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'''Confounding Factor''' was a British video games company founded in 1997 by [[Toby Gard]] and [[Paul Douglas]],<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> both of Core Design, and based in Bristol, UK.<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}}</ref> The company only released a single title during its lifetime, called 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 went on sale in 2004 for the Microsoft 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> The company 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}}</ref> with Gard taking up a position with UK video game publisher 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}}</ref>
'''Confounding Factor''' was a British video games company founded in 1997 by [[Toby Gard]] and [[Paul Douglas]],<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> both of Core Design, and based in Bristol, UK.<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 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> The company only released a single title during its lifetime, called 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 went on sale in 2004 for the Microsoft 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> The company 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 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> with Gard taking up a position with UK video game publisher 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 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060325180750/http://www.mono211.com/gamegeekpeeks/cf.html Interview with Toby Gard and Paul Douglas of Confounding Factor] at GameGeekPeeks
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060325180750/http://www.mono211.com/gamegeekpeeks/cf.html Interview with Toby Gard and Paul Douglas of Confounding Factor] at GameGeekPeeks
*[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/adventure/galleon/news.html?sid=6102624&mode=news Confounding Factor goes down with the ship] at GameSpot, July 2004
*[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/adventure/galleon/news.html?sid=6102624&mode=news Confounding Factor goes down with the ship] at GameSpot, July 2004
*[http://play.tm/news/4120/confounding-factor-sink-with-galleon/ Confounding Factor sink with Galleon] at Play.tm
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120227075514/http://www.play.tm/news/4120/confounding-factor-sink-with-galleon/ Confounding Factor sink with Galleon] at Play.tm


[[Category:Companies established in 1997]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1997]]

Revision as of 15:09, 8 July 2019

For the statistical term, see Confounding factor.
Confounding Factor
Company typeVideo game developer
IndustryVideo games
Founded1997
FounderToby Gard, Paul Douglas
Defunct2004 (2004)
HeadquartersBristol, United Kingdom
ProductsGalleon (video game)

Confounding Factor was a British video games company founded in 1997 by Toby Gard and Paul Douglas,[1] both of Core Design, and based in Bristol, UK.[2] The company only released a single title during its lifetime, called Galleon,[3] which went on sale in 2004 for the Microsoft Xbox console.[4] The company disbanded soon after[5] with Gard taking up a position with UK video game publisher Eidos.[6]

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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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Confounding Factor goes down with the ship". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. July 14, 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Galleon sails into stores". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. August 3, 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Confounding Factor sink with Galleon". PlayTM. Ferrago Ltd. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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