Factor 5 is an independent software and video game developer. The company was originally co-founded by five former Rainbow Arts employees in 1987 in Cologne, Germany, which served as the inspiration behind the studio's name, before relocating to San Rafael, California in 1994. Julian Eggebrecht, one of the five initial co-founders, currently serves as President of the company. It closed its US studio May 2009, following the closure of Brash Enter...
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Factor 5 is an independent software and video game developer. The company was originally co-founded by five former Rainbow Arts employees in 1987 in Cologne, Germany, which served as the inspiration behind the studio's name, before relocating to San Rafael, California in 1994. Julian Eggebrecht, one of the five initial co-founders, currently serves as President of the company. It closed its US studio May 2009, following the closure of Brash Entertainment, with which the company had multiple contracts.
Factor 5 started out developing games for the Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST computers, where it had early success with the Turrican-series. For a long time, Factor 5 was an exclusive, prominent, 2nd party developing partner with Nintendo, developing both game titles and middleware tools for the company. During that time, the studio gained considerable critical and commercial praise for its technical proficiency, producing what are often cited as some of the most visually advanced...
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