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:24, 21 February 2021

For the statistical term, see [[:Confounding factor]].
Confounding Factor
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1997; 28 years ago (1997) in Bristol, England, UK
Founder
Defunct2004; 21 years ago (2004)
FateDissolved
HeadquartersBristol, England, UK
ProductsGalleon

Confounding Factor was a British video game developer based in Bristol, England. The company was established in 1997 by Toby Gard and Paul Douglas, both former Core Design employees.[1][2] Almost immediately after its founding, Confounding Factor was signed to a multi-game deal with Interplay Entertainment.[3] The studio developed only a single title during its lifetime, Galleon,[4] which was released in 2004 for the Microsoft Xbox console.[5] They disbanded soon after,[6] with Gard taking up a position with UK video game publisher Eidos.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Toby Gard of Confounding Factor". Gamasutra. CMP Media LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Galleon Preview (Xbox)". Team Xbox. IGN Entertainment, Inc. February 23, 2002. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  3. ^ "In the Studio". Next Generation. No. 36. Imagine Media. December 1997. p. 24.
  4. ^ "Confounding Factor goes down with the ship". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. July 14, 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Galleon sails into stores". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. August 3, 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Confounding Factor sink with Galleon". PlayTM. Ferrago Ltd. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Toby Gard in charge of Tomb Raider revival". PlayTm. Ferrago Ltd. June 19, 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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