Green Monster Games

38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, is an entertainment and IP development company founded by Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling and named for his jersey number. The company is focused on MMORPGs (which Schilling has a passion for, starting with Everquest and Everquest 2, on through Shadowbane, leading to World of Warcraft and more recently Warhammer Online). At the start of spring training in 2007, the company was renamed from Gr... more

38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, is an entertainment and IP development company founded by Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling and named for his jersey number. The company is focused on MMORPGs (which Schilling has a passion for, starting with Everquest and Everquest 2, on through Shadowbane, leading to World of Warcraft and more recently Warhammer Online). At the start of spring training in 2007, the company was renamed from Green Monster Games to 38 Studios to better give a "... more accurate reflection of what our company is working to achieve." Contrary to popular belief, Schilling has stated that the company's original name was not taken from the wall in Fenway Park. He is quoted on the Fires of Heaven Guild message boards, posting under his EQ characters name, Ngruk, saying, "The GMG name was--and I know this is going to be impossible to believe--not named after the left-field wall at Fenway. The name was made up by someone who knew next to nothing about... less