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Backbone Entertainment was an American video game developer based in Emeryville, California. The company was formed in 2003 as the result of a merger between developers Digital Eclipse and ImaginEngine. In 2005, Backbone merged with The Collective to form Foundation 9 Entertainment.
In 2003, Digital Eclipse merged with ImaginEngine, creating Backbone Entertainment; while ImaginEngine remained an independent studio within that structure, Digital Eclipse's studios became Backbone Emeryville and Backbone Vancouver, respectively. By this point, Digital Eclipse had produced 70 games on 11 different platforms.
Background. Backbone Entertainment's name appeared in 2003 when Digital Eclipse merged with ImaginEngine. Backbone had three divisions in Vancouver (Digital Eclipse), Emeryville and Charlottetown. However, the latter spun-off very soon into the independent studio Other Ocean.
Computer Games. Company size. 51-200 employees. Headquarters. Emeryville, CA. Type. Privately Held. Specialties. Video game development, XBLA/PSN, Porting, and Emulation. Locations. Primary. 6425...
Backbone Entertainment was established in 2003 as a merger between Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. and ImaginEngine Corp. Two years later, the company merged with The Collective into Foundation 9 Entertainment.
Mar 23, 2007 · Backbone Entertainment . Location: Emeryville, California (also has studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) Formed: 1992 PSP Works: Death Jr., Death...
March 28, 2005. 2 Min Read. Independent game developers The Collective (based in Southern California) and Backbone Entertainment (which has offices in Emeryville, California, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Boston, Massachusetts) are to merge, in order to “better position themselves as game development increases in cost and complexity”.
