ImaginEngine
| Public | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded |
Los Angeles, CA March, 1994 |
| Founder |
Jon Goldman Mark Loughridge David Vronay |
| Defunct | October 2012 |
| Headquarters |
1881 Worcester Road Framingham, MA, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Randall Sanborn (Studio Head) |
| Products | See products listing |
| Website | imaginengine.com |
ImaginEngine was a video game development studio that was based in Los Angeles, California. The studio has shipped nearly 200 titles across major platforms. ImaginEngine is a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio, and is located in Framingham, MA before ImaginEngine is shut down in 2012.
The studio was used to be run by Randall Sanborn. Mat Williams served as Technical Manager and Chris Zirpoli was the Creative Manager.
History
In 1994, the company was founded by Jon Goldman, Mark Loughridge and David Vronay. Mark and David met at Apple Computer where they both worked in Apple's Advanced Technology Group (ATG). Alan Kay, who also worked in ATG at the time, was an early mentor. Houghton Mifflin was their publishing partner.
In 2003, ImaginEngine merged with Digital Eclipse Software to form Backbone Entertainment.
In 2005, Backbone Entertainment merged with The Collective, Inc. and Pipeworks Software to form Foundation 9 Entertainment.
In 2007, DragonFly Game Design was purchased by ImaginEngine, to make extend its reach further into Serious Games market.
In October 2012, ImaginEngine shut down, likely due to poor sales of their products.
Products
| Year | Video Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Awesome Animated Monster Maker | PC, Mac OS |
| 1999 | Tonka Construction 2 | PC |
| 1999 | Chutes and Ladders | PC |
| 2000 | Barney: Magical Music | PC |
| 2001 | JAMDAT Football | Cell phones |
| 2002 | Blue's Clues: Preschool | PC |
| 2002 | VeggieTales: The Mystery of Veggie Island | PC |
| 2002 | Blue's Clues: Kindergarten | PC |
| 2002 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Game | PC |
| 2003 | Blue's Clues: Blue Takes You to School | PC |
| 2003 | Care Bears: Care-a-lot Jamboree | PC, Mac OS |
| 2003 | Tonka Town | PC |
| 2003 | Pokémon: Masters Arena | PC |
| 2004 | Scrabble | Cell phones |
| 2004 | Care Bears: Let's Have a Ball | PC |
| 2004 | Dora's Fairytale Adventure | PC |
| 2004 | The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown | PC, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| 2004 | My Little Pony: Best Friends Ball | PC |
| 2004 | The Incredibles: When Danger Calls | PC, Mac OS X |
| 2004 | Tetris Elements | PC, Mac OS |
| 2004 | Nicktoons Basketball | PC |
| 2005 | Hello Kitty: Bubblegum Girlfriends | PC, Mac OS |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | PC |
| 2005 | Dora the Explorer: Dance to the Rescue | PC |
| 2005 | Pokemon: Team Turbo | PC |
| 2005 | Care Bears: Catch-a-Star | PC, Mac OS |
| 2006 | Playhouse Disney: Preschool Time Online | PC, Mac OS |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web: Wilbur and Friends | PC |
| 2007 | Wedding Dash | PC |
| 2007 | My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie's Party Parade | PC |
| 2007 | American Girl: Julie Saves the Eagles | PC |
| 2008 | American Girl: Mia Goes for Great | PC |
| 2008 | American Girl: Kit - A Tree House of My Own | PC |
| 2008 | Pinewood Derby | PC |
| 2008 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Make the Grade | PC, PS2, Wii |
| 2009 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Game Time | Xbox 360, Wii |
| 2009 | Dora Links | PC |
| 2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | DS, Wii |
| 2010 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Back to School | DS, Wii |
| 2010 | Haunted House | XBLA, Wii, PC |
| 2010 | Pictionary | DS |
| 2011 | Puss in Boots | DS |
| 2011 | Monster High: Ghoul Spirit | DS, Wii |
| 2011 | Apples to Apples | XBLA, PSN, Facebook, iOS, Android |