Who were the founders of the studio acquired on February 1, 2017 by the owners of Arkane Studios?
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Escalation Studios Escalation Studios LLC is an American video game developer based in Dallas, Texas, founded in 2007 by Tom Mustaine and Marc Tardif. On February 1, 2017, Escalation Studios was acquired by ZeniMax Media, the parent company of American publisher Bethesda Softworks.
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ZeniMax Media ZeniMax Media Inc. is an American media company. The company is known for owning Arkane Studios (developer of "Dishonored" and "Prey"), BattleCry Studios (developer of "BattleCry"), id Software (developer of the "Doom" and "Quake" series, and "Rage"), MachineGames (developer of ""), Tango Gameworks (developer of "The Evil Within"), Bethesda Softworks with its Bethesda Game Studios (developer of "The Elder Scrolls" and "Fallout" series) and ZeniMax Online Studios (developer of "The Elder Scrolls Online"). ZeniMax is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, with offices in Asia / Asia Pacific, Australia and Europe (Germany, France, Benelux).
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Media Molecule Media Molecule is a British first-party video game developer based in Guildford in Surrey. The studio was founded on 4 January 2006 by former Lionhead Studios employees Mark Healey, Alex Evans, David Smith and Kareem Ettouney. While still at Lionhead, they worked together on Healey's independent game "Rag Doll Kung Fu".
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Art. Lebedev Studio Art. Lebedev Studio is a design firm in Russia, founded in 1995 by Artemy Lebedev.
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The Animation Picture Company The Animation Picture Company is an American animation studio in Sherman Oaks, California. It was founded in late 2006 by Dan Chuba, John Davis, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Brain Manis, and Ash Shah.
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Respawn Entertainment Respawn Entertainment, LLC is an American video game development studio founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella, who created and were responsible for the development of the "Call of Duty" franchise at Infinity Ward before 2010.
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David Sproxton David Sproxton CBE (born 6 January 1954) is one of the co-founders (together with Peter Lord) of the Aardman Animations studio.
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Relic Entertainment Relic Entertainment, re-branded as THQ Canada Inc. between 2004 and 2013, is a Canadian video game developer founded in 1997. The studio specializes in PC real-time strategy games and is known for series such as "Homeworld", "", and "Company of Heroes". Acquired by THQ in 2004, the company was sold to Sega on January 22, 2013 as part of THQ's bankruptcy.
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Deck Nine Idol Minds, LLC, since 2017 doing business as Deck Nine, is an American video game developer based in Westminster, Colorado. The studio was founded in March 1997 by Mark Lyons, who currently serves as president and chief technology officer of the company.
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4K Media Inc. 4K Media Inc. is an American production company currently owned by Konami. It was formerly a subsidiary of 4Kids Entertainment from 1995 to 2012 and its predecessor Leisure Concepts from 1992 to 1995 under the name 4Kids Productions, and was responsible for adapting and producing English language dubs of Japanese anime such as "Pokémon", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", and "Sonic X" among others, as well as producing original live action programs such as "WMAC Masters". In total the company has overseen development and adapatation of over 1700 animated episodes.
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Turner Entertainment Turner Entertainment Company, Inc. (commonly known as Turner Entertainment Co.) is a multimedia company founded by Ted Turner. Purchased by Time Warner, along with Turner Broadcasting System, the company was largely responsible for overseeing its library for worldwide distribution. In recent years, this role has largely been limited to being the copyright holder, as the library has since been incorporated into that of Turner Broadcasting's sibling company Warner Bros.
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PopCap Games PopCap Games, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher, based in Seattle, Washington, United States, and is a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. It was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka, and since October 2013 employs about 400 people. Most of PopCap's games are available for a fee and are purchased through Origin or Steam.
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Zoink Zoink AB is a Swedish video game developer based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company was founded in 2001 by Klaus Lyngeled, after he quit his job at Shiny Entertainment to start his own studio. They are best known for the 2010 video game "The Kore Gang".
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Unique Development Studios Unique Development Studios AB (formerly Unique Development Sweden HB) was a Swedish video game developer based in Norrköping, Sweden. Founded in September 1993 by Michael Brunnström, Peter Zetterberg and Carl Lundqvist, the company incoporated under the name Unique Development Sweden in May 1994, and renamed Unique Development Studios in June 1997. Between 1998 and 2000, Unique Development Studios opened a second office in Gothenburg, Sweden, acquired London, England-based developer King of the Jungle, and established publishing subsidiaries GlobalFun and AddGames. The company shut down in 2004, and development of "The Kore Gang" was shifted to SnapDragon Games, until it also dissolved and the game was handed to Zoink, a studio led by former Unique Development Studios game designer Klaus Lyngeled.
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Topcraft Topcraft (トップクラフト, also written "Top Craft") was a Japanese anime studio established in 1971 by former Toei Animation producer Toru Hara. It was famous for doing animation for hand-drawn animation titles by Rankin/Bass and for the production of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" and "". The studio went bankrupt and dissolved in June 15, 1985 essentially splitting the studio in half. Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata bought the studio when laying off most of its animation staff and changed its name to Studio Ghibli. . Topcraft's animators later formed another studio called Pacific Animation Corporation to continue to work with Rankin/Bass on shows like "ThunderCats" and "Silverhawks" but eventually joined Ghibli once the studio was bought out by Disney and became Walt Disney Animation Japan. Some animators like Tsuguyuki Kubo went to work for other anime studios such as Studio Pierrot working on "Naruto" and "Bleach" for them. In the end the buy out of Topcraft made the studio into the birth of Studio Ghibli. Topcraft's founder Toru Hara became Studio Ghibli's first manager.
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Dennaton Games Dennaton Games is an independent Swedish video game developer founded by programmer Jonatan Söderström and artist Dennis Wedin. The company name is a portmanteau of the founders' names.
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Quazal Quazal Technologies Inc. (formerly Proksim Software Inc.), doing business as Quazal (formerly Proksim Software), is a Canadian software developer based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1997 by Sylvain Beaudry, Martin Lavoie and Carl Dionne, the company focuses on the development of cross-platform multiplayer tools for video games, most notably, Net-Z and Rendez-Vous. On 4 November 2010, it was announced that Ubisoft had acquired Quazal.
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Obsidian Entertainment Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. is an independent American video game developer whose corporate headquarters are located in Irvine, California. It was founded in 2003 shortly before the closure of Black Isle Studios by ex-Black Isle employees Feargus Urquhart, Chris Avellone, Chris Parker, Darren Monahan, and Chris Jones.
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Augenblick Studios Augenblick Studios is an independent animation studio founded in 1999 by Aaron Augenblick, and located in Brooklyn, New York City. The company has created a wide array of animated shorts for television, film, and the Internet. Their clients include Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, the TED conference, PBS, MTV, and Nickelodeon. The studio is responsible for much of the animated content on MTV2's "Wonder Showzen".
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Neversoft Neversoft Entertainment was an American video game developer, founded in July 1994 by Joel Jewett, Mick West and Chris Ward. Neversoft is best recognized for their line of "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" and "Guitar Hero" video game franchises. The company was acquired by Activision in October 1999. The studio was merged with Infinity Ward on May 3, 2014 and was officially made defunct on July 10, 2014.
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Amaze Entertainment Amaze Entertainment was an American video game developer from the United States that developed over 100 games in its ten-year history spanning 12 years from 1997 to 2009. (selling nearly 40 million units), for several video game platforms, with headquarters located in Kirkland, Washington. Amaze was founded by serial entrepreneur Dan Elenbaas and his business partners Todd Gilbertsen and David Mann. Amaze’s primary focus was licensed games based on movie franchises, comic series, and original titles for established video game franchises. Amaze grew to become one of the world's largest independent video game developers, with nearly 300 employees in four studios. Amaze was acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment on November 14, 2006.
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NetherRealm Studios NetherRealm Studios is an American video game developer based in Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded in 2010 replacing WB Games Chicago and Midway Games, which purchased assets in 2009 that were formerly owned by Midway Games Chicago after Midway filed for bankruptcy.