Castaway Entertainment

Castaway Entertainment was a video game developer. It was established by former employees of Blizzard Entertainment's Blizzard North division, the studio responsible for creating Diablo and Diablo II. It is based in Redwood City, California. The company signed a publishing agreement with Electronic Arts in March 2004,[1][2][3] but had yet to produce any products when it was shut down in 2008.[4]

Former Blizzard North members who joined Castaway Entertainment include Michael Scandizzo, Stefan Scandizzo, Alan Ackerman, Steven Woo, Rick Seis, Ted Bisson, Bruno Bowden, Peter Brevik, Michael Huang, Kelly Johnson (artist), Michio Okamura, Tom Ricket (also known as Sluggy Freelance's Shirt Guy Tom), and Fredrick Vaught (after whom the Halls of Vaught in Diablo II were named).

Other notable employees include game designer Bill Dunn and art director Rick Macaraeg.

On April 4, 2008, Michael Scandizzo announced that Castaway is suspending operations due to financial problems.[5]

As of at least July 6, 2008, their website is a Russian Linux-based forum.

References
  1. "Electronic Arts Signs Publishing Agreement with Castaway Entertainment". www.businesswire.com. 2004-03-22. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. "EA signs deal with Castaway Entertainment". GameSpot. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. EA in Agreement with Castaway - IGN, retrieved 2020-01-28
  4. "Castaway Entertainment shipwrecked, suspends operations". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. Castaway sends out SOS
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