Beamdog

IdeaSpark Labs Inc.
Beamdog
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Founders
  • Trent Oster
  • Cameron Tofer
Headquarters
Edmonton
,
Canada
ParentAspyr (2022–present)
DivisionsOverhaul Games
Websitebeamdog.com

IdeaSpark Labs Inc. (trade name: Beamdog)[1] is a Canadian video game developer founded in 2009[2] by BioWare co-founder Trent Oster and former BioWare lead programmer Cameron Tofer.[3][4] Beamdog's distribution service was launched in July 2010.[5]

History

Beamdog was founded in 2009 by Trent Oster and Cameron Tofer. It has employees in locations throughout the United States and Australia, Russia, and the UK.[2]

Overhaul Games is a division of Beamdog. Originally, it was a part of Beamdog, but following the release of MDK2 for Wii, a discrete studio was founded to work on MDK2 HD.[3] The name Overhaul Games was chosen to reflect the company's work on MDK2 HD as they had overhauled the game into a next generation game. Since 2012, the Overhaul team has also released several enhanced editions of Infinity Engine games as well.

Aspyr through its parent Embracer Group announced its acquisition of Beamdog in April 2022 for an undisclosed sum.[6]

Games

In addition, Beamdog offer official soundtracks to games for download[10] as well as "digital deluxe" versions[11] with the original and additional music included. The Siege of Dragonspear is also available in a collectors edition as well.[12]

Beamdog Client

Beamdog Client is an online-based game software program (similar to Steam), which allows players to keep their games up to date with the latest fixes and enhancements. It also allows players access to the latest content from Beamdog, as well as a forum for testing or providing game feedback.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Privacy Policy". Beamdog. April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "IWDEE-Feature-Guide (page 12)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  3. ^ a b Callaham, John (2010-06-29), "Interview: BioWare co-founder talks about launching Beamdog and MDK2 HD", Big Download, America Online, archived from the original on 2012-01-07, retrieved 2012-03-24
  4. ^ Williams, Rob (2011-10-13), "A Look at Beamdog's PC Game Digital Distribution Service", Techgage, retrieved 2012-03-24
  5. ^ (Press release) (2010-03-24), "BioWare Veterans launch Beamdog, a new PC digital distribution service", Beamdog, archived from the original on 2012-03-22, retrieved 2012-03-16
  6. ^ Ivan, Tom (April 13, 2022). "Knights of the Old Republic remake studio Aspyr has acquired Beamdog". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Dutton, Fred (2012-03-19), "Baldur's Gate 3 is "our long-term goal", says Beamdog", Eurogamer, retrieved 2012-03-24
  8. ^ Keefer, John (2012-03-19), "Baldur's Gate 3 is a 'long-term goal' of Beamdog", Shacknews, retrieved 2012-03-24
  9. ^ "Beamdog Announces Axis & Allies Online!". Beamdog Blog. 2019-02-11.
  10. ^ "Baldur's Date: Enhanced Edition Official soundtrack". Beamdog - Developer and Publisher of Enhanced Edition Games. Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  11. ^ "Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Digital Deluxe". Beamdog - Developer and Publisher of Enhanced Edition Games. Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  12. ^ "Baldurs Gate: Siege of Dragonspear collectors edition". Beamdog - Developer and Publisher of Enhanced Edition Games. Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  13. ^ "Beamdog client". Beamdog - Developer and Publisher of Enhanced Edition Games. Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-12-31.